1974 Arizona Senate election

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1974 Arizona Senate election
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  1972 November 5, 1974 1976  

All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before1218
Seats after1812
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg6

Senate President before election

William C. Jacquin [1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Bob Stump [2]
Democratic

The 1974 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 1974. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 10, 1974. [3]

Contents

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.

Following the election, Democrats flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 18 Democrats to 12 Republicans. [4]

The newly elected senators served in the 32nd Arizona State Legislature.

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

Legislative DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
1st Boyd TenneyRepBoyd Tenney Rep Hold
2nd Tony Gabaldon Dem Tony Gabaldon Dem Hold
3rd Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. Dem Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. Dem Hold
4th A.V. "Bill" HardtDemA.V. "Bill" Hardt Dem Hold
5th Jones Osborn [lower-alpha 1] Dem Jones Osborn [lower-alpha 1] Dem Hold
6th Bob Stump Dem Bob Stump Dem Hold
7th William L. SwinkDemWilliam L. Swink Dem Hold
8th Charles A. AwaltDemEd Sawyer Dem Hold
9th John C. Scott UlmDemSteve Davis Rep Gain
10th Sam LenaDemSam Lena Dem Hold
11th Frank J. FelixDemFrank J. Felix Dem Hold
12th Douglas S. Holsclaw RepSue Dye Dem Gain
13th Scott AlexanderRepMorris Farr Dem Gain
14th William C. JacquinRepLucy Davidson Dem Gain
15th S.H. "Hal" RunyanRepS.H. "Hal" Runyan Rep Hold
16th Bob StrotherRepMarcia Weeks Dem Gain
17th Fred Koory, Jr.RepFred Koory, Jr. Rep Hold
18th Leo Corbet Rep Leo Corbet Rep Hold
19th Ray RottasRepMadelene Van Arsdell Dem Gain
20th Bess Stinson RepBill McCune Rep Hold
21st Howard S. Baldwin RepJames P. Walsh Dem Gain
22nd Manuel "Lito" PeñaDemManuel "Lito" Peña Dem Hold
23rd Alfredo GutierrezDemAlfredo Gutierrez Dem Hold
24th Sandra Day O'Connor Rep John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. Rep Hold
25th Trudy CampingRepBetty Morrison Dem Gain
26th John RoederRepJohn Roeder Rep Hold
27th James A. (Jim) MackRepJames A. (Jim) Mack Rep Hold
28th David B. KretRepBob Hungerford Rep Hold
29th D. Delos Ellsworth RepJack J. Taylor Rep Hold
30th Stan Turley Rep Stan Turley Rep Hold
  1. 1 2 Democratic Senator Harold C. Giss died April 15, 1973. Senator Giss was replaced by Jones Osborn effective April 28, 1973. [5]

Detailed Results

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30

District 1

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic A. H. (Hank) Bisjak 5,562 100.00%
Total votes5,562 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 6,308 100.00%
Total votes6,308 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 13,469 56.80%
Democratic A. H. (Hank) Bisjak10,24243.20%
Total votes23,711 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Gabaldon (incumbent) 5,356 100.00%
Total votes5,356 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Gabaldon (incumbent) 15,327 100.00%
Total votes15,327 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 3

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) 3,489 100.00%
Total votes3,489 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) 12,598 100.00%
Total votes12,598 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) 8,264 100.00%
Total votes8,264 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) 13,447 100.00%
Total votes13,447 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 5

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jones Osborn (incumbent) 4,577 100.00%
Total votes4,577 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jones Osborn (incumbent) 10,046 100.00%
Total votes10,046 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Stump (incumbent) 4,321 100.00%
Total votes4,321 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Stump (incumbent) 8,695 100.00%
Total votes8,695 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William L. Swink (incumbent) 3,561 54.41%
Democratic John N. Dore2,98445.59%
Total votes6,545 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William L. Swink (incumbent) 10,932 100.00%
Total votes10,932 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 8

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Sawyer 8,098 100.00%
Total votes8,098 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Sawyer 15,219 100.00%
Total votes15,219 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John (C) Scott Ulm (incumbent) 3,846 100.00%
Total votes3,846 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen A. "Steve" Davis 2,643 100.00%
Total votes2,643 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen A. "Steve" Davis 7,799 50.52%
Democratic John (C) Scott Ulm (incumbent)7,63949.48%
Total votes15,438 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sam Lena (incumbent) 3,830 100.00%
Total votes3,830 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sam Lena (incumbent) 9,170 100.00%
Total votes9,170 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 11

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank J. Felix (incumbent) 4,426 100.00%
Total votes4,426 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank J. Felix (incumbent) 11,732 100.00%
Total votes11,732 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 12

