2022 Arizona Senate election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona.

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

2022 Arizona Senate election

November 8, 2022
All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Karen Fann (retired) Rebecca Rios (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 7, 2019 January 11, 2021 Leader's seat 1st - Prescott 11th[a] - Phoenix Seats before 16 14 Seats after 16 14 Seat change Popular vote 1,258,896 1,045,625 Percentage 53.8% 44.7% Swing 3.3% 4.8%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
President of the Senate before election Karen Fann Republican Elected President of the Senate Warren Petersen Republican

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Likely R	May 19, 2022

Summary of results by Arizona State Legislative district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1st	Karen Fann†		Rep	Ken Bennett		Rep
2nd	Paul Boyer†[b]		Rep	Steve Kaiser		Rep
3rd	Michelle Ugenti-Rita†[c]		Rep	John Kavanagh		Rep
4th	Christine Marsh[d]		Dem	Christine Marsh		Dem
	Nancy Barto[e]		Rep
5th	Lela Alston[f]		Dem	Lela Alston		Dem
6th	Theresa Hatathlie[g]		Dem	Theresa Hatathlie		Dem
7th	Wendy Rogers[h]		Rep	Wendy Rogers		Rep
	Kelly Townsend[i]		Rep
8th	Juan Mendez[j]		Dem	Juan Mendez		Dem
9th	Tyler Pace[k]		Rep	Eva Burch		Dem
10th	New Seat			Dave Farnsworth		Rep
11th	Rebecca Rios†[l]		Dem	Catherine Miranda		Dem
12th	Sean Bowie†[m]		Dem	Mitzi Epstein		Dem
13th	J. D. Mesnard[n]		Rep	J. D. Mesnard		Rep
14th	Warren Petersen[o]		Rep	Warren Petersen		Rep
15th	New Seat			Jake Hoffman		Rep
16th	T. J. Shope[p]		Rep	T. J. Shope		Rep
17th	Vince Leach[q]		Rep	Justine Wadsack		Rep
18th	Victoria Steele†[r]		Dem	Priya Sundareshan		Dem
19th	David Gowan[s]		Rep	David Gowan		Rep
20th	Sally Ann Gonzales[t]		Dem	Sally Ann Gonzales		Dem
21st	Rosanna Gabaldón[u]		Dem	Rosanna Gabaldón		Dem
	Stephanie Stahl Hamilton†[v]		Dem
22nd	Lupe Contreras†[w]		Dem	Eva Diaz		Dem
23rd	Lisa Otondo†[x]		Dem	Brian Fernandez		Dem
24th	Martín Quezada†[y]		Dem	Anna Hernandez		Dem
25th	Sine Kerr[z]		Rep	Sine Kerr		Rep
26th	Raquel Terán[aa]		Dem	Raquel Terán		Dem
27th	New Seat			Anthony Kern		Rep
28th	David Livingston†[ab]		Rep	Frank Carroll		Rep
	Rick Gray†[ac]		Rep
29th	New Seat			Janae Shamp		Rep
30th	Sonny Borrelli[ad]		Rep	Sonny Borrelli		Rep

Overview

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	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%:

1. State Senate district 4, 0.96%
2. State Senate district 17, 2.48%
3. State Senate district 13, 3.46%
4. State Senate district 2, 3.68% (gain)
5. State Senate district 9, 4.94% (gain)
6. State Senate district 23, 7.32%

Retiring incumbents

Republicans

• District 1: Karen Fann retired.^[3]
• District 2: Paul Boyer^[ae] retired.^[4]
• District 3: Michelle Ugenti-Rita^[af] retired to run for Secretary of State.^[5]
• District 28: David Livingston^[ag] was term-limited and ran for the State House.^[6]
• District 28: Rick Gray^[ah] retired.^[3]

Democrats

• District 11: Rebecca Rios^[ai] retired.^[6]
• District 12: Sean Bowie^[aj] retired.^[3]
• District 18: Victoria Steele^[ak] retired.^[6]
• District 21: Stephanie Stahl Hamilton^[al] ran for the State House.^[6]
• District 22: Lupe Contreras^[am] was term-limited and ran for the State House.^[6]
• District 23: Lisa Otondo^[an] retired.^[6]
• District 24: Martín Quezada^[ao] was term-limited and ran for State Treasurer.^[7]

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

District 1

See also: Arizona's 1st legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Bennett	28,357	50.23
	Republican	Steve Zipperman	28,101	49.77
Total votes			56,458	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 1st Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Bennett	82,234	67.25
	Democratic	Mike Fogel	40,056	32.75
Total votes			122,290	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Arizona's 2nd legislative district

