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Not to be confused with 1974 United States Senate election in Arizona.

1974 Arizona Senate election
← 1972 November 5, 1974 1976 →
All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 12 18
Seats after 18 12
Seat change Increase6 Decrease6
Senate President before election

William C. Jacquin[1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Bob Stump[2]
Democratic

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The 1974 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 1974. 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 10, 1974.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.

Following the election, Democrats flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 18 Democrats to 12 Republicans.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 32nd Arizona State Legislature.

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

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Legislative District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome
1st Boyd Tenney Rep Boyd Tenney Rep Hold
2nd Tony Gabaldon Dem Tony Gabaldon Dem Hold
3rd Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. Dem Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. Dem Hold
4th A.V. "Bill" Hardt Dem A.V. "Bill" Hardt Dem Hold
5th Jones Osborn[a] Dem Jones Osborn[a] Dem Hold
6th Bob Stump Dem Bob Stump Dem Hold
7th William L. Swink Dem William L. Swink Dem Hold
8th Charles A. Awalt Dem Ed Sawyer Dem Hold
9th John C. Scott Ulm Dem Steve Davis Rep Gain
10th Sam Lena Dem Sam Lena Dem Hold
11th Frank J. Felix Dem Frank J. Felix Dem Hold
12th Douglas S. Holsclaw Rep Sue Dye Dem Gain
13th Scott Alexander Rep Morris Farr Dem Gain
14th William C. Jacquin Rep Lucy Davidson Dem Gain
15th S.H. "Hal" Runyan Rep S.H. "Hal" Runyan Rep Hold
16th Bob Strother Rep Marcia Weeks Dem Gain
17th Fred Koory Jr. Rep Fred Koory Jr. Rep Hold
18th Leo Corbet Rep Leo Corbet Rep Hold
19th Ray Rottas Rep Madelene Van Arsdell Dem Gain
20th Bess Stinson Rep Bill McCune Rep Hold
21st Howard S. Baldwin Rep James P. Walsh Dem Gain
22nd Manuel "Lito" Peña Dem Manuel "Lito" Peña Dem Hold
23rd Alfredo Gutierrez Dem Alfredo Gutierrez Dem Hold
24th Sandra Day O'Connor Rep John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. Rep Hold
25th Trudy Camping Rep Betty Morrison Dem Gain
26th John Roeder Rep John Roeder Rep Hold
27th James A. (Jim) Mack Rep James A. (Jim) Mack Rep Hold
28th David B. Kret Rep Bob Hungerford Rep Hold
29th D. Delos Ellsworth Rep Jack J. Taylor Rep Hold
30th Stan Turley Rep Stan Turley Rep Hold
  1. ^ a b Democratic Senator Harold C. Giss died April 15, 1973. Senator Giss was replaced by Jones Osborn effective April 28, 1973.[5]

Detailed 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

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. H. (Hank) Bisjak 5,562 100.00%
Total votes 5,562 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 6,308 100.00%
Total votes 6,308 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 13,469 56.80%
Democratic A. H. (Hank) Bisjak 10,242 43.20%
Total votes 23,711 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Gabaldon (incumbent) 5,356 100.00%
Total votes 5,356 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Gabaldon (incumbent) 15,327 100.00%
Total votes 15,327 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 3

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) 3,489 100.00%
Total votes 3,489 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) 12,598 100.00%
Total votes 12,598 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) 8,264 100.00%
Total votes 8,264 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) 13,447 100.00%
Total votes 13,447 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 5

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jones Osborn (incumbent) 4,577 100.00%
Total votes 4,577 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jones Osborn (incumbent) 10,046 100.00%
Total votes 10,046 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Stump (incumbent) 4,321 100.00%
Total votes 4,321 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Stump (incumbent) 8,695 100.00%
Total votes 8,695 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William L. Swink (incumbent) 3,561 54.41%
Democratic John N. Dore 2,984 45.59%
Total votes 6,545 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William L. Swink (incumbent) 10,932 100.00%
Total votes 10,932 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 8

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Sawyer 8,098 100.00%
Total votes 8,098 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Sawyer 15,219 100.00%
Total votes 15,219 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John (C) Scott Ulm (incumbent) 3,846 100.00%
Total votes 3,846 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen A. "Steve" Davis 2,643 100.00%
Total votes 2,643 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen A. "Steve" Davis 7,799 50.52%
Democratic John (C) Scott Ulm (incumbent) 7,639 49.48%
Total votes 15,438 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Lena (incumbent) 3,830 100.00%
Total votes 3,830 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Lena (incumbent) 9,170 100.00%
Total votes 9,170 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 11

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Felix (incumbent) 4,426 100.00%
Total votes 4,426 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Felix (incumbent) 11,732 100.00%
Total votes 11,732 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 12

