2020 Arizona Senate election

2020 Arizona Senate election
All 30 seats in the Arizona Senate; 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority Leader before election; Rick Gray; Republican	Elected Majority Leader ; Rick Gray; Republican

The 2020 Arizona Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Arizona voters will elect state senators in all of the state's 30 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Arizona Senate, with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on August 4, 2020, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.

Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans had control of the Arizona Senate with 17 seats to Democrats' 13 seats.

Overview[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Before Election	17	13	30	0
After Election	16	14	30	0
Change	1	1

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Tossup	October 21, 2020

Summary[]

District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
1st	Karen Fann	Rep	Karen Fann	Rep
2nd	Andrea Dalessandro^[a]	Dem	Rosanna Gabaldon	Dem
3rd	Sally Ann Gonzales	Dem	Sally Ann Gonzales^[b]	Dem
4th	Lisa Otondo	Dem	Lisa Otondo	Dem
5th	Sonny Borrelli	Rep	Sonny Borrelli^[b]	Rep
6th	Sylvia Allen	Rep	Wendy Rogers	Rep
7th	Jamescita Peshlakai	Dem	Jamescita Peshlakai^[b]	Dem
8th	Frank Pratt^[a]	Rep	T.J. Shope	Rep
9th	Victoria Steele	Dem	Victoria Steele^[b]	Dem
10th	David Bradley^[a]	Dem	Kirsten Engel	Dem
11th	Vince Leach	Rep	Vince Leach	Rep
12th	Eddie Farnsworth^[a]	Rep	Warren Petersen	Rep
13th	Sine Kerr	Rep	Sine Kerr^[b]	Rep
14th	David Gowan	Rep	David Gowan	Rep
15th	Heather Carter	Rep	Nancy Barto	Rep
16th	Dave Farnsworth^[a]	Rep	Kelly Townsend^[b]	Rep
17th	J. D. Mesnard	Rep	J. D. Mesnard	Rep
18th	Sean Bowie	Dem	Sean Bowie	Dem
19th	Lupe Contreras	Dem	Lupe Contreras	Dem
20th	Paul Boyer	Rep	Paul Boyer	Rep
21st	Rick Gray	Rep	Rick Gray	Rep
22nd	David Livingston	Rep	David Livingston	Rep
23rd	Michelle Ugenti-Rita	Rep	Michelle Ugenti-Rita	Rep
24th	Lela Alston	Dem	Lela Alston	Dem
25th	Tyler Pace	Rep	Tyler Pace	Rep
26th	Juan Mendez	Dem	Juan Mendez	Dem
27th	Rebecca Rios	Dem	Rebecca Rios	Dem
28th	Kate Brophy McGee	Rep	Christine Marsh	Dem
29th	Martín Quezada	Dem	Martín Quezada	Dem
30th	Tony Navarrete	Dem	Tony Navarrete	Dem

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Not seeking reelection, therefore this seat is open.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Did not face opposition in the general election.

Closest races[]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

State Senate district 28, 0.42% (gain)
State Senate district 20, 4.64%
State Senate district 17, 5.14%
State Senate district 6, 9.38%

Results[]

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

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District 1[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karen Fann	105,712	72.52%
	Democratic	Gilbert Carillo	40,063	27.48%
Total votes			145,775	100%
	Republican hold

District 2[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosanna Gabaldón	52,333	61.00%
	Republican	Mark Workman	33,463	39.00%
Total votes			85,796	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Ann Gonzales	62,785	100%
Total votes			62,785	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Otondo	41,045	56.16%
	Republican	Travis Angry	32,045	43.84%
Total votes			73,090	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sonny Borelli	87,558	99.15%
Total votes			87,558	99.15%
	Republican hold

District 6[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendy Rogers	67,379	54.69%
	Democratic	Felicia French	55,833	45.31%
Total votes			123,212	100%
	Republican hold

District 7[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamescity Peshlakai	62,824	100%
Total votes			62,824	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas "T.J." Shope	50,639	58.47%
	Democratic	Barbara McGuire	35,963	41.53%
Total votes			86,602	100%
	Republican hold

District 9[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victoria Steele	83,482	100%
Total votes			83,482	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristen Engel	67,320	58.69%
	Republican	Justine Wadsack	47,394	41.31%
Total votes			114,714	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Venden "Vince" Leach	72,563	54.40%
	Democratic	JoAnna Mendoza	60,818	45.60%
Total votes			133,381	100%
	Republican hold

