1950 Arizona Senate election

1950 Arizona Senate election

← 1948 November 7, 1950 1952 →
All 19 seats in the Arizona Senate 10 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 19 0 Seats after 19 0 Seat change
President before election Warner B. Mattice Democratic Elected President Warner B. Mattice Democratic

The 1950 Arizona Senate election was held on November 7, 1950, to determine which party would control the Arizona Senate for the following two years in the 20th Arizona State Legislature. All 19 seats in the Arizona Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, all seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats retain all seats in the State Senate. ^[1]

Results

Source: ^[2]

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party		Result
Apache	Earl Platt		Dem	Harris R. Miller		Dem	Democratic hold
Cochise	Ralph Cowan		Dem	Ralph Cowan		Dem	Democratic hold
	John Pintek		Dem	John Pintek		Dem	Democratic hold
Coconino	F. L. Christensen		Dem	Charles W. Dryden		Dem	Democratic hold
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter		Dem	Clarence L. Carpenter		Dem	Democratic hold
	William A. Sullivan		Dem	William A. Sullivan		Dem	Democratic hold
Graham	Warner B. Mattice		Dem	Warner B. Mattice		Dem	Democratic hold
Greenlee	Fred J. Fritz		Dem	A. C. Stanton		Dem	Democratic hold
Maricopa	John E. Hunt		Dem	John E. Hunt		Dem	Democratic hold
	Roy D. Stone		Dem	Roy D. Stone		Dem	Democratic hold
Mohave	Clyde Bollinger		Dem	Clyde Bollinger		Dem	Democratic hold
Navajo	Clay Simer		Dem	Clay Simer		Dem	Democratic hold
Pima	J. B. Mead		Dem	Thomas Collins		Dem	Democratic hold
	William Kimball		Dem	William Kimball		Dem	Democratic hold
Pinal	James Herron Jr.		Dem	James Herron Jr.		Dem	Democratic hold
Santa Cruz	Hubert O. Merryweather		Dem	Hubert O. Merryweather		Dem	Democratic hold
Yavapai	Sam J. Head		Dem	Sam J. Head		Dem	Democratic hold
	John R. Franks		Dem	John R. Franks		Dem	Democratic hold
Yuma	Joseph D. Mansfield		Dem	Harold C. Giss		Dem	Democratic hold

References

1. "1951 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, First Regular Session, 1950, First and Second Special Sessions, Nineteenth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
2. "Members of the 20th Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2025.