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Dye 4,579 100.00%
Total votes 4,579 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Douglas S. Holsclaw (incumbent) 3,926 100.00%
Total votes 3,926 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Dye 11,173 50.94%
Republican Douglas S. Holsclaw (incumbent) 10,760 49.06%
Total votes 21,933 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morris Farr 3,607 56.87%
Democratic James J. DiPietro 1,640 25.86%
Democratic Norman D. Clark 1,096 17.28%
Total votes 6,343 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid 4,351 100.00%
Total votes 4,351 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morris Farr 11,772 54.21%
Republican H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid 9,944 45.79%
Total votes 21,716 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucy Davidson 4,602 74.19%
Democratic Henry "Hank" Kendrick 1,601 25.81%
Total votes 6,203 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles King 5,357 100.00%
Total votes 5,357 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucy Davidson 13,523 53.31%
Republican Charles King 11,842 46.69%
Total votes 25,365 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Wheeler 3,455 100.00%
Total votes 3,455 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) 5,446 100.00%
Total votes 5,446 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) 10,311 59.31%
Democratic Tom Wheeler 7,075 40.69%
Total votes 17,386 100.00%
Republican hold

District 16

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcia Weeks 3,574 63.12%
Democratic Clark Shelby 2,088 36.88%
Total votes 5,662 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Strother (incumbent) 5,756 100.00%
Total votes 5,756 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcia Weeks 12,023 53.30%
Republican Bob Strother (incumbent) 10,535 46.70%
Total votes 22,558 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Flaherty 4,134 100.00%
Total votes 4,134 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Koory, Jr. (incumbent) 7,512 100.00%
Total votes 7,512 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Koory, Jr. (incumbent) 15,174 61.95%
Democratic Tom Flaherty 9,318 38.05%
Total votes 24,492 100.00%
Republican hold

District 18

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic H. E. "Pat" Patterson 4,039 100.00%
Total votes 4,039 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leo Corbet (incumbent) 6,237 100.00%
Total votes 6,237 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leo Corbet (incumbent) 10,783 55.65%
Democratic H. E. "Pat" Patterson 8,594 44.35%
Total votes 19,377 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madelene Van Arsdell 2,998 64.25%
Democratic Al Hales 1,668 35.75%
Total votes 4,666 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Rottas (incumbent) 4,187 59.51%
Republican Michael Clarke 2,849 40.49%
Total votes 7,036 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madelene Van Arsdell 9,588 50.30%
Republican Ray Rottas (incumbent) 9,473 49.70%
Total votes 19,061 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 20

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne O. Earley 2,564 55.06%
Democratic Roland W. James 2,093 44.94%
Total votes 4,657 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill McCune 3,736 100.00%
Total votes 3,736 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill McCune 8,129 53.47%
Democratic Wayne O. Earley 7,074 46.53%
Total votes 15,203 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James P. Walsh 4,144 100.00%
Total votes 4,144 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard S. Baldwin (incumbent) 3,584 73.67%
Republican Art Meehan 1,281 26.33%
Total votes 4,865 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James P. Walsh 8,407 52.04%
Republican Howard S. Baldwin (incumbent) 7,747 47.96%
Total votes 16,154 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 22

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent) 3,920 100.00%
Total votes 3,920 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent) 7,836 100.00%
Total votes 7,836 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 23

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) 3,002 51.51%
Democratic Cloves C. Campbell 2,826 48.49%
Total votes 5,828 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) 6,695 100.00%
Total votes 6,695 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 24

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl G. Pettijohn 4,456 100.00%
Total votes 4,456 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. 9,170 100.00%
Total votes 9,170 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. 16,450 57.87%
Democratic Carl G. Pettijohn 11,969 42.11%
Independent James H. Waterhouse[a] 6 0.02%
Total votes 28,425 100.00%
Republican hold

District 25

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Morrison 3,280 65.84%
Democratic Archie C. Ryan 1,702 34.16%
Total votes 4,982 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudy Camping (incumbent) 2,605 61.57%
Republican Sandra Davies 1,626 38.43%
Total votes 4,231 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Morrison 8,159 52.90%
Republican Trudy Camping (incumbent) 7,265 47.10%
Total votes 15,424 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dr. John E. McNamara 2,155 53.13%
Democratic Art McBrayer 1,901 46.87%
Total votes 4,056 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Roeder (incumbent) 6,213 100.00%
Total votes 6,213 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Roeder (incumbent) 10,689 56.07%
Democratic Dr. John E. McNamara 8,376 43.93%
Total votes 19,065 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. L. "Clif" Harkins 4,529 100.00%
Total votes 4,529 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent) 5,757 100.00%
Total votes 5,757 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent) 12,382 55.30%
Democratic C. L. "Clif" Harkins 10,009 44.70%
Total votes 22,391 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

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Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Hungerford 5,283 68.22%
Republican Roseanne Carter 2,461 31.78%
Total votes 7,744 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Hungerford 14,930 100.00%
Total votes 14,930 100.00%
Republican hold

District 29

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruben R. Martinez 3,021 100.00%
Total votes 3,021 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack J. Taylor 5,842 100.00%
Total votes 5,842 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack J. Taylor 11,099 66.08%
Democratic Ruben R. Martinez 5,698 33.92%
Total votes 16,797 100.00%
Republican hold

District 30

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Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clifford L. Searcy 3,415 100.00%
Total votes 3,415 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stan Turley (incumbent) 4,386 68.95%
Republican Jim Phipps 1,975 31.05%
Total votes 6,361 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stan Turley (incumbent) 11,752 61.78%
Democratic Clifford L. Searcy 7,271 38.22%
Total votes 19,023 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ^ Write-in candidate.

References

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  1. ^ "Members of the 31st Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "Members of the 32nd Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "1974 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "1974 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  5. ^ "Harold C. Giss Biographical Information". Arizona Secretary of State.
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