Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona.
See also: 2022 United States state legislative elections and 2022 Arizona elections
The 2022 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 2022. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were scheduled for August 2, 2022.[ 1]
Prior to the elections, the Republican Party held a narrow majority over the Democratic Party, controlling 16 seats to their 14 seats. These were the first elections affected by redistricting resulting from the 2020 United States census.
Predictions [ edit ]
Source
Ranking
As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[ 2]
Likely R
May 19, 2022
Summary of results by Arizona State Legislative district [ edit ]
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
District
Incumbent
Party
Elected Senator
Party
1st
Karen Fann†
Rep
Ken Bennett
Rep
2nd
Paul Boyer†[ b]
Rep
Steve Kaiser
Rep
3rd
Michelle Ugenti-Rita†[ c]
Rep
John Kavanagh
Rep
4th
Christine Marsh[ d]
Dem
Christine Marsh
Dem
Nancy Barto[ e]
Rep
5th
Lela Alston[ f]
Dem
Lela Alston
Dem
6th
Theresa Hatathlie[ g]
Dem
Theresa Hatathlie
Dem
7th
Wendy Rogers[ h]
Rep
Wendy Rogers
Rep
Kelly Townsend[ i]
Rep
8th
Juan Mendez[ j]
Dem
Juan Mendez
Dem
9th
Tyler Pace[ k]
Rep
Eva Burch
Dem
10th
New Seat
Dave Farnsworth
Rep
11th
Rebecca Rios†[ l]
Dem
Catherine Miranda
Dem
12th
Sean Bowie†[ m]
Dem
Mitzi Epstein
Dem
13th
J. D. Mesnard[ n]
Rep
J. D. Mesnard
Rep
14th
Warren Petersen[ o]
Rep
Warren Petersen
Rep
15th
New Seat
Jake Hoffman
Rep
16th
T. J. Shope[ p]
Rep
T. J. Shope
Rep
17th
Vince Leach[ q]
Rep
Justine Wadsack
Rep
18th
Victoria Steele†[ r]
Dem
Priya Sundareshan
Dem
19th
David Gowan[ s]
Rep
David Gowan
Rep
20th
Sally Ann Gonzales[ t]
Dem
Sally Ann Gonzales
Dem
21st
Rosanna Gabaldón[ u]
Dem
Rosanna Gabaldón
Dem
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton†[ v]
Dem
22nd
Lupe Contreras†[ w]
Dem
Eva Diaz
Dem
23rd
Lisa Otondo†[ x]
Dem
Brian Fernandez
Dem
24th
Martín Quezada†[ y]
Dem
Anna Hernandez
Dem
25th
Sine Kerr[ z]
Rep
Sine Kerr
Rep
26th
Raquel Terán[ aa]
Dem
Raquel Terán
Dem
27th
New Seat
Anthony Kern
Rep
28th
David Livingston†[ ab]
Rep
Frank Carroll
Rep
Rick Gray†[ ac]
Rep
29th
New Seat
Janae Shamp
Rep
30th
Sonny Borrelli[ ad]
Rep
Sonny Borrelli
Rep
Overview [ edit ]
Party
Candidates
Votes
Seats
No.
