2020 Arizona Senate election

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]

2020 Arizona Senate election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

All 30 seats in the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Karen Fann David Bradley
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 7, 2019 January 14, 2019
Leader's seat 1st district 10th district
Seats before 17 13
Seats after 16 14
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,499,976 1,472,482
Percentage 50.5% 49.5%

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

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

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Tossup October 21, 2020

Overview

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Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/–
Republican 25 1,499,976 50.46 17 16   1
Democratic 25 1,472,482 49.54 13 14   1
Total 2,972,458 100.00 30 30

Closest races

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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

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Democrats

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Republicans

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Results

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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

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2020 Arizona's 1st Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Fann 105,712 72.5%
Democratic Gilbert Carillo 40,063 27.5%
Total votes 145,775 100%
Republican hold

District 2

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2020 Arizona's 2nd Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosanna Gabaldón 52,333 61.0%
Republican Mark Workman 33,463 39.0%
Total votes 85,796 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

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2020 Arizona's 3rd Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sally Ann Gonzales 62,785 100%
Total votes 62,785 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

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2020 Arizona's 4th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Otondo 41,045 56.2%
Republican Travis Angry 32,045 43.8%
Total votes 73,090 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

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2020 Arizona's 5th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sonny Borelli 87,558 99.2%
Total votes 87,558 99.2%
Republican hold

District 6

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Republican primary

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Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendy Rogers 19,363 59.19
Republican Sylvia Allen (incumbent) 13,349 40.81
Total votes 32,712 100%

General election

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2020 Arizona's 6th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendy Rogers 67,379 54.7%
Democratic Felicia French 55,833 45.3%
Total votes 123,212 100%
Republican hold

District 7

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2020 Arizona's 7th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamescity Peshlakai 62,824 100%
Total votes 62,824 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

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2020 Arizona's 8th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas "T.J." Shope 50,639 58.5%
Democratic Barbara McGuire 35,963 41.5%
Total votes 86,602 100%
Republican hold

District 9

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2020 Arizona's 9th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Victoria Steele 83,482 100%
Total votes 83,482 100%
Democratic hold

District 10

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2020 Arizona's 10th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirsten Engel 67,320 58.7%
Republican Justine Wadsack 47,394 41.3%
Total votes 114,714 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

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2020 Arizona's 11th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Venden "Vince" Leach 72,563 54.4%
Democratic JoAnna Mendoza 60,818 45.6%
Total votes 133,381 100%
Republican hold

District 12

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2020 Arizona's 12th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Peterson 96,149 61.6%
Democratic Lynsey Robinson 59,852 38.4%
Total votes 156,001 100%
Republican hold

District 13

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2020 Arizona's 13th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sine Kerr 93,388 99.8%
Total votes 93,388 99.8%
Republican hold

District 14

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2020 Arizona's 14th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Gowan 67,229 63.4%
Democratic Bob Karb 38,829 36.6%
Total votes 106,058 100%
Republican hold

District 15

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General election

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2020 Arizona's 15th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Barto 91,249 98.6%
Total votes 91,249 98.6%
Republican hold

District 16

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2020 Arizona's 16th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kelly Townsend 94,913 96.8%
Total votes 94,913 96.8%
Republican hold

District 17

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2020 Arizona's 17th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J.D. Mesnard 67,889 52.5%
Democratic Ajlan "A.J." Kurdoglu 61,363 47.5%
Total votes 129,252 100%
Republican hold

District 18

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2020 Arizona's 18th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Bowie 75,013 58.1%
Republican Suzanne Sharer 54,066 41.9%
Total votes 129,079 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

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2020 Arizona's 19th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lupe Contreras Chavira 53,794 100%
Total votes 53,794 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

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2020 Arizona's 20th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Boyer 52,734 52.3%
Democratic Douglas Ervin 48,059 47.7%
Total votes 100,793 100%
Republican hold

District 21

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2020 Arizona's 21st Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Gray 75,864 100%
Total votes 75,864 100%
Republican hold

District 22

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General election

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2020 Arizona's 22nd Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Livingston 97,386 63.6%
Democratic Sarah Tyree 55,653 36.4%
Total votes 153,039 100%
Republican hold

District 23

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General election

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2020 Arizona's 23rd Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michelle Ugenti-Rita 89,677 59.1%
Democratic Seth Blattman 62,115 40.9%
Total votes 151,792 100%
Republican hold

District 24

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General election

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2020 Arizona's 24th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lela Alston 66,719 70.9%
Republican Ray Michaels 27,402 29.1%
Total votes 94,121 100%
Democratic hold

District 25

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2020 Arizona's 25th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tyler Pace 70,046 61.2%
Democratic Paul Weigel 44,443 38.8%
Total votes 114,489 100%
Republican hold

District 26

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General election

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2020 Arizona's 26th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Mendez 49,806 67.1%
Republican Jae Chin 24,385 32.9%
Total votes 74,191 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

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2020 Arizona's 27th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Rios 57,027 76.9%
Republican Garland Shreves 17,087 23.1%
Total votes 74,114 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

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2020 Arizona's 28th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Marsh 60,339 50.2%
Republican Kate McGee Brophy 59,842 49.8%
Total votes 120,181 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 29

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2020 Arizona's 29th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martín J. Quezada 41,272 70.4%
Republican John Wilson 17,305 29.5%
Total votes 58,577 100%
Democratic hold

District 30

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2020 Arizona's 30th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete 42,344 100%
Total votes 42,344 100%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Arizona State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.
  2. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Shumway, Julia (June 22, 2020). "Q&A with Senate Minority Leader David Bradley". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Harris, Craig. "Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, charter-school millionaire, to retire from Arizona Legislature". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Mesa election heads to the finish line Tuesday". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Arizona Election Results".
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