1966 Arizona Senate election

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1966 Arizona Senate election
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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate [a]
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before226
Seats after1614
Seat changeIncrease2.svg14Decrease2.svg12
Senate President before election

Clarence L. Carpenter [2]
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Marshall Humphrey [3]
Republican

The 1966 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 1966. Voters elected all 30 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms. Following the landmark Reynolds v. Sims (1964) US Supreme Court decision, every state had to redraw state electoral districts to be approximately equal in population. Before Reynolds, the Arizona Senate consisted of 28 members with two elected Senators from each of the state's 14 counties. After the ruling, the Arizona Senate shifted to electoral districts. [4]

Contents

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966. [5]

Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 26 seats over the 2 Republican seats.

Following the election, Republicans flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 16 Republicans to 14 Democrats, a net gain of 14 seats for Republicans. [6]

The newly elected senators served in the 28th Arizona State Legislature.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 1: Earle W. Cook, Senator from Mohave County.
  2. District 1: Robert E. Morrow, Senator from Mohave County.
  3. District 1: David H. Palmer, Senator from Yavapai County.
  4. District 2: Darvil B. McBride, Senator from Graham County.
  5. District 2: Robert Hathaway, Senator from Santa Cruz County.
  6. District 2: C. B. (Bert) Smith, Senator from Santa Cruz County.
  7. District 3: John W. (Mac) McLaughlin, Senator from Greenlee County.
  8. District 3: M. L. (Marshall) Simms, Senator from Greenlee County.
  9. District 4: Fred F. Udine, Senator from Coconino County.
  10. District 5: William A. Sullivan, Senator from Gila County.
  11. District 7: Edward I. Kennedy, Senator from Pima County.

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Democrats

  1. District 2: John Mickelson, Senator from Graham County.
  2. District 3: Milford A. Hall, Senator from Apache County.
  3. District 3: Walter Pulsipher, Senator from Apache County.
  4. District 5: Ben Arnold, Senator from Pinal County.
  5. District 6: Ray H. Thompson, Senator from Yuma County.

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Democrats

  1. District 7-C: Sol Ahee, Senator from Pima County.
  2. District 8-L: George W. Peck, Senator from Maricopa County.

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

  1. ↑ Following the landmark Reynolds v. Sims (1964) US Supreme Court decision, every state had to redraw state electoral districts to be approximately equal in population. Before Reynolds, the Arizona Senate consisted of 28 members with two elected Senators from each of the state's 14 counties. After the ruling, the Arizona Senate shifted to electoral districts. [1]
  2. ↑ Senator B. C. Rhodes died on June 21, 1965, during the 3rd Special Session of the 27th Arizona State Legislature. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Mr. George W. Peck, of Phoenix, to succeed Senator Rhodes. [7]
  3. ↑ Senator Tenney was an incumbent who had represented Yavapai County in the Senate before the election.
  4. ↑ Senator Spikes was an incumbent who had represented Cochise County in the Senate before the election.
  5. ↑ Senator Kitchel was an incumbent who had represented Cochise County in the Senate before the election.
  6. ↑ Senator Blansett was an incumbent who had represented Navajo County in the Senate before the election.
  7. ↑ Senator Huso was an incumbent who had represented Navajo County in the Senate before the election.
  8. ↑ Senator Knoles was an incumbent who had represented Coconino County in the Senate before the election.
  9. ↑ Senator Carpenter was an incumbent who had represented Gila County in the Senate before the election.
  10. ↑ Senator Thode was an incumbent who had represented Pinal County in the Senate before the election.
  11. ↑ Senator Giss was an incumbent who had represented Yuma County in the Senate before the election.
  12. ↑ Senator Conlan was an incumbent who had represented Maricopa County in the Senate before the election.

Detailed Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7-A • District 7-B • District 7-C • District 7-D • District 7-E • District 7-F • District 8-A • District 8-B • District 8-C • District 8-D • District 8-E • District 8-F • District 8-G • District 8-H • District 8-I • District 8-J • District 8-K • District 8-L • District 8-M • District 8-N • District 8-O

District 1

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Milton O. "Mo" Lindner Jr. 2,995 48.15%
Democratic Curtis Ritter2,24436.08%
Democratic Don Carlos Crawford98115.77%
Total votes6,220 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 3,488 100.00%
Total votes3,488 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 7,888 55.33%
Democratic Milton O. "Mo" Lindner Jr.6,36844.67%
Total votes14,256 100.00%

District 2

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic A. R. Spikes (incumbent) 6,769 35.05%
Democratic Dan S. Kitchel (incumbent) 6,615 34.25%
Democratic John Mickelson (incumbent)5,93130.71%
Total votes19,315 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican W.L. Bristol 1,914 100.00%
Total votes1,914 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan S. Kitchel (incumbent) 11,904 38.87%
Democratic A. R. Spikes (incumbent) 11,724 38.28%
Republican W. L. Bristol6,99922.85%
Total votes30,627 100.00%

