2002 Arizona Senate election

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2002 Arizona Senate election
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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Ken Bennett Jack A. Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 1st 5th
Seats before1515
Seats after1713
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Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold     Republican gain
Senate President before election

Randall Gnant [1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Ken Bennett [2]
Republican

The 2002 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 2002. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. These were the first elections following the 2000 redistricting cycle, which moved many incumbents into new districts. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2002. [3]

Contents

Prior to the elections, the Senate was evenly divided between the Republicans and Democrats in a 15-to-15 tie.

Following the election, Republicans took unitary control of the chamber with 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Republicans. [4]

The newly elected senators served in the 46th Arizona State Legislature.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 11: Elaine Richardson
  2. District 13: Virginia Yrun
  3. District 14: Ruth Solomon
  4. District 20: Mary Hartley
  5. District 22: Joe Eddie Lopez
  6. District 25: Chris Cummiskey
  7. District 30: Jay Blanchard

Republicans

  1. District 2: John Verkamp
  2. District 16: Darden C. Hamilton
  3. District 17: Brenda Burns
  4. District 19: Scott Bundgaard
  5. District 26: Tom Smith
  6. District 28: Randall Gnant
  7. District 29: David Petersen

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Democrat

  1. District 4: Edward Cirillo [a]

Republicans

  1. District 11: Susan Gerard [b]
  2. District 20: Lori Daniels [c]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook
Political Report [5] 		Lean R (flip)October 4, 2002

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
1st Ken Bennett Rep Ken Bennett Rep Hold
2nd John Verkamp Rep Jack C. Jackson Sr. [d] Dem Gain
3rd Jack C. Jackson Dem Linda Binder Rep Gain
4th Jack A. Brown [e] Dem Jack W. Harper Rep Gain
5th Herb Guenther [f] Dem Jack A. Brown [e] Dem Hold
6th Lori Daniels [c] Rep Dean Martin [g] Rep Hold
7th Pete Rios [h] Dem Jim Waring Rep Gain
8th Marsha Arzberger [i] Dem Carolyn S. Allen Rep Gain
9th Tim Bee [j] Rep Robert "Bob" Burns Rep Hold
10th Ramon Valadez [k] Dem Jim Weiers Rep Gain
11th Elaine Richardson Dem Barbara Leff Rep Gain
12th Toni Hellon [l] Rep Robert Blendu Rep Hold
13th Virginia Yrun [m] Dem Richard Miranda Dem Hold
14th Ruth Solomon Dem Bill Brotherton Dem Hold
15th Edward Cirillo [a] Rep Ken Cheuvront Dem Gain
16th Darden C. Hamilton Rep Linda Aguirre [n] Dem Gain
17th Brenda Burns Rep Harry Mitchell [o] Dem Gain
18th Susan Gerard [b] Rep Mark Anderson Rep Hold
19th Scott Bundgaard Rep Marilyn Jarrett [p] [q] Rep Hold
20th Mary Hartley Dem Slade Mead Rep Gain
21st Marilyn Jarrett [p] [q] Rep Jay Tibshraeny Rep Hold
22nd Joe Eddie Lopez Dem Thayer Verschoor Rep Gain
23rd Linda Aguirre [n] Dem Pete Rios [h] Dem Hold
24th Dean Martin [g] Rep Herb Guenther [f] [r] Dem Gain
25th Chris Cummiskey Dem Marsha Arzberger [i] Dem Hold
26th Tom Smith Rep Toni Hellon [l] Rep Hold
27th Harry Mitchell [o] Dem Jorge Luis Garcia Dem Hold
28th Randall Gnant Rep Gabrielle Giffords Dem Gain
29th David Petersen Rep Ramón Valadez [k] [s] Dem Gain
30th Jay Blanchard Dem Tim Bee [j] Rep Gain

