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]
Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans had control of the Arizona Senate with 17 seats to Democrats' 13 seats.
Predictions
Overview
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| Party
|
Candidates
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Votes
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Seats
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| No.
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%
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Before
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After
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+/–
|
|
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Republican
|
25
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1,499,976
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50.46
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17
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16
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1
|
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Democratic
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25
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1,472,482
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49.54
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13
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14
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1
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| Total
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2,972,458
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100.00
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30
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30
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Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 28, 0.4% (gain)
- State Senate district 20, 4.6%
- State Senate district 17, 5.1%
- State Senate district 6, 9.4%
Retiring incumbents
Democrats
- District 2: Andrea Dalessandro was term-limited and ran for the Arizona House of Representatives.
- District 10: David Bradley retired.[3]
Republicans
- District 8: Frank Pratt retired to run for his old seat in the Arizona House of Representatives.
- District 12: Eddie Farnsworth retired.[4]
- District 16: David Farnsworth retired.[5]
Results
District 1
2020 Arizona's 1st Senate district election
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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Republican
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Karen Fann
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105,712
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72.5%
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|
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Democratic
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Gilbert Carillo
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40,063
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27.5%
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| Total votes
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145,775
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100%
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|
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Republican hold
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District 2
2020 Arizona's 2nd Senate district election
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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Democratic
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Rosanna Gabaldón
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52,333
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61.0%
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Republican
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Mark Workman
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33,463
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39.0%
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| Total votes
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85,796
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100%
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|
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Democratic hold
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District 3
2020 Arizona's 3rd Senate district election
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
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%
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|
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Democratic
|
Sally Ann Gonzales
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62,785
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100%
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| Total votes
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62,785
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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District 4
2020 Arizona's 4th Senate district election
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
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|
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Democratic
|
Lisa Otondo
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41,045
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56.2%
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|
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Republican
|
Travis Angry
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32,045
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43.8%
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| Total votes
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73,090
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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District 5
2020 Arizona's 5th Senate district election
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Sonny Borelli
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87,558
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99.2%
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| Total votes
|
87,558
|
99.2%
|
|
|
Republican hold
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District 6
Republican primary
Republican primary results[6]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
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%
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|
|
Republican
|
Wendy Rogers
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19,363
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59.19
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|
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Republican
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Sylvia Allen (incumbent)
|
13,349
|
40.81
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| Total votes
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32,712
|
100%
|
General election
2020 Arizona's 6th Senate district election
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Wendy Rogers
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67,379
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54.7%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Felicia French
|
55,833
|
45.3%
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| Total votes
|
123,212
|
100%
|
|
|
Republican hold
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District 7
2020 Arizona's 7th Senate district election
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Jamescity Peshlakai
|
62,824
|
100%
|
| Total votes
|
62,824
|
100%
|
|
|
Democratic hold
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District 8
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
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District 9
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
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
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District 11
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
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
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District 13
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
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
General election
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
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
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District 17
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
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
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
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
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
General election
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
General election
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
General election
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
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
General election
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
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
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
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
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
References
- ^ "Arizona State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (June 22, 2020). "Q&A with Senate Minority Leader David Bradley". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Craig. "Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, charter-school millionaire, to retire from Arizona Legislature". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Mesa election heads to the finish line Tuesday". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Arizona Election Results".
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