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2024 Arizona Senate election

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2024 Arizona Senate election

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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Warren Petersen Mitzi Epstein
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 9, 2023 March 2, 2023
Leader's seat 14thGilbert 12thChandler
Last election 16 seats, 53.8% 14 seats, 44.7%
Seats after 17 13
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

President of the Senate before election

Warren Petersen
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Warren Petersen
Republican

The 2024 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 2024. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on July 30, 2024.[1]

Prior to the elections, the Republican Party held a narrow majority over the Democratic Party, controlling 16 seats to their 14 seats.

Background

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Partisan Background

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In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won 15 of Arizona's 30 Legislative Districts. Senate District 13, centered around the city of Chandler, which Biden won by 3% in 2020, is the only district Biden won in 2020 which is currently held by a Republican going into the 2024 Arizona Senate Election.

Background

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Arizona, located along the United States border with Mexico, has a unique political history. Upon its admission to the Union in 1912, the state was dominated by Democrats who had migrated there from the South, and aside from the landslide victories of Republicans Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover, the state voted for Democrats until 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower carried it, and began a lengthy streak of Republican victories interrupted only by Bill Clinton's narrow victory in 1996. Since then, Arizona was considered a Republican stronghold, but has become a critical swing state and is seen as a purple state. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won Arizona by 3.5% in 2016,[2] while Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden prevailed by 0.3% in 2020.[3]

The Arizona Democratic Party has not won outright control of either state legislative chamber since the 1990s. The last time the party won control of both chambers was in the 1960s.[4] Since then, the state's trend towards Democrats and a consolidated effort on flipping control of the legislature has made this election seen as a tossup with both parties having an equal chance to win control of one or both chambers.

Campaign

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This election is expected to be one of the most competitive state legislative races in the 2024 election cycle. Most ratings suggest the race to be a toss-up or having Democrats as the slight favorite to win the chamber. Additionally, the state Democratic Party's fundraising advantage is also expected to play a major role in which party wins control of the chamber.[4] If Democrats win both chambers, it will be the first time that Democrats have had a trifecta in the state since 1966.[5]

Predictions

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Statewide

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Source Ranking As of
270toWin[6] Tilt D (flip) November 1, 2024
CNalysis[7] Tilt D (flip) October 31, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Tossup June 18, 2024

Competitive districts

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District Incumbent Last Result[9] CNalysis[10]
November 2024
2nd Shawnna Bolick[a] 51.84% R Tilt D (flip)
4th Christine Marsh 50.48% D Tilt D
9th Eva Burch 52.47% D Likely D
13th J. D. Mesnard 51.73% R Lean R
16th T. J. Shope 55.71% R Very Likely R
17th Justine Wadsack 51.24% R Tilt D (flip)

Overview

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Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/–
Republican 25 16
Democratic 26 14
Green 1 0
Independent 1 0
Total 30

Retiring incumbents

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Republicans

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Democrats

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Incumbents defeated

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In primaries

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Republicans

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In general election

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Democrats

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Summary of results by district

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† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

District 2020 Pres.[17] Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome
1st R +28.6 Ken Bennett Rep Mark Finchem Rep
2nd R +2.1 Shawnna Bolick[a] Rep Shawnna Bolick Rep
3rd R +21.5 John Kavanagh Rep John Kavanagh Rep
4th D +0.9 Christine Marsh Dem Carine Werner Rep
5th D +39.8 Lela Alston Dem Lela Alston Dem
6th D +33.1 Theresa Hatathlie Dem Theresa Hatathlie Dem
7th R +25.3 Wendy Rogers Rep Wendy Rogers Rep
8th D +28.8 Juan Mendez Dem Lauren Kuby Dem
9th D +5.8 Eva Burch Dem Eva Burch Dem
10th R +20.4 Dave Farnsworth Rep David Christian Farnsworth Rep
11th D +51.7 Catherine Miranda Dem Catherine Miranda Dem
12th D +18.6 Mitzi Epstein Dem Mitzi Epstein Dem
13th D +2.9 J. D. Mesnard Rep J. D. Mesnard Rep
14th R +15.1 Warren Petersen Rep Warren Petersen Rep
15th R +27.2 Jake Hoffman Rep Jake Hoffman Rep
16th R +3.9 T. J. Shope Rep T. J. Shope Rep
17th R +4.3 Justine Wadsack Rep Vince Leach Rep
18th D +24.0 Priya Sundareshan Dem Priya Sundareshan Dem
19th R +21.8 David Gowan Rep David Gowan Rep
20th D +50.6 Sally Ann Gonzales Dem Sally Ann Gonzales Dem
21st D +28.5 Rosanna Gabaldón Dem Rosanna Gabaldón Dem
22nd D +34.8 Eva Diaz Dem Eva Diaz Dem
23rd D +13.5 Brian Fernandez Dem Brian Fernandez Dem
24th D +32.0 Anna Hernandez Dem Analise Ortiz Dem
25th R +24.1 Sine Kerr Rep Tim Dunn Rep
26th D +38.9 Flavio Bravo[b] Dem Flavio Bravo Dem
27th R +7.8 Anthony Kern Rep Kevin Payne Rep
28th R +23.4 Frank Carroll Rep Frank Carroll Rep
29th R +12.4 Janae Shamp Rep Janae Shamp Rep
30th R +50.7 Sonny Borrelli Rep Hildy Angius Rep
  1. ^ a b Republican Shawnna Bolick was appointed to the Senate to fill the seat after Steve Kaiser resigned.[11]
  2. ^ Democrat Flavio Bravo was appointed to the Senate to fill the seat after Raquel Terán resigned.[18]