Detailed Results

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

District 1

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dawn Knight 5,420 54.75%
Democratic John O'Donnell2,77828.06%
Democratic Robert Donahue1,70117.18%
Total votes9,899 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken Bennett (incumbent) 18,583 100.00%
Total votes18,583 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken Bennett (incumbent) 33,433 57.82%
Democratic Dawn Knight24,39042.18%
Total votes57,823 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack C. Jackson, Sr. (incumbent) [d] 11,069 58.21%
Democratic Rita Johnson6,57934.60%
Democratic Walter Phelps1,3697.20%
Total votes19,017 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack C. Jackson, Sr. (incumbent) [d] 33,777 100.00%
Total votes33,777 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jacqueline (Jacquie) Jessie 4,148 100.00%
Total votes4,148 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Linda Binder 9,876 100.00%
Total votes9,876 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Linda Binder 23,972 63.30%
Democratic Jacqueline (Jacquie) Jessie13,90136.70%
Total votes37,873 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack W. Harper 10,977 57.45%
Republican Edward Cirillo (incumbent) [a] 8,12942.55%
Total votes19,106 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack W. Harper 44,455 100.00%
Total votes44,455 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack A. Brown (incumbent) [e] 10,993 100.00%
Total votes10,993 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack A. Brown (incumbent) [e] 29,874 100.00%
Total votes29,874 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephen Lesjak 2,993 100.00%
Total votes2,993 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Martin (incumbent) [g] 7,261 99.93%
Republican Luigi Baratta [t] 50.07%
Total votes7,266 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Martin (incumbent) [g] 25,338 66.69%
Democratic Stephen Lesjak12,65833.31%
Total votes37,996 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeff Bollerman 3,227 100.00%
Total votes3,227 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Waring 3,918 39.18%
Republican David Burnell Smith3,04830.48%
Republican Wes Marsh3,03430.34%
Total votes10,000 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Waring 28,326 65.68%
Democratic Jeff Bollerman14,80134.32%
Total votes43,127 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 8

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stuart Turnansky [t] 104 100.00%
Total votes104 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carolyn S. Allen 12,631 100.00%
Total votes12,631 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Orville Weyrich [t] 6 100.00%
Total votes6 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carolyn S. Allen 44,385 85.44%
Libertarian Orville Weyrich7,56614.56%
Total votes51,951 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lee Gagner 5,182 100.00%
Total votes5,182 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert "Bob" Burns 7,913 54.66%
Republican Bart Turner3,84526.56%
Republican Blaine Donaldson2,71818.78%
Total votes14,476 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert "Bob" Burns 30,175 64.32%
Democratic Lee Gagner16,73635.68%
Total votes46,911 100.00%
Republican hold

District 10

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Judy Kennedy 3,548 100.00%
Total votes3,548 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Weiers 7,052 100.00%
Total votes7,052 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Manfred Alber [t] 8 100.00%
Total votes8 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Weiers 16,716 53.26%
Democratic Judy Kennedy13,60143.34%
Libertarian Manfred Alber1,0683.40%
Total votes31,385 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 11

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stuart Starky 5,638 100.00%
Total votes5,638 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barbara Leff 8,439 50.11%
Republican Susan Gerard (incumbent) [b] 8,40249.89%
Total votes16,841 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barbara Leff 35,403 64.27%
Democratic Stuart Starky19,68335.73%
Total votes55,086 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Mahoney 4,038 100.00%
Total votes4,038 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Blendu 6,833 100.00%
Total votes6,833 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Blendu 18,426 53.76%
Democratic Peter Mahoney15,84946.24%
Total votes34,275 100.00%
Republican hold

District 13

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Miranda 2,352 61.27%
Democratic Kathi Foster1,48738.73%
Total votes3,839 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Miranda 11,498 100.00%
Total votes11,498 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 14

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Brotherton 2,806 52.20%
Democratic Earl Wilcox2,56947.80%
Total votes5,375 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian John Wilde [t] 6 100.00%
Total votes6 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Brotherton 12,240 80.67%
Libertarian John Wilde2,92019.24%
Independent Bradley Cashman [t] 80.05%
Independent Don Karg [t] 50.03%
Total votes15,173 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 15

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Cheuvront 3,226 62.07%
Democratic Kathryn Ann Mitchell1,97137.93%
Total votes5,197 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Hedges [t] 326 100.00%
Total votes326 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Cheuvront 12,903 62.56%
Republican Ed Hedges7,72137.44%
Total votes20,624 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 16

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Aguirre (incumbent) [n] 4,816 100.00%
Total votes4,816 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas (Tom) Pawlenko [t] 3 100.00%
Total votes3 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Aguirre (incumbent) [n] 13,149 100.00%
Total votes13,149 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry Mitchell (incumbent) [o] 6,125 100.00%
Total votes6,125 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Laura Knaperek 7,793 100.00%
Total votes7,793 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Yuri Downing 124 100.00%
Total votes124 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry Mitchell (incumbent) [o] 20,610 52.52%
Republican Laura Knaperek17,16643.74%
Libertarian Yuri Downing1,4673.74%
Total votes39,243 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 18

Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Anderson 8,671 100.00%
Total votes8,671 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Anderson 21,354 99.94%
Independent Ilias Kostopoulos [u] 120.06%
Total votes21,366 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Cash 4,949 100.00%
Total votes4,949 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent) [q] [p] 13,472 100.00%
Total votes13,472 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent) [q] [p] 30,960 64.84%
Democratic Paul Cash16,78535.16%
Total votes47,745 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20

Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Slade Mead 5,850 57.25%
Republican Lori Daniels (incumbent) [c] 4,36942.75%
Total votes10,219 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Slade Mead 31,099 100.00%
Total votes31,099 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 21

Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Tibshraeny 8,913 82.54%
Republican Morris P. Cooper1,88517.46%
Total votes10,798 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Tibshraeny 35,669 100.00%
Total votes35,669 100.00%
Republican hold

District 22

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brent Whiting Brown 3,656 100.00%
Total votes3,656 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thayer Verschoor 6,204 51.02%
Republican Cynthia L. Dunham5,95648.98%
Total votes12,160 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thayer Verschoor 28,339 60.86%
Democratic Brent Whiting Brown18,22639.14%
Total votes46,565 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 23

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Rios (incumbent) [h] 7,957 100.00%
Total votes7,957 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Rios (incumbent) [h] 19,379 100.00%
Total votes19,379 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 24

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Herb Guenther (incumbent) [f] [r] 5,546 100.00%
Total votes5,546 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Herb Guenther (incumbent) [f] [r] 17,172 100.00%
Total votes17,172 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marsha Arzberger (incumbent) [i] 9,110 100.00%
Total votes9,110 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marsha Arzberger (incumbent) [i] 20,637 61.46%
Independent Dave Stoddard12,94138.54%
Total votes33,578 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 26

Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Toni Hellon (incumbent) [l] 12,224 100.00%
Total votes12,224 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Toni Hellon (incumbent) [l] 42,819 100.00%
Total votes42,819 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jorge Luis Garcia 6,770 54.69%
Democratic John Kromko5,60945.31%
Total votes12,379 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jorge Luis Garcia 23,618 75.83%
Independent Dale Gorney7,53024.17%
Total votes31,148 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 28

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gabrielle Giffords 11,075 100.00%
Total votes11,075 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson 202 100.00%
Total votes202 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gabrielle Giffords 31,301 74.19%
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson10,88825.81%
Total votes42,189 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 29

Democratic Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ramon Valadez (incumbent) [k] [s] 7,119 100.00%
Total votes7,119 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce P. Murchison [t] 119 100.00%
Total votes119 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ramon Valadez (incumbent) [k] [s] 19,497 100.00%
Total votes19,497 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 30

Republican Primary Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Bee (incumbent) [j] 15,683 100.00%
Total votes15,683 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Bee (incumbent) [j] 46,915 100.00%
Total votes46,915 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic
  1. 1 2 3 Redistricted from district 15 to 4.
  2. 1 2 3 Redistricted from district 18 to 11.
  3. 1 2 3 Redistricted from district 6 to 20.
  4. 1 2 3 Redistricted from district 3 to 2.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 4 to 5.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 5 to 24.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 24 to 6.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 7 to 23.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 8 to 25.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 9 to 30.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 10 to 29.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 12 to 26.
  13. ↑ Senator Virginia Yrun was appointed April 24, 2001 by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created on April 19, 2001 by the death of Andy Nichols.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000004D-QINU`"'
  14. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 23 to 16.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 27 to 17.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Senator Marilyn Jarrett was appointed September 11, 2001 by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created on August 27, 2001 by the resignation of Russell "Rusty" W. Bowers.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000053-QINU`"'
  17. 1 2 3 4 Redistricted from district 21 to 19.
  18. 1 2 3 Senator Robert C. Cannell was appointed January 24, 2003 by the Yuma County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created in District 24 when Herb Guenther was appointed as Director of the Department of Water Resources and did not take the Oath of Office. Robert C. Cannell was sworn in as Senator on January 27, 2003.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005C-QINU`"'
  19. 1 2 3 Senator Victor Soltero was appointed January 28, 2003 by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created in District 29 when Ramón Valadez was appointed Special Assistant to the Governor for Southern Arizona and did not take the Oath of Office. Victor Soltero was sworn in as Senator on January 29, 2003.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000062-QINU`"'
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Was a write-in candidate in the primary election.
  21. ↑ Was a write-in candidate in the general election.

References

  1. ↑ "2001, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State .
  2. ↑ "2003, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State .
  3. ↑ "2002 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State .
  4. ↑ "2002 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State .
  5. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings" . The Cook Political Report : 149–150. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 – via Harvard Dataverse.
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