2020 Arizona Senate election

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2020 Arizona Senate election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  

All 30 seats in the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Karen Fann by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg State Senator David Bradley by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Leader Karen Fann David Bradley
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 7, 2019January 14, 2019
Leader's seat 1st district 10th district
Seats before1713
Seats after1614
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote1,499,9761,472,482
Percentage50.5%49.5%

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2020 Arizona State Senate election by VS.svg
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

President of the Senate before election

Karen Fann
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Karen Fann
Republican

The 2020 Arizona Senate elections was held on November 3, 2020, as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Arizona voters elected state senators in all of the state's 30 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Arizona Senate, with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on August 4, 2020, determined which candidates appeared on the general election ballot. [1]

Contents

Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans had control of the Arizona Senate with 17 seats to Democrats' 13 seats.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] TossupOctober 21, 2020

Overview

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PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeAfter+/–
Republican 251,499,97650.461716Decrease2.svg 1
Democratic 251,472,48249.541314Increase2.svg1
Total2,972,458100.003030

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 28, 0.4%(gain)
  2. State Senate district 20, 4.6%
  3. State Senate district 17, 5.1%
  4. State Senate district 6, 9.4%

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

Republicans

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

2020 Arizona's 1st Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Karen Fann 105,712 72.5%
Democratic Gilbert Carillo40,06327.5%
Total votes145,775 100%
Republican hold

District 2

2020 Arizona's 2nd Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rosanna Gabaldón 52,333 61.0%
Republican Mark Workman33,46339.0%
Total votes85,796 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Arizona's 3rd Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sally Ann Gonzales 62,785 100%
Total votes62,785 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

2020 Arizona's 4th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Otondo 41,045 56.2%
Republican Travis Angry32,04543.8%
Total votes73,090 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

2020 Arizona's 5th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sonny Borelli 87,558 99.2%
Total votes87,558 99.2%
Republican hold

District 6

Republican primary

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wendy Rogers 19,363 59.19
Republican Sylvia Allen (incumbent)13,34940.81
Total votes32,712 100%

General election

2020 Arizona's 6th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wendy Rogers 67,379 54.7%
Democratic Felicia French55,83345.3%
Total votes123,212 100%
Republican hold

District 7

2020 Arizona's 7th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamescity Peshlakai 62,824 100%
Total votes62,824 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

2020 Arizona's 8th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas "T.J." Shope 50,639 58.5%
Democratic Barbara McGuire35,96341.5%
Total votes86,602 100%
Republican hold

District 9

2020 Arizona's 9th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Victoria Steele 83,482 100%
Total votes83,482 100%
Democratic hold

District 10

2020 Arizona's 10th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kristen Engel 67,320 58.7%
Republican Justine Wadsack47,39441.3%
Total votes114,714 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

2020 Arizona's 11th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Venden "Vince" Leach 72,563 54.4%
Democratic JoAnna Mendoza60,81845.6%
Total votes133,381 100%
Republican hold

District 12

2020 Arizona's 12th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Warren Peterson 96,149 61.6%
Democratic Lynsey Robinson59,85238.4%
Total votes156,001 100%
Republican hold

District 13

2020 Arizona's 13th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sine Kerr 93,388 99.8%
Total votes93,388 99.8%
Democratic hold

District 14

2020 Arizona's 14th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Gowan 67,229 63.4%
Democratic Bob Karb38,82936.6%
Total votes106,058 100%
Republican hold

District 15

General election

2020 Arizona's 15th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nancy Barto 91,249 98.6%
Total votes91,249 98.6%
Republican hold

District 16

2020 Arizona's 16th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Townsend 94,913 96.8%
Total votes94,913 96.8%
Republican hold

District 17

2020 Arizona's 17th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J.D. Mesnard 67,889 52.5%
Democratic Ajlan "A.J." Kurdoglu61,36347.5%
Total votes129,252 100%
Republican hold

District 18

2020 Arizona's 18th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sean Bowie 75,013 58.1%
Republican Suzanne Sharer54,06641.9%
Total votes129,079 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

2020 Arizona's 19th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lupe Contreras Chavira 53,794 100%
Total votes53,794 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

2020 Arizona's 20th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Boyer 52,734 52.3%
Democratic Douglas Ervin48,05947.7%
Total votes100,793 100%
Republican hold

District 21

2020 Arizona's 21st Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Gray 75,864 100%
Total votes75,864 100%
Republican hold

District 22

General election

2020 Arizona's 22nd Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Livingston 97,386 63.6%
Democratic Sarah Tyree55,65336.4%
Total votes153,039 100%
Republican hold

District 23

General election

2020 Arizona's 23rd Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michelle Ugenti-Rita 89,677 59.1%
Democratic Seth Blattman62,11540.9%
Total votes151,792 100%
Republican hold

District 24

General election

2020 Arizona's 24th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lela Alston 66,719 70.9%
Republican Ray Michaels27,40229.1%
Total votes94,121 100%
Democratic hold

District 25

2020 Arizona's 25th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tyler Pace 70,046 61.2%
Democratic Paul Weigel44,44338.8%
Total votes114,489 100%
Republican hold

District 26

General election

2020 Arizona's 26th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Juan Mendez 49,806 67.1%
Republican Jae Chin24,38532.9%
Total votes74,191 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

2020 Arizona's 27th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rebecca Rios 57,027 76.9%
Republican Garland Shreves17,08723.1%
Total votes74,114 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

2020 Arizona's 28th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Marsh 60,339 50.2%
Republican Kate McGee Brophy59,84249.8%
Total votes120,181 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 29

2020 Arizona's 29th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martín J. Quezada 41,272 70.4%
Republican John Wilson17,30529.5%
Total votes58,577 100%
Democratic hold

District 30

2020 Arizona's 30th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete 42,344 100%
Total votes42,344 100%
Democratic hold

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