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The 1962 Arizona Senate election was held on November 6, 1962. 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, 1962. [3]
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 24 seats over the 4 Republican seats.
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 26th Arizona State Legislature, which met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 14, 1963, and adjourned on April 2; while the second convened on January 13, 1964, and adjourned on April 15. [5] [6] There were two Special Sessions, the first of which convened April 4, 1963, and adjourned sine die on April 4; [5] : 309 while the second convened on May 27, 1963, and adjourned sine die on June 3. [5] : 343
The balance of power in the Arizona Senate remained steady at 24 Democrats to 4 Republicans following the election.
County | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome | ||
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Apache | Bert J. Colter | Dem | Bert J. Colter | Dem Hold | ||
Albert F. Anderson | Rep | Albert F. Anderson | Rep Hold | |||
Cochise | A. R. Spikes | Dem | A. R. Spikes | Dem Hold | ||
Dan S. Kitchel | Dem | Dan S. Kitchel | Dem Hold | |||
Coconino | Fred F. Udine | Dem | Fred F. Udine | Dem Hold | ||
Robert W. Prochnow | Dem | Thomas M. "Tommy" Knoles Jr. | 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 | ||
Darvil B. McBride | 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 | Joe Haldiman Jr. | Dem | Hilliard T. Brooke | Dem Hold | ||
Evan Mecham | Rep | Dr. Paul L. Singer | Rep Hold | |||
Mohave | Thelma Bollinger | Dem | Earle W. Cook | Dem Hold | ||
Robert E. Morrow | Dem | Robert E. Morrow | Dem Hold | |||
Navajo | Glenn Blansett | Dem | Glenn Blansett | Dem Hold | ||
J. Morris Richards | Dem | William "Bill" Huso | Dem Hold | |||
Pima | Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett | Rep | Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett | Rep Hold | ||
David Wine | Dem | Sol Ahee | Dem Hold | |||
Pinal | Ben Arnold | Dem | Ben Arnold | Dem Hold | ||
Charles S. Goff | Dem | Charles S. Goff | Dem Hold | |||
Santa Cruz | Neilson Brown | Dem | C. B. (Bert) Smith | Dem Hold | ||
R. G. Michelena | Dem | R. G. Michelena | Dem Hold | |||
Yavapai | Sam Steiger | Rep | Sam Steiger | Rep Hold | ||
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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bert J. Colter (incumbent) | 1,685 | 38.41% | |
Republican | Albert F. Anderson (incumbent) | 1,562 | 35.61% | |
Democratic | N. H. (Hal) Wiltbank | 1,140 | 25.99% | |
Total votes | 4,387 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | A.R. Spikes (incumbent) | 9,816 | 50.29% | |
Democratic | Dan S. Kitchel (incumbent) | 9,701 | 49.71% | |
Total votes | 19,517 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas M. "Tommy" Knoles Jr. | 4,618 | 35.75% | |
Democratic | Fred F. Udine (incumbent) | 4,567 | 35.36% | |
Republican | Walter D. Bennett | 3,732 | 28.89% | |
Total votes | 12,917 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent) | 6,913 | 52.38% | |
Democratic | William A. Sullivan (incumbent) | 6,286 | 47.62% | |
Total votes | 13,199 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darvil B. McBride (incumbent) | 2,855 | 50.67% | |
Democratic | John Mickelson (incumbent) | 2,779 | 49.33% | |
Total votes | 5,634 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | M. L. (Marshall) Simms (incumbent) | 3,550 | 50.61% | |
Democratic | Carl Gale (incumbent) | 3,465 | 49.39% | |
Total votes | 7,015 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dr. Paul L. Singer | 102,862 | 28.04% | |
Democratic | Hilliard T. Brooke | 91,121 | 24.84% | |
Republican | Stan Davies | 90,206 | 24.59% | |
Democratic | Ray Busey | 82,627 | 22.53% | |
Total votes | 366,816 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert E. Morrow (incumbent) | 1,850 | 39.36% | |
Democratic | Earle W. Cook | 1,564 | 33.28% | |
Republican | Howard H. Heilman | 1,286 | 27.36% | |
Total votes | 4,700 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William "Bill" Huso | 3,858 | 31.89% | |
Democratic | Glenn Blansett (incumbent) | 3,822 | 31.59% | |
Republican | Eldon Shelley | 2,942 | 24.32% | |
Republican | Kenneth Leroy English | 1,477 | 12.21% | |
Total votes | 12,099 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett (incumbent) | 37,869 | 28.12% | |
Democratic | Sol Ahee | 34,230 | 25.42% | |
Republican | Arnold Jeffers | 32,885 | 24.42% | |
Democratic | F. T. "Limie" Gibbings | 29,681 | 22.04% | |
Total votes | 134,665 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Arnold (incumbent) | 9,362 | 43.48% | |
Democratic | Charles S. Goff (incumbent) | 7,915 | 36.76% | |
Republican | Kenneth Rogers | 4,253 | 19.75% | |
Total votes | 21,530 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. B. (Bert) Smith | 2,367 | 43.18% | |
Democratic | R. G. Michelena (incumbent) | 1,658 | 30.24% | |
Republican | L. E. (Doc) Sexton | 1,457 | 26.58% | |
Total votes | 5,482 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Steiger (incumbent) | 5,929 | 34.82% | |
Democratic | David H. Palmer (incumbent) | 5,870 | 34.47% | |
Democratic | Charles H. "Chick" Orme, Sr. | 5,229 | 30.71% | |
Total votes | 17,028 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harold C. Giss (incumbent) | 8,880 | 52.09% | |
Democratic | Ray H. Thompson (incumbent) | 8,169 | 47.91% | |
Total votes | 17,049 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
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