Results

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District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30

District 1

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Mark Finchem 26,660 48.39%
Republican Ken Bennett (incumbent) 18,356 33.32%
Republican Steve Zipperman 10,081 18.30%
Total votes 55,097 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Mike S. Fogel 17,334 100.00%
Total votes 17,334 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Finchem
Democratic Mike S. Fogel
Total votes 100%
hold

District 2

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Shawnna Bolick (incumbent) 10,469 53.72%
Republican Josh Barnett 9,018 46.28%
Total votes 19,487 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Judy Schwiebert 14,351 100.00%
Total votes 14,351 100.00%
Green Party Primary Results
Green Dennis Pugsley 10 100.00%
Total votes 10 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shawnna Bolick (incumbent)
Green Dennis Pugsley
Democratic Judy Schwiebert
Total votes 100%
hold

District 3

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican John Kavanagh (incumbent) 43,471 100.00%
Total votes 43,471 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic John Skirbst[a][b] 219 100.00%
Total votes 219 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kavanagh (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 4

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Christine Marsh (incumbent) 23,558 100.00%
Total votes 23,558 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Carine Werner 18,651 61.10%
Republican Kenneth R. Bowers, Jr. 11,874 38.90%
Total votes 30,525 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Marsh (incumbent)
Republican Carine Werner
Total votes 100%
hold

District 5

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Lela Alston (incumbent) 23,236 100.00%
Total votes 23,236 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Joshua Ortega 9,092 100.00%
Total votes 9,092 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lela Alston (incumbent)
Republican Joshua Ortega
Total votes 100%
hold

District 6

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Theresa Hatathlie (incumbent) 25,254 100.00%
Total votes 25,254 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theresa Hatathlie (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 7

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican primary
Republican Wendy Rogers (incumbent) 21,978 55.33%
Republican David Cook 17,743 44.67%
Total votes 39,721 100.00%
Democratic primary
Democratic Haley Creighton 8,004 54.23%
Democratic Roberto Apodaca Reveles 6,755 45.77%
Total votes 14,759 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Creighton
Republican Wendy Rogers (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 8

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Lauren Kuby[20] 14,762 99.91%
Democratic Ivan Pemberton[a] 13 0.09%
Total votes 14,775 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Roxana Holzapfel 9,366 100.00%
Total votes 9,366 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roxana Holzapfel
Democratic Lauren Kuby
Total votes 100%
hold

District 9

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Eva Burch (incumbent) 11,033 100.00%
Total votes 11,033 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Robert Scantlebury 9,778 64.73%
Republican Christopher Stapley 5,327 35.27%
Total votes 15,105 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eva Burch (incumbent)
Republican Robert Scantlebury
Total votes 100%
hold

District 10

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican David Christian Farnsworth (incumbent) 27,134 100.00%
Total votes 27,134 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Robert Doyle 13,400 100.00%
Total votes 13,400 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Doyle
Republican David Christian Farnsworth (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 11

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Catherine Miranda (incumbent) 14,626 100.00%
Total votes 14,626 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Joshua Ayala 4,564 100.00%
Total votes 4,564 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joshua Ayala
Democratic Catherine Miranda (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 12

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Denise "Mitzi" Epstein (incumbent) 20,221 100.00%
Total votes 20,221 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Cara Vicini 17,187 100.00%
Total votes 17,187 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denise "Mitzi" Epstein (incumbent)
Republican Cara Vicini
Total votes 100%
hold