%
Before
After
+/–
Republican
25
1,258,896
53.81
16
16
Democratic
25
1,045,625
44.71
14
14
Independent
2
34,482
1.48
0
0
Total
2,338,503
100.00
30
30
Closest races [ edit ]
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
State Senate district 4, 0.96%
State Senate district 17, 2.48%
State Senate district 13, 3.46%
State Senate district 2, 3.68% (gain)
State Senate district 9, 4.94% (gain)
State Senate district 23, 7.32%
Retiring incumbents [ edit ]
Republicans [ edit ]
District 1: Karen Fann retired.[ 3]
District 2: Paul Boyer[ ae] retired.[ 4]
District 3: Michelle Ugenti-Rita[ af] retired to run for Secretary of State.[ 5]
District 28: David Livingston[ ag] was term-limited and ran for the State House.[ 6]
District 28: Rick Gray[ ah] retired.[ 3]
Democrats [ edit ]
District 11: Rebecca Rios[ ai] retired.[ 6]
District 12: Sean Bowie[ aj] retired.[ 3]
District 18: Victoria Steele[ ak] retired.[ 6]
District 21: Stephanie Stahl Hamilton[ al] ran for the State House.[ 6]
District 22: Lupe Contreras[ am] was term-limited and ran for the State House.[ 6]
District 23: Lisa Otondo[ an] retired.[ 6]
District 24: Martín Quezada[ ao] was term-limited and ran for State Treasurer.[ 7]
Results [ edit ]
District 1 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 1st legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 2 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 2nd legislative district
District 3 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 3rd legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 4 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 4th legislative district
District 5 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 5th legislative district
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 6 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 6th legislative district
District 7 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 7th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 8 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 8th legislative district
District 9 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 9th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 10 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 10th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 11 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 11th legislative district
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 12 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 12th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 13 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 13th legislative district
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 14 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 14th legislative district
District 15 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 15th legislative district
District 16 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 16th legislative district
District 17 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 17th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 18 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 18th legislative district
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 19 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 19th legislative district
District 20 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 20th legislative district
District 21 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 21st legislative district
District 22 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 22nd legislative district
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 23 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 23rd legislative district
District 24 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 24th legislative district
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 25 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 25th legislative district
District 26 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 26th legislative district
District 27 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 27th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 28 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 28th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 29 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 29th legislative district
Republican primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
District 30 [ edit ]
See also: Arizona's 30th legislative district
Notes [ edit ]
^ Redistricted from the 27th district
^ Redistricted from the 20th district.
^ Redistricted from the 23rd district.
^ Redistricted from the 28th district.
^ Redistricted from the 15th district.
^ Redistricted from the 24th district.
^ Redistricted from the 7th district.
^ Redistricted from the 6th district.
^ Redistricted from the 16th district.
^ Redistricted from the 26th district.
^ Redistricted from the 25th district.
^ Redistricted from the 27th district.
^ Redistricted from the 18th district.
^ Redistricted from the 17th district.
^ Redistricted from the 12th district.
^ Redistricted from the 8th district.
^ Redistricted from the 11th district.
^ Redistricted from the 9th district.
^ Redistricted from the 14th district.
^ Redistricted from the 3rd district.
^ Redistricted from the 2nd district.
^ Redistricted from the 10th district.
^ Redistricted from the 19th district.
^ Redistricted from the 4th district.
^ Redistricted from the 29th district.
^ Redistricted from the 13th district.
^ Redistricted from the 30th district.
^ Redistricted from the 22nd district.
^ Redistricted from the 21st district.
^ Redistricted from the 5th district.
^ Redistricted from the 20th district
^ Redistricted from the 23rd district
^ Redistricted from the 22nd district
^ Redistricted from the 21st district
^ Redistricted from the 27th district
^ Redistricted from the 18th district
^ Redistricted from the 9th district
^ Redistricted from the 10th district
^ Redistricted from the 19th district
^ Redistricted from the 4th district
^ Redistricted from the 29th district
References [ edit ]
^ "Arizona State Senate elections, 2022" . Ballotpedia .
^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ a b c Duda, Jeremy (November 1, 2021). "Karen Fann will retire from the legislature after 2022" . Arizona Mirror . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ Stephenson, Hank (November 23, 2021). "Paul Boyer is done with the Arizona Legislature" . Arizona Agenda . Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^ Oxford, Andrew (May 27, 2021). "GOP state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita announces bid for Arizona secretary of state" . AZCentral .
^ a b c d e f Stern, Ray. "2022 elections: Here's who is running in significant — and dramatic — races at the Arizona Legislature" . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
^ Martillaro, Isabella (September 30, 2021). "State Sen. Martín Quezada is the first Democrat to enter race for Arizona treasurer" . Arizona Republic .
^ "Arizona Election Results" .
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