The 1970 Arizona Senate election was held on November 3, 1970. Voters elected all 30 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms. The 1970 election ushered in the restructuring of the Arizona Legislature to its current format. There are 30 electoral districts across the state, each district electing a single state senator and two state representatives.
Primary elections were held on September 8, 1970.
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 17 seats over the 13 seats held by Democrats.
Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber and expanded their majority to 18 Republicans to 12 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Republicans.
The newly elected senators served in the 30th Arizona State Legislature.
Retiring Incumbents Democrats District 3: Frank L. Crosby Republicans District 7-E: Kenneth C. Cardella District 8-A: James F. Holley District 8-L: Christopher T. "Chris" Johnson District 8-M: Terry Jones District 8-O: Dan Halacy
Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections Democrats District 3: William "Bill" Huso District 8: James A. "Jim" Elliott Republican District 19: Bob Wilcox District 23: Somers White District 25: Mike Farren District 30: William S. (Bill) Porter
Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District Old District Incumbent Party New District Elected Senator Outcome 1st Boyd Tenney Rep 1st Boyd Tenney Rep Hold2nd James A. "Jim" Elliott Dem2ndThomas M. "Tommy" Knoles Jr.Dem Hold James F. McNulty Jr. Dem3rd William "Bill" Huso Dem3rdRoy PalmerRep Gain Frank L. Crosby Dem 4th Thomas M. "Tommy" Knoles Jr. Dem 4th John W. McLaughlin Dem Hold5th E. B. "Blodie" Thode Dem5thHarold C. GissDem Hold A. V. "Bill" Hardt Dem 6th Harold C. Giss Dem 6th E. B. "Blodie" Thode Dem Hold 7-A Joe Castillo Dem 7th A. V. "Bill" Hardt Dem Hold 7-B F. T. "Limie" Gibbings Dem 8th Charles Awalt Dem Hold 7-C Sam Lena Dem 9th James F. McNulty Jr. Dem Hold 7-D Douglas S. Holsclaw Rep 10th Joe CastilloDem Gain 7-E Kenneth C. Cardella Rep 11th F. T. "Limie" GibbingsDem Gain 7-F William C. Jacquin Rep 12th Sam LenaDem Gain 8-A James F. Holley Rep 13th Douglas S. Holsclaw Rep Hold 8-B William S. (Bill) Porter Rep 14th Scott Alexander Rep Hold 8-C John B. Conlan Rep 15th William C. Jacquin Rep Hold 8-D David B. Kret Rep 16th Fred Koory Jr. Rep Hold 8-E Sandra Day O'Connor Rep 17th Ray A. Goetze Rep Hold 8-F Mike Farren Rep 18th Joe Shaughnessy Jr. Rep Hold 8-G Cloves C. Campbell Dem 19th Ray RottasRep Gain 8-H Howard S. Baldwin Rep 20th Sandra Day O'Connor Rep Hold 8-I Somers White Rep 21st John B. Conlan Rep Hold 8-J Bob Wilcox Rep 22nd Bess B. Stinson Rep Hold 8-K Ray A. Goetze Rep 23rd Leo Corbet Rep Hold 8-L Christopher T. "Chris" Johnson Rep 24th Howard S. Baldwin Rep Hold 8-M Terry Jones Rep 25th Trudy Camping Rep Hold 8-N Bob Stump Dem 26th David B. KretRep Gain 8-O Dan Halacy Rep 27th Bob StumpDem Gain New Seat 28th Cloves C. CampbellDem Gain New Seat 29th James A. MackRep Gain New Seat 30th D. Delos EllsworthRep 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__NOTOC__
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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
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