2022 Arizona Senate election

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2022 Arizona Senate election

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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Rick Gray by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Rebecca Rios.jpg
Leader Rick Gray (retiring) Rebecca Rios
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 7, 2019 January 11, 2021
Leader's seat 21st district 27th district
Current seats 16 14
Seats needed Steady Increase 2

Incumbent President of the Senate

Karen Fann
Republican



The 2022 Arizona Senate election will be held on November 8, 2022. Voters will elect members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections are 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 will be the first elections affected by redistricting resulting from the 2020 United States census.

Overview[]

USA Arizona Senate 2021-2023.svg
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/–
Republican 16
Democratic 14
Total

Retiring incumbents[]

Democrats[]

  1. District 18: Sean Bowie is retiring.[2]
  2. District 19: Lupe Contreras is term-limited.
  3. District 29: Martín Quezada is term-limited and running for State Treasurer.[3]

Republicans[]

  1. District 1: Karen Fann is retiring.[2]
  2. District 16: Kelly Townsend is retiring to run for Arizona's 6th congressional district.
  3. District 20: Paul Boyer is retiring.[4]
  4. District 21: Rick Gray is retiring.[2]
  5. District 23: Michelle Ugenti-Rita is retiring to run for Secretary of State.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Arizona State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia.
  2. ^ a b c Duda, Jeremy (November 1, 2021). "Karen Fann will retire from the legislature after 2022". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Martillaro, Isabella (September 30, 2021). "State Sen. Martín Quezada is the first Democrat to enter race for Arizona treasurer". Arizona Republic.
  4. ^ Stephenson, Hank (November 23, 2021). "Paul Boyer is done with the Arizona Legislature". Arizona Agenda. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Oxford, Andrew (May 27, 2021). "GOP state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita announces bid for Arizona secretary of state". AZCentral.


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