2022 Arizona Senate election explained

2022 Arizona Senate election should not be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona.

See also: 2022 United States state legislative elections and 2022 Arizona elections.

Election Name:	2022 Arizona Senate election
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Arizona Senate election
Previous Year:	2020
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Next Election:	2024 Arizona Senate election
Next Year:	2024
Seats For Election:	All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
Majority Seats:	16
Image1:	File:Karen Fann by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Leader1:	Karen Fann (retired)
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leader Since1:	January 7, 2019
Leaders Seat1:	1st - Prescott
Seats Before1:	16
Seats After1:	16
Popular Vote1:	1,258,896
Percentage1:	53.8%
Swing1:	3.3%
Leader2:	Rebecca Rios (retired)
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leader Since2:	January 11, 2021
Leaders Seat2:	11th - Phoenix
Seats Before2:	14
Seats After2:	14
Popular Vote2:	1,045,625
Percentage2:	44.7%
Swing2:	4.8%
President of the Senate
Before Election:	Karen Fann
Before Party:	Arizona Republican Party
After Election:	Warren Petersen
After Party:	Arizona Republican Party

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.

Summary of results by Arizona State Legislative district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
	Karen Fann†		Rep	Ken Bennett		Rep
	Paul Boyer†		Rep	Steve Kaiser		Rep
	Michelle Ugenti-Rita†		Rep	John Kavanagh		Rep
	Christine Marsh		Dem	Christine Marsh		Dem
	Nancy Barto		Rep
	Lela Alston		Dem	Lela Alston		Dem
	Theresa Hatathlie		Dem	Theresa Hatathlie		Dem
	Wendy Rogers		Rep	Wendy Rogers		Rep
	Kelly Townsend		Rep
	Juan Mendez		Dem	Juan Mendez		Dem
	Tyler Pace		Rep	Eva Burch		Dem
	New Seat	Dave Farnsworth		Rep
	Rebecca Rios†		Dem	Catherine Miranda		Dem
	Sean Bowie†		Dem	Mitzi Epstein		Dem
	J. D. Mesnard		Rep	J. D. Mesnard		Rep
	Warren Petersen		Rep	Warren Petersen		Rep
	New Seat	Jake Hoffman		Rep
	T. J. Shope		Rep	T. J. Shope		Rep
	Vince Leach		Rep	Justine Wadsack		Rep
	Victoria Steele†		Dem	Priya Sundareshan		Dem
	David Gowan		Rep	David Gowan		Rep
	Sally Ann Gonzales		Dem	Sally Ann Gonzales		Dem
	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem
	Stephanie Stahl Hamilton†		Dem
	Lupe Contreras†		Dem	Eva Diaz		Dem
	Lisa Otondo†		Dem	Brian Fernandez		Dem
	Martín Quezada†		Dem	Anna Hernandez		Dem
	Sine Kerr		Rep	Sine Kerr		Rep
	Raquel Terán		Dem	Raquel Terán		Dem
	New Seat	Anthony Kern		Rep
	David Livingston†		Rep	Frank Carroll		Rep
	Rick Gray†		Rep
	New Seat	Janae Shamp		Rep
	Sonny Borrelli		Rep	Sonny Borrelli		Rep

Overview

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
				%	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

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Retiring incumbents

Republicans

• District 1: Karen Fann retired.
• District 2

Paul Boyer retired.^[3]

• District 3: Michelle Ugenti-Rita retired to run for Secretary of State.^[4]
• District 28

David Livingston was term-limited and ran for the State House.^[5]

• District 28

Rick Gray retired.

Democrats

• District 11: Rebecca Rios retired.^[5]
• District 12: Sean Bowie retired.^[6]
• District 18: Victoria Steele retired.^[5]
• District 21: Stephanie Stahl Hamilton ran for the State House.^[5]
• District 22: Lupe Contreras was term-limited and ran for the State House.^[5]
• District 23: Lisa Otondo retired.^[5]
• District 24: Martín Quezada was term-limited and ran for State Treasurer.^[7]

Results

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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30

District 1

See also: Arizona's 1st legislative district.

General election

District 2

See also: Arizona's 2nd legislative district.

District 3

See also: Arizona's 3rd legislative district.

General election

District 4

See also: Arizona's 4th legislative district.

District 5

See also: Arizona's 5th legislative district.

General election

District 6

See also: Arizona's 6th legislative district.

District 7

See also: Arizona's 7th legislative district.

General election

District 8

See also: Arizona's 8th legislative district.

District 9

See also: Arizona's 9th legislative district.

General election

District 10

See also: Arizona's 10th legislative district.

General election

District 11

See also: Arizona's 11th legislative district.

General election

District 12

See also: Arizona's 12th legislative district.

General election

District 13

See also: Arizona's 13th legislative district.

General election

District 14

See also: Arizona's 14th legislative district.

District 15

See also: Arizona's 15th legislative district.

District 16

See also: Arizona's 16th legislative district.

District 17

See also: Arizona's 17th legislative district.

General election

District 18

See also: Arizona's 18th legislative district.

General election

District 19

See also: Arizona's 19th legislative district.

District 20

See also: Arizona's 20th legislative district.

District 21

See also: Arizona's 21st legislative district.

District 22

See also: Arizona's 22nd legislative district.

General election

District 23

See also: Arizona's 23rd legislative district.

District 24

See also: Arizona's 24th legislative district.

General election

District 25

See also: Arizona's 25th legislative district.

District 26

See also: Arizona's 26th legislative district.

District 27

See also: Arizona's 27th legislative district.

General election

District 28

See also: Arizona's 28th legislative district.

General election

District 29

See also: Arizona's 29th legislative district.

General election

District 30

See also: Arizona's 30th legislative district.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arizona State Senate elections, 2022 . .
2. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
3. Web site: Stephenson. Hank. 2021-11-23. Paul Boyer is done with the Arizona Legislature. 2022-01-17. Arizona Agenda.
4. Web site: GOP state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita announces bid for Arizona secretary of state . Andrew . Oxford . May 27, 2021 . AZCentral .
5. Web site: Stern . Ray . 2022 elections: Here's who is running in significant — and dramatic — races at the Arizona Legislature . 2022-04-13 . The Arizona Republic . en-US.
6. Web site: Duda. Jeremy. November 1, 2021. Karen Fann will retire from the legislature after 2022. 2022-01-14. Arizona Mirror. en-US.
7. Web site: State Sen. Martín Quezada is the first Democrat to enter race for Arizona treasurer . Isabella . Martillaro . September 30, 2021 . Arizona Republic .