District 12[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Peterson	96,149	61.63%
	Democratic	Lynsey Robinson	59,852	38.37%
Total votes			156,001	100%
	Republican hold

District 13[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sine Kerr	93,388	99.79%
Total votes			93,388	99.79%
	Democratic hold

District 14[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Gowan	67,229	63.39%
	Democratic	Bob Karb	38,829	36.61%
Total votes			106,058	100%
	Republican hold

District 15[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Barto	91,249	98.55%
Total votes			91,249	98.55%
	Republican hold

District 16[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Townsend	94,913	96.81%
Total votes			94,913	96.81%
	Republican hold

District 17[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J.D. Mesnard	67,889	52.52%
	Democratic	Ajlan "A.J." Kurdoglu	61,363	47.48%
Total votes			129,252	100%
	Republican hold

District 18[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Bowie	75,013	58.11%
	Republican	Suzanne Sharer	54,066	41.89%
Total votes			129,079	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lupe Contreras Chavira	53,794	100%
Total votes			53,794	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Boyer	52,734	52.32%
	Democratic	Douglas Ervin	48,059	47.68%
Total votes			100,793	100%
	Republican hold

District 21[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Gray	75,864	100%
Total votes			75,864	100%
	Republican hold

District 22[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Livingston	97,386	63.63%
	Democratic	Sarah Tyree	55,653	36.37%
Total votes			153,039	100%
	Republican hold

District 23[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle Ugenti-Rita	89,677	59.07%
	Democratic	Seth Blattman	62,115	40.92%
Total votes			151,792	100%
	Republican hold

District 24[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lela Alston	66,719	70.89%
	Republican	Ray Michaels	27,402	29.11%
Total votes			94,121	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tyler Pace	70,046	61.18%
	Democratic	Paul Weigel	44,443	38.82%
Total votes			114,489	100%
	Republican hold

District 26[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Mendez	49,806	67.13%
	Republican	Jae Chin	24,385	32.87%
Total votes			74,191	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Rios	57,027	76.94%
	Republican	Garland Shreves	17,087	23.06%
Total votes			74,114	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Marsh	60,339	50.21%
	Republican	Kate McGee Brophy	59,842	49.79%
Total votes			120,181	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 29[]

Arizona 2020 Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martín J. Quezada	41,272	70.44%
	Republican	John Wilson	17,305	29.53%
Total votes			58,577	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30[]

2020 Arizona Senate Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete	42,344	100%
Total votes			42,344	100%
	Democratic hold

Outgoing incumbents[]

Retiring[]

Five incumbent senators are not seeking re-election in 2020, leaving five open seats.

Andrea Dalessandro (D–Green Valley), representing District 2 since 2014, is term limited and running for a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives.^[3]
Frank Pratt (R–Casa Grande), representing District 8 since 2017, is running to retake his seat in the Arizona House of Representatives.^{[citation needed]}
David Bradley (D–Tucson), representing District 10 since 2013 and serving as Minority Leader since 2019, has announced that he is not seeking re-election.^[4]
Eddie Farnsworth (R–Gilbert), representing District 12 since 2018, announced his intention to retire from the Legislature in August 2019.^[5]
David Farnsworth (R–Mesa), representing District 16 since 2013, will not be seeking re-election.^[6]

References[]

^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "Arizona 2020 Certified Election Results".
^ "Incumbents lead big in Democratic LD2 House race". Nogales International. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Shumway, Julia (22 June 2020). "Q&A with Senate Minority Leader David Bradley". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Harris, Craig. "Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, charter-school millionaire, to retire from Arizona Legislature". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Mesa election heads to the finish line Tuesday". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links[]

National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Arizona 2019 & 2020 Elections", Followthemoney.org

[outgoing-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Not seeking reelection, therefore this seat is open.

[unopposed-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Did not face opposition in the general election.

[cook-october-1] "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[4] "Arizona 2020 Certified Election Results".

[5] "Incumbents lead big in Democratic LD2 House race". Nogales International. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[6] Shumway, Julia (22 June 2020). "Q&A with Senate Minority Leader David Bradley". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[7] Harris, Craig. "Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, charter-school millionaire, to retire from Arizona Legislature". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[8] "Mesa election heads to the finish line Tuesday". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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