2016 Arizona Senate election explained

2016 Arizona Senate election should not be confused with 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona.

Election Name:	2016 Arizona Senate election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Arizona Senate election
Previous Year:	2014
Election Date:	November 8, 2016
Next Election:	2018 Arizona Senate election
Next Year:	2018
Seats For Election:	All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
Majority Seats:	16
Image1:	Andy Biggs by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
Leader1:	Andy Biggs (retired)
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	12th
Last Election1:	17
Seats Before1:	18
Seats After1:	17
Seat Change1:	1
Leader2:	Katie Hobbs
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	24th
Last Election2:	13
Seats Before2:	12
Seats After2:	13
Seat Change2:	1
Map Size:	250px
Senate President
Before Election:	Andy Biggs^[1]
Before Party:	Arizona Republican Party
After Election:	Steve Yarbrough^[2] ^[3]
After Party:	Arizona Republican Party

The 2016 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. 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 August 30, 2016.^[4]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats. Note that, following the 2014 Arizona Senate election, Republicans held only 17 seats; however, Senator Carlyle Begay switched parties during his term in office, which increased Republicans from 17 to 18 in the Arizona Senate by election day in 2016.

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Democrats.^[5]

The newly elected senators served in the 53rd Arizona State Legislature.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

District 4: Lynne Pancrazi
District 26: Andrew Sherwood

Republicans

District 1: Steve Pierce
District 5: Sue Donahue
District 7: Carlyle W. Begay
District 12: Andy Biggs
District 13: Don Shooter
District 28: Adam Driggs

Incumbent Defeated in Primary Elections

Republican

District 18: Jeff Dial

Incumbent Defeated in General Elections

Democrat

District 8: Barbara McGuire

District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
	Steve Pierce		Karen Fann	Rep Hold
	Andrea Dalessandro	Dem	Andrea Dalessandro	Dem Hold
	Olivia Cajero Bedford	Dem	Olivia Cajero Bedford	Dem Hold
	Lynne Pancrazi	Dem	Lisa Otondo	Dem Hold
	Sue Donahue		Sonny Borrelli	Rep Hold
	Sylvia Tenney Allen		Sylvia Tenney Allen	Rep Hold
	Carlyle W. Begay		Jamescita Peshlakai		Dem Gain
	Barbara McGuire	Dem	Frank Pratt		Rep Gain
	Steve Farley	Dem	Steve Farley	Dem Hold
	David Bradley	Dem	David Bradley	Dem Hold
	Steve Smith		Steve Smith	Rep Hold
	Andy Biggs	Rep	Warren Petersen	Rep Hold
	Don Shooter	Rep	Steve Montenegro	Rep Hold
	Gail Griffin	Rep	Gail Griffin	Rep Hold
	Nancy Barto	Rep	Nancy Barto	Rep Hold
	David Christian Farnsworth	Rep	David Christian Farnsworth	Rep Hold
	Steve Yarbrough	Rep	Steve Yarbrough	Rep Hold
	Jeff Dial		Sean Bowie		Dem Gain
	Lupe Chavira Contreras	Dem	Lupe Chavira Contreras	Dem Hold
	Kimberly Yee		Kimberly Yee	Rep Hold
	Debbie Lesko		Debbie Lesko	Rep Hold
	Judy Burges		Judy Burges	Rep Hold
	John Kavanagh		John Kavanagh	Rep Hold
	Katie Hobbs	Dem	Katie Hobbs	Dem Hold
	Bob Worsley		Bob Worsley	Rep Hold
	Andrew Sherwood	Dem	Juan Jose Mendez	Dem Hold
	Catherine Miranda		Catherine Miranda	Dem Hold
	Adam Driggs		Kate Brophy McGee	Rep Hold
29th	Martín Quezada		Martín Quezada	Dem Hold
	Robert Meza		Robert Meza	Dem Hold

Detailed Results

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