Elections in Arizona

Elections in Arizona are authorized under the Arizona State Constitution, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature.

In a 2020 study, Arizona was ranked as the 21st hardest state for citizens to vote in.

Presidential elections

Vote in ArizonaNational voteYearCandidateYearCandidate2024Donald Trump2024Donald Trump2020Joe Biden2020Joe Biden2016Donald Trump2016Donald Trump2012Mitt Romney2012Barack Obama2008John McCain2008Barack Obama2004George W. Bush2004George W. Bush2000George W. Bush2000George W. Bush1996Bill Clinton1996Bill Clinton1992George H. W. Bush1992Bill Clinton1988George H. W. Bush1988George H. W. Bush1984Ronald Reagan1984Ronald Reagan1980Ronald Reagan1980Ronald Reagan1976Gerald Ford1976Jimmy Carter1972Richard Nixon1972Richard Nixon1968Richard Nixon1968Richard Nixon1964Barry Goldwater1964Lyndon B. Johnson1960Richard Nixon1960John F. Kennedy1956Dwight D. Eisenhower1956Dwight D. Eisenhower1952Dwight D. Eisenhower1956Dwight D. Eisenhower1948Harry S. Truman1948Harry S. Truman1944Franklin D. Roosevelt1944Franklin D. Roosevelt1940Franklin D. Roosevelt1940Franklin D. Roosevelt1936Franklin D. Roosevelt1936Franklin D. Roosevelt1932Franklin D. Roosevelt1932Franklin D. Roosevelt1928Herbert Hoover1928Herbert Hoover1924Calvin Coolidge1924Calvin Coolidge1920Warren G. Harding1920Warren G. Harding1916Woodrow Wilson1916Woodrow Wilson1912Woodrow Wilson1912Woodrow Wilson

United States Senate elections

Before the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, United States senators were elected by state legislatures. Arizona's first two Senate elections, which took place in 1912, still featured popular elections, following which the state legislature unanimously elected their respective victories.

Class I (1916–Present) YearWinnerVotesPercentRunner-upVotesPercentOther notable candidatesVotesPercentNotes2018Kyrsten Sinema1,191,10050.0%Martha McSally1,135,20047.6%2012Jeff Flake1,104,45749.2%Richard Carmona1,036,54246.2%Marc J. Victor102,1094.6%2006Jon Kyl814,39853.3%Jim Pederson664,14143.5%2000Jon Kyl1,101,19679.3%William Toel109,2307.8%Vance Hansen108,9267.8%1994Jon Kyl600,99953.7%Sam Coppersmith442,51039.5%Scott Grainger75,4936.7%1988Dennis DeConcini660,40356.7%Keith DeGreen478,06041.1%1982Dennis DeConcini411,97056.9%Pete Dunn291,74940.3%1976Dennis DeConcini400,33454.0%Sam Steiger321,23643.3%1976Paul Fannin228,28456.0%Sam Grossman179,51244.0%1964Paul Fannin241,08951.4%Roy Elson227,71248.6%1958Barry Goldwater164,59356.1%Ernest McFarland129,03043.9%1952Barry Goldwater132,06351.3%Ernest McFarland125,33848.7%1946Ernest McFarland80,41569.2%Ward S. Powers35,02230.1%1940Ernest McFarland101,49571.6%Irving A. Jennings Sr.29,65728.0%1934Henry F. Ashurst67,64872.0%Joseph Edward Thompson24,07525.6%1928Henry F. Ashurst47,01354.2%Ralph H. Cameron39,65145.8%1922Henry F. Ashurst39,72265.0%James Harvey McClintock21,35835.0%1916Henry F. Ashurst29,87355.4%Joseph H. Kibbey21,26139.4%W.S. Bradford2,8275.2%

Class I (1912) YearWinnerPopular votesPercentElectoral VotesRunner-upPopular votesPercentElectoral votesOther notable candidatesPopular VotesPercentElectoral votesNotes1912Henry F. Ashurst10,87250.0%54Ralph H. Cameron9,64044.3%0E. Johnson1,2345.7%0

Class III (1914 - Present) YearWinnerVotesPercentRunner-upVotesPercentOther notable candidatesVotesPercentNotes2022Mark Kelly1,322,02751.4%Blake Masters1,196,30846.5%2020 (special)Mark Kelly1,716,46751.2%Martha McSally1,637,66148.8%McSally was appointed to this seat in 2019 to replace the retiring Jon Kyl, who was himself appointed in 2018 to replace the deceased John McCain.2016John McCain1,359,26753.7%Ann Kirkpatrick1,031,24540.8%Gary Swing138,6345.5%2010John McCain1,005,61559.1%Rodney Glassman592,01134.8%2004John McCain1,505,37276.7%Stuart Starky404,50720.6%1998John McCain696,57768.7%Ed Ranger275,22427.2%1992John McCain771,39555.8%Claire Sargent436,32131.6%Evan Mecham145,36110.5%1986John McCain521,85060.5%Richard Kimball340,96539.5%1980Barry Goldwater432,37149.5%Bill Schulz422,97248.4%1974Barry Goldwater320,39658.3%Jonathan Marshall229,52341.7%1968Barry Goldwater274,60757.2%Roy Elson205,33842.8%1962Carl Hayden199,21754.9%Evan Mecham163,33845.1%1956Carl Hayden170,81661.4%Ross F. Jones107,44738.6%1950Carl Hayden116,24662.8%Bruce Brockett68,84637.2%1944Carl Hayden90,33569.4%Fred Wildon Fickett Jr.39,89130.6%1938Carl Hayden82,71476.5%Burt H. Clingan25,37823.5%1932Carl Hayden74,31066.7%Ralph H. Cameron35,73732.1%1926Carl Hayden44,59158.3%Ralph H. Cameron31,84541.7%1920Ralph H. Cameron35,89355.2%Marcus A. Smith29,16944.8%1914Marcus A. Smith25,80053.2%Don Lorenzo Hubbell9,18318.9%Eugene W. Chafin7,29315.0%

