| Election Name: | 1990 Arizona Senate election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1988 Arizona Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1988 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1992 Arizona Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Leader1: | Peter Rios |
| Party1: | Arizona Democratic Party |
| Seats Before1: | 13 |
| Seats After1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Leader2: | Tom Patterson |
| Party2: | Arizona Republican Party |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Seats After2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Senate President | |
| Before Election: | Robert B. Usdane[1] |
| Before Party: | Arizona Republican Party |
| After Election: | Peter Rios[2] |
| After Party: | Arizona Democratic Party |
The 1990 Arizona Senate election was held on November 6, 1990. 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 11, 1990.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 17 seats over the Democrats' 13 seats.
Following the election, Democrats flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 17 Democrats to 13 Republicans, a net gain of four seats for Democrats.[4]
The newly elected senators served in the 40th Arizona State Legislature.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John U. Hays | Carol Springer | Rep Hold | |||||
| Tony Gabaldon | Dem | Karan English | Dem Hold | ||||
| James Henderson Jr. | James Henderson Jr. | Dem Hold | |||||
| A.V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem | A.V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem Hold | ||||
| Jones Osborn | Dem | Jim Buster | Rep Gain | ||||
| Alan J. Stephens | Dem | Alan J. Stephens | Dem Hold | ||||
| Peter Rios | Dem | Peter Rios | Dem Hold | ||||
| Gus Arzberger | Dem | Gus Arzberger | Dem Hold | ||||
| Jeffrey J. Hill | John E. Dougherty | Dem Gain | |||||
| Jesus "Chuy" Higuera | Dem | Jesus "Chuy" Higuera | Dem Hold | ||||
| Jaime P. Gutierrez | Dem | Jaime P. Gutierrez | Dem Hold | ||||
| John T. Mawhinney | Ann Day | Rep Hold | |||||
| David C. Bartlett | Dem | David C. Bartlett | Dem Hold | ||||
| William J. "Bill" DeLong | Cindy Resnick | Dem Gain | |||||
| Bob Denny | Bob Denny | Rep Hold | |||||
| Wayne Stump | Stan Furman | Dem Gain | |||||
| Patricia "Pat" Wright | Patricia "Pat" Wright | Rep Hold | |||||
| Leo Corbet | Nancy L. Hill | Dem Gain | |||||
| Jan Brewer | Jan Brewer | Rep Hold | |||||
| Lela Alston | Lela Alston | Dem Hold | |||||
| Jerry Gillespie | Matt Salmon | Rep Hold | |||||
| Manuel "Lito" Peña Jr. | Manuel "Lito" Peña Jr. | Dem Hold | |||||
| Carolyn Walker | Carolyn Walker | Dem Hold | |||||
| Pete Corpstein | John Greene | Rep Hold | |||||
| Jacque Steiner | Chuck Blanchard | Dem Gain | |||||
| Tom Patterson | Tom Patterson | Rep Hold | |||||
| Doug Todd | Doug Todd | Rep Hold | |||||
| Robert B. Usdane | Ed Phillips | Rep Hold | |||||
| Lester N. Pearce | Lester N. Pearce | Rep Hold | |||||
| James J. Sossaman | James J. Sossaman | Rep Hold | |||||
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