District 13

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican J.D. Mesnard (incumbent) 22,669 100.00%
Total votes 22,669 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Sharon Lee Winters 15,619 100.00%
Total votes 15,619 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J.D. Mesnard (incumbent)
Democratic Sharon Lee Winters
Total votes 100%
hold

District 14

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Warren Petersen (incumbent) 26,019 100.00%
Total votes 26,019 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Elizabeth Brown 12,112 100.00%
Total votes 12,112 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Brown
Republican Warren Petersen (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 15

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Jake Hoffman (incumbent) 30,095 100.00%
Total votes 30,095 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Alan Smith 11,008 100.00%
Total votes 11,008 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake Hoffman (incumbent)
Independent Evan Olson
Democratic Alan Smith
Total votes 100%
hold

District 16

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Thomas "T.J." Shope Jr. (incumbent) 19,630 99.87%
Republican Judy Nganga[a] 26 0.13%
Total votes 19,656 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Stacey Seaman 14,235 100.00%
Total votes 14,235 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stacey Seaman
Republican Thomas "T.J." Shope Jr. (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 17

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Venden "Vince" Leach 19,363 52.66%
Republican Justine Wadsack (incumbent) 17,409 47.34%
Total votes 36,772 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic John McLean 26,428 100.00%
Total votes 26,428 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Venden "Vince" Leach
Democratic John McLean
Total votes 100%
hold

District 18

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Priya Sundareshan (incumbent) 29,643 100.00%
Total votes 29,643 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Priya Sundareshan (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 19

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican David Gowan (incumbent) 30,350 100.00%
Total votes 30,350 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Bob Karp 16,873 100.00%
Total votes 16,873 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Gowan (incumbent)
Democratic Bob Karp
Total votes 100%
hold

District 20

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Sally Ann Gonzales (incumbent) 20,253 100.00%
Total votes 20,253 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sally Ann Gonzales (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 21

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Rosanna Gabaldón (incumbent) 18,562 100.00%
Total votes 18,562 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosanna Gabaldón (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 22

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Eva Diaz (incumbent) 7,826 76.19%
Democratic Leezah Sun 2,446 23.81%
Total votes 10,272 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Steve Robinson 5,243 100.00%
Total votes 5,243 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eva Diaz (incumbent)
Republican Steve Robinson
Total votes 100%
hold

District 23

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Brian Fernandez (incumbent) 6,943 60.35%
Democratic Jesus Arnulfo Lugo Jr. 4,562 39.65%
Total votes 11,505 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Michelle Altherr 9,657 100.00%
Total votes 9,657 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michelle Altherr
Democratic Brian Fernandez (incumbent)
Total votes 100%
hold

District 24

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Analise Ortiz 8,539 86.67%
Democratic Mario Garcia 1,313 13.33%
Total votes 9,852 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Analise Ortiz
Total votes 100%
hold

District 25

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Timothy "Tim" Dunn 25,578 100.00%
Total votes 25,578 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy "Tim" Dunn
Total votes 100%
hold

District 26

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Flavio Bravo (incumbent) 8,526 100.00%
Total votes 8,526 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Victor "Vic" Harris 4,285 100.00%
Total votes 4,285 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Flavio Bravo (incumbent)
Republican Victor "Vic" Harris
Total votes 100%
hold

District 27

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Kevin Payne 20,673 100.00%
Total votes 20,673 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Payne
Total votes 100%
hold

District 28

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Frank Carroll (incumbent) 40,105 100.00%
Total votes 40,105 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Carroll (incumbent)
Democratic Shauna Dempsey[a]
Total votes 100%
hold

District 29

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Janae Shamp (incumbent) 25,306 100.00%
Total votes 25,306 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Eric Stafford 13,498 100.00%
Total votes 13,498 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janae Shamp (incumbent)
Democratic Eric Stafford
Total votes 100%
hold

District 30

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Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Hildy Angius 19,874 51.63%
Republican Ashley Gerich 10,663 27.70%
Republican Kimberly Zanon 7,956 20.67%
Total votes 38,493 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic J'aime MorgAine 7,926 100.00%
Total votes 7,926 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hildy Angius
Democratic J'aime MorgAine
Total votes 100%
hold

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The candidate ran a write-in campaign.[19]
  2. ^ Despite coming in first place in the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate, John Skirbst did not advance to the general election.

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