Class III (1912) YearWinnerPopular votesPercentElectoral VotesRunner-upPopular votesPercentElectoral votesOther notable candidatesPopular VotesPercentElectoral votesNotes1912Marcus A. Smith10,59850.35%54Hoval A. Smith9,22843.85%0E.B. Simonton1,2215.80%0

United States House of Representatives elections

Gubernatorial elections Governors of Arizona are elected to a term of four years. Prior to a 1968 amendment to the state constitution, governors of Arizona served two-year terms.

1970 - Present YearWinnerVotesPercentRunner-upVotesPercentOther notable candidatesVotesPercentNotes2022Katie Hobbs1,287,89150.3%Kari Lake1,270,77449.7%2018Doug Ducey1,330,86356.0%David Garcia994,34141.8%2014Doug Ducey805,06253.4%Fred DuVal626,92141.6%2010Jan Brewer938,93454.3%Terry Goddard733,93542.4%Brewer ascended to the governorship after Janet Napolitano's resignation to become U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.2006Janet Napolitano959,83062.6%Len Munsil543,52835.4%2002Janet Napolitano566,28446.2%Matt Salmon554,46545.2%Richard Mahoney84,9476.9%1998Jane Dee Hull620,18860.9%Paul Johnson361,55235.5%1994Fife Symington593,49252.5%Eddie Basha500,70244.3%1991 (runoff)Fife Symington492,56952.4%Terry Goddard448,16847.6%Runoff necessitated because no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round1990Fife Symington523,98449.7%Terry Goddard519,69149.2%Max Hawkins (write-in)10,9831.0%Symington and Goddard advanced to runoff1986Evan Mecham343,91339.67%Carolyn Warner298,98634.49%Bill Schulz224,08525.85%1982Bruce Babbitt453,79562.5%Leo Corbet235,87732.5%Sam Steiger36,6495.1%1978Bruce Babbitt282,60552.5%Evan Mecham241,09344.8%1974Raúl Héctor Castro278,37550.4%Russell Williams273,67449.6%1970Jack Williams209,35550.9%Raúl Héctor Castro202,05349.1%

1911 - 1968 YearWinnerVotesPercentRunner-upVotesPercentOther notable candidatesVotesPercentNotes1968Jack Williams279,92357.8%Samuel Goddard204,07542.2%1966Jack Williams203,43853.8%Samuel Goddard174,90446.2%1964Samuel Goddard252,09853.2%Richard Kleindienst221,40446.8%1962Paul Fannin200,57854.8%Samuel Goddard165,26345.2%1960Paul Fannin235,50259.3%Lee Ackerman161,60540.7%1958Paul Fannin160,13655.1%Robert Morrison130,32944.9%1956Ernest McFarland171,84859.5%Horace B. Griffen116,74440.5%1954Ernest McFarland128,10452.5%John Howard Pyle115,86647.5%1952John Howard Pyle156,59260.16%Joe C. Haldiman103,69339.84%1950John Howard Pyle99,10950.77%Ana Frohmiller96,11849.23%1948Dan Edward Garvey104,00859.17%Bruce Brockett70,41940.06%1946Sidney Preston Osborn73,59560.10%Bruce Brockett48,86739.90%1944Sidney Preston Osborn100,22077.91%Jerrie W. Lee27,26121.9%1942Sidney Preston Osborn63,48472.48%Jerrie W. Lee23,56226.90%1940Sidney Preston Osborn97,60665.52%Jerrie W. Lee50,35833.81%1938Robert Taylor Jones80,35068.57%Jerrie W. Lee32,02227.33%1936Rawghlie Clement Stanford87,67870.68%Thomas Edward Campbell36,11429.11%1934Benjamin Baker Moeur61,35559.65%Thomas Maddock39,24238.15%1932Benjamin Baker Moeur75,31463.22%Jack Kinney42,20235.43%1930George W.P. Hunt48,87551.39%John Calhoun Phillips46,23148.61%1928John Calhoun Phillips47,82951.71%George W.P. Hunt44,55348.16%1926George W.P. Hunt39,97950.25%Elias S. Clark39,58049.75%1924George W.P. Hunt38,37250.53%Dwight B. Heard37,57149.47%1922George W.P. Hunt37,31054.94%Thomas E. Campbell30,59945.06%1920Thomas E. Campbell37,06054.15%Mit Simms31,38545.85%1918Thomas E. Campbell25,92749.9%Fred T. Colter25,58849.3%1916George W.P. Hunt28,09448.01%Thomas E. Campbell28,05147.94%Campbell was sworn in as governor on January 1, 1917, but Hunt declared the winner after recount and subsequently took office1914George W.P. Hunt25,22649.46%Ralph H. Cameron17,60234.51%George U. Young5,20610.20%1911George W.P. Hunt11,12351.46%Edmund W. Wells9,16642.41%P.W. Gallentine1,2475.77%

See also 2024 Arizona elections Women's suffrage in Arizona List of Arizona state legislatures

References

External links

(State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Arizona elections