District 3

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William "Bill" Huso (incumbent) 4,759 32.47%
Democratic Glenn Blansett (incumbent) 3,813 26.02%
Democratic Milford A. Hall (incumbent)3,45723.59%
Democratic Walter Pulsipher (incumbent)2,62717.92%
Total votes14,656 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur C. Whiting 1,556 100.00%
Total votes1,556 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William "Bill" Huso (incumbent) 8,573 37.75%
Democratic Glenn Blansett (incumbent) 7,403 32.60%
Republican Arthur C. Whiting6,73129.64%
Total votes22,707 100.00%

District 4

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. (Tommy) Knoles Jr. (incumbent) 2,531 100.00%
Total votes2,531 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alfred E. Wohlschlegel 1,061 100.00%
Total votes1,061 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. (Tommy) Knoles Jr. (incumbent) 4,605 61.65%
Republican Alfred E. Wohlschlegel2,86538.35%
Total votes7,470 100.00%

District 5

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent) 10,227 41.64%
Democratic E.B. "Blodie" Thode (incumbent) 7,302 29.73%
Democratic Ben Arnold (incumbent)7,03128.63%
Total votes24,560 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent) 15,920 51.88%
Democratic E.B. "Blodie" Thode (incumbent) 14,764 48.12%
Total votes30,684 100.00%

District 6

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold C. Giss (incumbent) 3,588 60.40%
Democratic Ray H. Thompson (incumbent)2,35239.60%
Total votes5,940 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold C. Giss (incumbent) 7,790 100.00%
Total votes7,790 100.00%

District 7-A

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Castillo 2,922 47.21%
Democratic Edward C. "Eddie" Jacobs2,69143.47%
Democratic Ernie Soto Navarro5779.32%
Total votes6,190 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Castillo 8,436 100.00%
Total votes8,436 100.00%

District 7-B

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic F. T. "Limie" Gibbings 1,320 37.00%
Democratic Michael "Mike" Murray1,30136.46%
Democratic Anthony B. Ching94726.54%
Total votes3,568 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Maxwell R. Palmer Jr. 948 100.00%
Total votes948 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic F. T. "Limie" Gibbings 5,624 60.01%
Republican Maxwell R. Palmer Jr.3,74739.99%
Total votes9,371 100.00%

District 7-C

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sol Ahee (incumbent) 3,345 100.00%
Total votes3,345 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ernest Garfield 1,406 100.00%
Total votes1,406 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ernest Garfield 6,817 57.89%
Democratic Sol Ahee (incumbent)4,95942.11%
Total votes11,776 100.00%

District 7-D

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Douglas S. Holsclaw 2,542 71.55%
Republican Jesse L. Hill52414.75%
Republican Jane Reed Nusbaum48713.71%
Total votes3,553 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Douglas S. Holsclaw 8,425 100.00%
Total votes8,425 100.00%

District 7-E

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Appleton 2,431 66.99%
Democratic Gif Giffords1,19833.01%
Total votes3,629 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas G. Beaham 2,378 100.00%
Total votes2,378 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas G. Beaham 6,924 52.87%
Democratic Frank Appleton6,17247.13%
Total votes13,096 100.00%

District 7-F

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward F. Hennessy 2,668 100.00%
Total votes2,668 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William C. Jacquin 2,632 63.90%
Republican Norman C. Wade1,48736.10%
Total votes4,119 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William C. Jacquin 8,803 64.15%
Democratic Edward F. Hennessy4,91935.85%
Total votes13,722 100.00%

District 8-A

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Hamblen 2,544 63.86%
Democratic Ray A. Rodriguez1,44036.14%
Total votes3,984 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marshall Humphrey 2,198 100.00%
Total votes2,198 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marshall Humphrey 7,901 57.61%
Democratic Ed Hamblen5,81342.39%
Total votes13,714 100.00%

District 8-B

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. (Bill) Porter 3,081 100.00%
Total votes3,081 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. (Bill) Porter 10,550 100.00%
Total votes10,550 100.00%

District 8-C

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic L. H. (Larry) Bell 1,474 100.00%
Total votes1,474 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John B. Conlan (incumbent) 3,132 56.16%
Republican Ralph E. Staggs2,44543.84%
Total votes5,577 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John B. Conlan (incumbent) 9,324 63.33%
Democratic L. H. Bell5,40036.67%
Total votes14,724 100.00%

