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Elections in Arizona |
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The 1956 Arizona Senate election was held on November 6, 1956. Voters elected all 28 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms. At the time, each of Arizona's 14 counties elected two state senators for a total of 28 members of the Arizona Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956. [3]
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 26 seats over the Republicans' 2 seats.
Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber and kept their supermajority of 26 Democrats to 2 Republicans. [4] The newly elected senators served in the 23rd Arizona State Legislature.
County | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome | ||
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Apache | Lynn Lockhart | Dem | Lynn Lockhart | Dem Hold | ||
Melvin C. Greer | Dem | Melvin C. Greer | Dem Hold | |||
Cochise | A. R. Spikes | Dem | A. R. Spikes | Dem Hold | ||
Fred Dove | Dem | Dan S. Kitchel | Dem Hold | |||
Coconino | Robert W. Prochnow | Dem | Robert W. Prochnow | Dem Hold | ||
Fred F. Udine | Dem | Fred F. Udine | Dem Hold | |||
Gila | Clarence L. Carpenter | Dem | Clarence L. Carpenter | Dem Hold | ||
William A. Sullivan | Dem | William A. Sullivan | Dem Hold | |||
Graham | Wilford R. Richardson | Dem | Wilford R. Richardson | Dem Hold | ||
Jim Smith | Dem | W. B. Mattice | Dem Hold | |||
Greenlee | M. L. (Marshall) Simms | Dem | M. L. (Marshall) Simms | Dem Hold | ||
A. C. Stanton | Dem | Carl Gale | Dem Hold | |||
Maricopa | Joe Haldiman, Jr. | Dem | Joe Haldiman, Jr. | Dem Hold | ||
R. S. Hart | Dem | Frank G. Murphy | Dem Hold | |||
Mohave | Earle Cook | Dem | Earle Cook | Dem Hold | ||
Robert E. Morrow | Dem | Robert E. Morrow | Dem Hold | |||
Navajo | William R. Bourdon | Rep | William R. Bourdon | Rep Hold | ||
Clay Simer | Dem | J. Morris Richards | Dem Hold | |||
Pima | Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett | Rep | Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett | Rep Hold | ||
Thomas Collins | Dem | Harry Ackerman | Dem Hold | |||
Pinal | Ben Arnold | Dem | Ben Arnold | Dem Hold | ||
Charles S. Goff | Dem | Charles S. Goff | Dem Hold | |||
Santa Cruz | Neilson Brown | Dem | Neilson Brown | Dem Hold | ||
C. B. (Bert) Smith | Dem | C. B. (Bert) Smith | Dem Hold | |||
Yavapai | Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr. | Dem | Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr. | Dem Hold | ||
Ray Vyne | Dem | David H. Palmer | Dem Hold | |||
Yuma | Harold C. Giss | Dem | Harold C. Giss | Dem Hold | ||
Ray H. Thompson | Dem | Ray H. Thompson | Dem Hold | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lynn Lockhart (incumbent) | 1,564 | 37.23% | |
Democratic | Melvin C. Greer (incumbent) | 1,537 | 36.59% | |
Republican | P. I. Ashcroft | 1,100 | 26.18% | |
Total votes | 4,201 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan S. Kitchel | 9,018 | 50.06% | |
Democratic | A.R. Spikes (incumbent) | 8,995 | 49.94% | |
Total votes | 18,013 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert W. Prochnow (incumbent) | 4,759 | 53.14% | |
Democratic | Fred F. Udine (incumbent) | 4,197 | 46.86% | |
Total votes | 8,956 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent) | 5,909 | 43.12% | |
Democratic | William A. Sullivan (incumbent) | 5,753 | 41.98% | |
Republican | Albert E. "Sandy" Sanders | 2,041 | 14.89% | |
Total votes | 13,703 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wilford R. Richardson (incumbent) | 2,867 | 51.00% | |
Democratic | W. B. Mattice | 2,755 | 49.00% | |
Total votes | 5,622 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | M. L. (Marshall) Simms (incumbent) | 3,589 | 44.23% | |
Democratic | Carl Gale | 3,452 | 42.54% | |
Republican | Loren R. Brokaw | 561 | 6.91% | |
Republican | Homer F. Emmons | 513 | 6.32% | |
Total votes | 8,115 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Haldiman, Jr. (incumbent) | 79,119 | 35.86% | |
Democratic | Frank G. Murphy | 76,698 | 34.76% | |
Republican | Charles H. Garland | 64,827 | 29.38% | |
Total votes | 220,644 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert E. Morrow (incumbent) | 1,865 | 42.86% | |
Democratic | Earle Cook (incumbent) | 1,564 | 35.95% | |
Republican | Ben Joy | 922 | 21.19% | |
Total votes | 4,351 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William R. Bourdon (incumbent) | 3,165 | 35.05% | |
Democratic | J. Morris Richards | 3,001 | 33.23% | |
Democratic | Clay Simer (incumbent) | 2,864 | 31.72% | |
Total votes | 9,030 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett (incumbent) | 35,539 | 37.10% | |
Democratic | Harry Ackerman | 31,249 | 32.62% | |
Democratic | Thomas Collins (incumbent) | 29,008 | 30.28% | |
Total votes | 95,796 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Arnold (incumbent) | 7,976 | 51.56% | |
Democratic | Charles S. Goff (incumbent) | 7,493 | 48.44% | |
Total votes | 15,469 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. B. (Bert) Smith (incumbent) | 1,928 | 42.36% | |
Democratic | Neilson Brown (incumbent) | 1,911 | 41.99% | |
Republican | Charles O'Keefe | 712 | 15.64% | |
Total votes | 4,551 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr. (incumbent) | 6,567 | 50.39% | |
Democratic | David H. Palmer | 6,465 | 49.61% | |
Total votes | 13,032 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harold C. Giss (incumbent) | 8,128 | 52.12% | |
Democratic | Ray H. Thompson (incumbent) | 7,468 | 47.88% | |
Total votes | 15,596 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
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