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sue Dye 4,579 100.00%
Total votes4,579 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Douglas S. Holsclaw (incumbent) 3,926 100.00%
Total votes3,926 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sue Dye 11,173 50.94%
Republican Douglas S. Holsclaw (incumbent)10,76049.06%
Total votes21,933 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morris Farr 3,607 56.87%
Democratic James J. DiPietro1,64025.86%
Democratic Norman D. Clark1,09617.28%
Total votes6,343 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid 4,351 100.00%
Total votes4,351 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morris Farr 11,772 54.21%
Republican H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid9,94445.79%
Total votes21,716 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lucy Davidson 4,602 74.19%
Democratic Henry "Hank" Kendrick1,60125.81%
Total votes6,203 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles King 5,357 100.00%
Total votes5,357 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lucy Davidson 13,523 53.31%
Republican Charles King11,84246.69%
Total votes25,365 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Wheeler 3,455 100.00%
Total votes3,455 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) 5,446 100.00%
Total votes5,446 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) 10,311 59.31%
Democratic Tom Wheeler7,07540.69%
Total votes17,386 100.00%
Republican hold

District 16

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marcia Weeks 3,574 63.12%
Democratic Clark Shelby2,08836.88%
Total votes5,662 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Strother (incumbent) 5,756 100.00%
Total votes5,756 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marcia Weeks 12,023 53.30%
Republican Bob Strother (incumbent)10,53546.70%
Total votes22,558 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Flaherty 4,134 100.00%
Total votes4,134 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Koory, Jr. (incumbent) 7,512 100.00%
Total votes7,512 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Koory, Jr. (incumbent) 15,174 61.95%
Democratic Tom Flaherty9,31838.05%
Total votes24,492 100.00%
Republican hold

District 18

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic H. E. "Pat" Patterson 4,039 100.00%
Total votes4,039 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leo Corbet (incumbent) 6,237 100.00%
Total votes6,237 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leo Corbet (incumbent) 10,783 55.65%
Democratic H. E. "Pat" Patterson8,59444.35%
Total votes19,377 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Madelene Van Arsdell 2,998 64.25%
Democratic Al Hales1,66835.75%
Total votes4,666 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ray Rottas (incumbent) 4,187 59.51%
Republican Michael Clarke2,84940.49%
Total votes7,036 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Madelene Van Arsdell 9,588 50.30%
Republican Ray Rottas (incumbent)9,47349.70%
Total votes19,061 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 20

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wayne O. Earley 2,564 55.06%
Democratic Roland W. James2,09344.94%
Total votes4,657 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill McCune 3,736 100.00%
Total votes3,736 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill McCune 8,129 53.47%
Democratic Wayne O. Earley7,07446.53%
Total votes15,203 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James P. Walsh 4,144 100.00%
Total votes4,144 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard S. Baldwin (incumbent) 3,584 73.67%
Republican Art Meehan1,28126.33%
Total votes4,865 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James P. Walsh 8,407 52.04%
Republican Howard S. Baldwin (incumbent)7,74747.96%
Total votes16,154 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 22

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent) 3,920 100.00%
Total votes3,920 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent) 7,836 100.00%
Total votes7,836 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 23

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) 3,002 51.51%
Democratic Cloves C. Campbell2,82648.49%
Total votes5,828 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) 6,695 100.00%
Total votes6,695 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 24

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carl G. Pettijohn 4,456 100.00%
Total votes4,456 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. 9,170 100.00%
Total votes9,170 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. 16,450 57.87%
Democratic Carl G. Pettijohn11,96942.11%
Independent James H. Waterhouse [lower-alpha 1] 60.02%
Total votes28,425 100.00%
Republican hold

District 25

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Betty Morrison 3,280 65.84%
Democratic Archie C. Ryan1,70234.16%
Total votes4,982 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trudy Camping (incumbent) 2,605 61.57%
Republican Sandra Davies1,62638.43%
Total votes4,231 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Betty Morrison 8,159 52.90%
Republican Trudy Camping (incumbent)7,26547.10%
Total votes15,424 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dr. John E. McNamara 2,155 53.13%
Democratic Art McBrayer1,90146.87%
Total votes4,056 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Roeder (incumbent) 6,213 100.00%
Total votes6,213 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Roeder (incumbent) 10,689 56.07%
Democratic Dr. John E. McNamara8,37643.93%
Total votes19,065 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic C. L. "Clif" Harkins 4,529 100.00%
Total votes4,529 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent) 5,757 100.00%
Total votes5,757 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent) 12,382 55.30%
Democratic C. L. "Clif" Harkins10,00944.70%
Total votes22,391 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Hungerford 5,283 68.22%
Republican Roseanne Carter2,46131.78%
Total votes7,744 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Hungerford 14,930 100.00%
Total votes14,930 100.00%
Republican hold

District 29

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ruben R. Martinez 3,021 100.00%
Total votes3,021 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack J. Taylor 5,842 100.00%
Total votes5,842 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack J. Taylor 11,099 66.08%
Democratic Ruben R. Martinez5,69833.92%
Total votes16,797 100.00%
Republican hold

District 30

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clifford L. Searcy 3,415 100.00%
Total votes3,415 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stan Turley (incumbent) 4,386 68.95%
Republican Jim Phipps1,97531.05%
Total votes6,361 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stan Turley (incumbent) 11,752 61.78%
Democratic Clifford L. Searcy7,27138.22%
Total votes19,023 100.00%
Republican hold
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