1976 Arizona Senate election should not be confused with 1976 United States Senate election in Arizona.
| Election Name: | 1976 Arizona Senate election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Arizona Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1978 Arizona Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Party1: | Arizona Democratic Party |
| Seats Before1: | 18 |
| Seats After1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Arizona Republican Party |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Senate President | |
| Before Election: | Bob Stump[1] |
| Before Party: | Arizona Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Ed C. Sawyer[2] |
| After Party: | Arizona Democratic Party |
The 1976 Arizona Senate election was held on November 2, 1976. 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 held on September 7, 1976.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a majority of 18 seats over the Republicans' 12 seats.
Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber with 16 Democrats to 14 Republicans, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.[4]
The newly elected senators served in the 33rd Arizona State Legislature.
| Legislative District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Tenney | Rep | Boyd Tenney | Rep Hold | ||||
| Tony Gabaldon | Dem | Lewis J. McDonald | Dem Hold | ||||
| Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. | Dem | Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. | Dem Hold | ||||
| A.V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem | A.V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem Hold | ||||
| Jones Osborn | Dem | Jones Osborn | Dem Hold | ||||
| Bob Stump | Dem | Polly Getzwiller | Dem Hold | ||||
| William L. Swink | Dem | William L. Swink | Dem Hold | ||||
| Ed Sawyer | Dem | Ed Sawyer | Dem Hold | ||||
| Steve Davis | Rep | John J. Hutton | Dem Gain | ||||
| Sam Lena | Dem | Tom Moore | Dem Hold | ||||
| Frank J. Felix | Dem | Frank J. Felix | Dem Hold | ||||
| Sue Dye | Dem | Sue Dye | Dem Hold | ||||
| Morris Farr | Dem | Morris Farr | Dem Hold | ||||
| Lucy Davidson | Dem | Jim Kolbe | Rep Gain | ||||
| S.H. "Hal" Runyan | Rep | S.H. "Hal" Runyan | Rep Hold | ||||
| Marcia Weeks | Dem | Marcia Weeks | Dem Hold | ||||
| Fred Koory, Jr. | Rep | Anne Lindeman | Rep Hold | ||||
| Leo Corbet | Rep | Leo Corbet | Rep Hold | ||||
| Madelene Van Arsdell | Dem | Ray Rottas | Rep Gain | ||||
| Bill McCune | Rep | Lela Alston | Dem Gain | ||||
| James P. Walsh | Dem | Timothy D. Hayes | Rep Gain | ||||
| Manuel "Lito" Peña | Dem | Manuel "Lito" Peña | Dem Hold | ||||
| Alfredo Gutierrez | Dem | Alfredo Gutierrez | Dem Hold | ||||
| John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. | Rep | John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. | Rep Hold | ||||
| Betty Morrison | Dem | Trudy Camping | Rep Gain | ||||
| John Roeder | Rep | Rod J. McMullin | Rep Hold | ||||
| James A. (Jim) Mack | Rep | James A. (Jim) Mack | Rep Hold | ||||
| Bob Hungerford | Rep | Robert B. Usdane | Rep Hold | ||||
| Jack J. Taylor | Rep | Jack J. Taylor | Rep Hold | ||||
| Stan Turley | Rep | Stan Turley | Rep Hold | ||||
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