1960 Arizona Senate election

1960 Arizona Senate election

←  1958 November 8, 1960 1962  →
All 28 seats of the Arizona Senate 15 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 27 1 Seats after 24 4 Seat change 3 3
Senate President before election Clarence L. Carpenter [1] Democratic Elected Senate President Clarence L. Carpenter [2] Democratic

The 1960 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 1960. 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 13, 1960. ^[3]

Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 27 seats over the single Republican Senator.

Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber and their supermajority with 24 Democrats to 4 Republicans. ^[4] The newly elected senators served in the 25th Arizona State Legislature, which met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1961, and adjourned on March 24; while the second convened on January 8, 1962, and adjourned on March 22. ^{[5] [6]} There was a single Special Session, which convened on July 17, 1961, and adjourned sine die on July 31. ^{[6] : 463}

The Republicans had a net gain of 3 seats in the Arizona Senate following the election.

Summary of Results by County

County	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Outcome
Apache	Lynn Lockhart		Dem	Bert J. Colter		Dem Hold
	Melvin C. Greer		Dem	Albert F. Anderson		Rep Gain
Cochise	A. R. Spikes		Dem	A. R. Spikes		Dem Hold
	Dan S. Kitchel		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	John Mickelson		Dem	John Mickelson		Dem Hold
	Jim Smith		Dem	Darvil B. McBride		Dem Hold
Greenlee	M. L. (Marshall) Simms		Dem	M. L. (Marshall) Simms		Dem Hold
	Carl Gale		Dem	Carl Gale		Dem Hold
Maricopa	Hilliard T. Brooke		Dem	Joe Haldiman Jr.		Dem Hold
	Frank G. Murphy		Dem	Evan Mecham		Rep Gain
Mohave	Thelma Bollinger [a]		Dem	Thelma Bollinger		Dem Hold
	Robert E. Morrow		Dem	Robert E. Morrow		Dem Hold
Navajo	Glenn Blansett		Dem	Glenn Blansett		Dem Hold
	J. Morris Richards		Dem	J. Morris Richards		Dem Hold
Pima	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett		Rep	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett		Rep Hold
	David Wine		Dem	David Wine		Dem Hold
Pinal	Ben Arnold		Dem	Ben Arnold		Dem Hold
	Charles S. Goff		Dem	Charles S. Goff		Dem Hold
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown		Dem	Frank A. Bennett		Dem Hold
	C. B. (Bert) Smith		Dem	R. G. Michelena		Dem Hold
Yavapai	Charles H. (Chick) Orme Sr.		Dem	Sam Steiger		Rep Gain
	David H. Palmer		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

1. Senator C. Clyde Bollinger was elected in 1958 but died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.

Detailed Results

Apache District • Cochise District • Coconino District • Gila District • Graham District • Greenlee District • Maricopa District • Mohave District • Navajo District • Pima District • Pinal District • Santa Cruz District • Yavapai District • Yuma District

Apache District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bert J. Colter	1,610	34.01%
	Republican	Albert F. Anderson	1,574	33.25%
	Democratic	Melvin S. Crosby	1,550	32.74%
Total votes			4,734	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Cochise District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A.R. Spikes (incumbent)	10,162	50.49%
	Democratic	Dan S. Kitchel (incumbent)	9,963	49.51%
Total votes			20,125	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Coconino District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert W. Prochnow (incumbent)	6,455	52.52%
	Democratic	Fred F. Udine (incumbent)	5,836	47.48%
Total votes			12,291	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Gila District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent)	6,889	50.99%
	Democratic	William A. Sullivan (incumbent)	6,621	49.01%
Total votes			13,510	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Graham District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Mickelson (incumbent)	3,197	50.41%
	Democratic	Darvil B. McBride	3,145	49.59%
Total votes			6,342	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Greenlee District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. L. (Marshall) Simms (incumbent)	3,753	58.78%
	Democratic	Carl Gale (incumbent)	2,632	41.22%
Total votes			6,385	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Maricopa District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Haldiman Jr.	101,803	25.60%
	Republican	Evan Mecham	101,022	25.40%
	Republican	Ralph G. Burgbacher	98,477	24.76%
	Democratic	Frank G. Murphy (incumbent)	96,360	24.23%
Total votes			397,662	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Mohave District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert E. Morrow (incumbent)	1,999	40.31%
	Democratic	Thelma E. Bollinger [a] (incumbent)	1,661	33.49%
	Republican	Wallace E. Stone	1,299	26.19%
Total votes			4,959	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Navajo District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn Blansett (incumbent)	4,300	34.00%
	Democratic	J. Morris Richards (incumbent)	4,135	32.70%
	Republican	Marshall H. Flake	2,211	17.48%
	Republican	Almon D. Owens	2,001	15.82%
Total votes			12,647	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Pima District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett (incumbent)	47,511	35.62%
	Democratic	David Wine (incumbent)	47,030	35.26%
	Democratic	Thomas Collins	38,833	29.12%
Total votes			133,374	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold

Pinal District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Arnold (incumbent)	9,457	43.02%
	Democratic	Charles S. Goff (incumbent)	8,780	39.94%
	Republican	Reuel N. Pomeroy	3,746	17.04%
Total votes			21,983	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Santa Cruz District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank A. Bennett	1,633	28.18%
	Democratic	R. G. Michelena	1,503	25.94%
	Republican	L. E. (Doc) Sexton	1,360	23.47%
	Republican	Margaret M. (Margo) Moore	1,298	22.40%
Total votes			5,794	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Yavapai District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David H. Palmer (incumbent)	6,397	37.12%
	Republican	Sam Steiger	5,550	32.21%
	Democratic	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr. (incumbent)	5,286	30.67%
Total votes			17,233	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Yuma District

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold C. Giss (incumbent)	9,832	54.25%
	Democratic	Ray H. Thompson (incumbent)	8,291	45.75%
Total votes			18,123	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

1. Senator C. Clyde Bollinger was elected in 1958 but died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term, then she ran for a full term herself.

References

1. "24th Arizona Senate taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State .
2. "25th Arizona Senate, taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State .
3. "1960 Official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State .
4. "1960 Official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State .
5. "1961 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona . Retrieved September 16, 2018.
6. "1962 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona . Retrieved September 15, 2018.