District 8-D

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kemper Goodwin 1,441 57.80%
Democratic Paul D. Rademacher1,05242.20%
Total votes2,493 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David B. Kret 2,371 100.00%
Total votes2,371 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David B. Kret 7,411 55.98%
Democratic Kemper Goodwin5,82744.02%
Total votes13,238 100.00%

District 8-E

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Isabel Burgess 3,420 73.01%
Republican Steven "Steve" Toma1,26426.99%
Total votes4,684 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Isabel Burgess 10,424 100.00%
Total votes10,424 100.00%

District 8-F

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wing F. Ong 2,232 56.00%
Democratic Archie C. Ryan1,75444.00%
Total votes3,986 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard J. Hoelzer 1,595 100.00%
Total votes1,595 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wing F. Ong 6,435 53.59%
Republican J. Howard Hoelzer5,57246.41%
Total votes12,007 100.00%

District 8-G

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cloves Campbell 2,700 61.03%
Democratic Leonard (Nano) Calderon Jr.1,72438.97%
Total votes4,424 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cloves Campbell 7,862 100.00%
Total votes7,862 100.00%

District 8-H

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerald A. Pollock 1,775 52.81%
Democratic Perry Doyle1,58647.19%
Total votes3,361 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Orme Lewis Jr. 1,987 58.29%
Republican Robert "Bob" Brewer1,42241.71%
Total votes3,409 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Orme Lewis Jr. 7,787 59.73%
Democratic Gerald A. Pollock5,25140.27%
Total votes13,038 100.00%

District 8-I

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rosendo "Rosie" Gutierrez 1,293 37.36%
Democratic I. "Whitey" Brayer1,17533.95%
Democratic Jack F. McCoy52615.20%
Democratic Frances Bumsted Mitchell46713.49%
Total votes3,461 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chet Goldberg Jr. 3,295 100.00%
Total votes3,295 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chet Goldberg Jr. 8,326 57.12%
Democratic Rosendo Gutierrez6,25042.88%
Total votes14,576 100.00%

District 8-J

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bruce Wallace 1,419 46.42%
Democratic Albert B. (Al) Spector1,13036.96%
Democratic Oldrich "Al" Drake50816.62%
Total votes3,057 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilcox 2,780 57.68%
Republican Priscilla H. Hays2,04042.32%
Total votes4,820 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilcox 9,439 64.47%
Democratic Bruce Wallace5,20135.53%
Total votes14,640 100.00%

District 8-K

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ray A. Goetze 2,930 68.51%
Republican Martin Egen1,34731.49%
Total votes4,277 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ray A. Goetze 9,963 100.00%
Total votes9,963 100.00%

District 8-L

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. Peck (incumbent) 2,051 52.89%
Democratic David C. Cox1,26832.70%
Democratic Mike Parker55914.41%
Total votes3,878 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christopher T. "Chris" Johnson 2,497 100.00%
Total votes2,497 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christopher T. Johnson 8,436 57.47%
Democratic George W. Peck (incumbent)6,24342.53%
Total votes14,679 100.00%

District 8-M

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William T. "Bill" Crowley 2,034 55.05%
Democratic Luther D. Meadows83922.71%
Democratic Dr. A. E. Zachow70919.19%
Democratic Jim Young1133.06%
Total votes3,695 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Klock 1,146 52.52%
Republican James D. Gipson Jr.1,03647.48%
Total votes2,182 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William T. Crowley 6,548 52.48%
Republican George Klock5,92947.52%
Total votes12,477 100.00%

District 8-N

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Stump 2,447 45.46%
Democratic E.G. "Earl" Rhodes1,49827.83%
Democratic J. B. Sutton1,43826.71%
Total votes5,383 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican A. J. LaSalvia 993 100.00%
Total votes993 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Stump 7,706 69.85%
Republican A. J. LaSalvia3,32730.15%
Total votes11,033 100.00%

District 8-O

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic M. J. "Buck" Brown 2,028 45.64%
Democratic Dr. E. B. Clemit1,55434.98%
Democratic Justine Spitalny86119.38%
Total votes4,443 100.00%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Halacy 2,068 100.00%
Total votes2,068 100.00%
General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Halacy 6,193 48.19%
Democratic M. J. Brown4,83837.65%
Independent T. C. Rhodes1,81914.16%
Total votes12,850 100.00%

    References

    1. ↑ "Rules of the Arizona Senate: 28th Legislature 1967-1968". Arizona Secretary of State .
    2. ↑ "27th Arizona State Senate, taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State .
    3. ↑ "28th Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State .
    4. ↑ "Rules of the Arizona Senate: 28th Legislature 1967-1968". Arizona Secretary of State .
    5. ↑ "1966 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State .
    6. ↑ "1966 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State .
    7. ↑ "1965, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Twenty-Seventh Legislature, 3rd Special Session". Arizona Secretary of State .
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