2022 Arizona's 2nd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Kaiser	41,623	51.84
	Democratic	Jeanne Casteen	38,666	48.16
Total votes			80,289	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Arizona's 3rd legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Kavanagh	27,391	51.46
	Republican	Jan Dubauskas	25,839	48.54
Total votes			53,230	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 3rd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Kavanagh	84,277	63.18
	Democratic	Thomas Dugger	49,115	36.82
Total votes			133,392	100%
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Arizona's 4th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 4th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Marsh (incumbent)	62,205	50.48
	Republican	Nancy Barto (incumbent)	61,016	49.52
Total votes			123,221	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Arizona's 5th legislative district

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lela Alston (incumbent)	15,607	56.85
	Democratic	Sarah Tyree	9,117	33.21
	Democratic	Al Jones	2,728	9.94
Total votes			27,452	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 5th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lela Alston (incumbent)	56,142	70.75
	Republican	Jeff Silvey	23,214	29.25
Total votes			79,356	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Arizona's 6th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 6th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theresa Hatathlie (incumbent)	58,829	100%
Total votes			58,829	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Arizona's 7th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendy Rogers (incumbent)	24,023	59.75
	Republican	Kelly Townsend (incumbent)	16,185	40.25
Total votes			40,208	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 7th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendy Rogers (incumbent)	63,019	63.62
	Democratic	Kyle Nitschke	36,030	36.38
Total votes			99,049	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Arizona's 8th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 8th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Mendez (incumbent)	42,669	62.72
	Republican	Roxana Holzapfel	25,366	37.28
Total votes			68,035	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: Arizona's 9th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Scantlebury	12,308	66.93
	Republican	Tyler Pace (incumbent)	6,081	33.07
Total votes			18,389	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 9th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eva Burch	32,808	52.47
	Republican	Robert Scantlebury	29,715	47.53
Total votes			62,523	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 10

See also: Arizona's 10th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Farnsworth	23,494	64.9
	Republican	Russell Bowers	12,705	35.1
Total votes			36,199	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 10th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Farnsworth	53,945	61.07
	Independent	Nick Fierro	34,382	38.93
Total votes			88,327	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 11

See also: Arizona's 11th legislative district

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Catherine Miranda	8,171	46.85
	Democratic	Junelle Cavero	4,729	27.12
	Democratic	Janelle Wood	4,540	26.03
Total votes			17,440	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 11th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Catherine Miranda	37,265	75.20
	Republican	Maryn Brannies	12,290	24.80
Total votes			49,555	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

See also: Arizona's 12th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Richardson	12,248	50.35
	Republican	Suzanne Sharer	12,078	49.65
Total votes			24,326	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 12th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mitzi Epstein	58,349	58.14
	Republican	David Richardson	42,008	41.86
Total votes			100,357	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

See also: Arizona's 13th legislative district

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindy Hans	12,075	63.88
	Democratic	Michael Morris	6,828	36.12
Total votes			18,903	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 13th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. D. Mesnard (incumbent)	48,590	51.73
	Democratic	Cindy Hans	45,340	48.27
Total votes			93,930	100%
	Republican hold

District 14

See also: Arizona's 14th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 14th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Petersen (incumbent)	64,591	100%
Total votes			64,591	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

See also: Arizona's 15th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 15th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake Hoffman	60,850	64.75
	Democratic	Alan Smith	33,120	35.25
Total votes			93,970	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 16

See also: Arizona's 16th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 16th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	T. J. Shope (incumbent)	41,057	55.71
	Democratic	Taylor Kerby	32,636	44.29
Total votes			73,693	100%
	Republican hold

District 17

See also: Arizona's 17th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justine Wadsack	16,329	40.93
	Republican	Vince Leach (incumbent)	14,161	35.49
	Republican	Robert Barr	9,407	23.58
Total votes			39,897	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 17th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justine Wadsack	63,501	51.24
	Democratic	Mike Nickerson	60,420	48.76
Total votes			123,921	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

See also: Arizona's 18th legislative district

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Priya Sundareshan	20,751	55.8
	Democratic	Morgan Abraham	16,439	44.2
Total votes			37,190	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 18th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Priya Sundareshan	67,343	62.22
	Republican	Stan Caine	40,896	37.78
Total votes			108,239	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

See also: Arizona's 19th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 19th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Gowan (incumbent)	67,200	100%
Total votes			67,200	100%
	Republican hold

District 20

See also: Arizona's 20th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 20th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Ann Gonzales (incumbent)	49,966	100%
Total votes			49,966	100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

See also: Arizona's 21st legislative district

2022 Arizona's 21st Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosanna Gabaldón (incumbent)	40,312	64.07
	Republican	Jim Cleveland	22,604	35.93
Total votes			62,916	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

See also: Arizona's 22nd legislative district

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diego Espinoza (disqualified)	6,224	52.64
	Democratic	Richard Andrade	5,600	47.36
Total votes			11,824	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 22nd Senate district election (write-in)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eva Diaz	6,629	58.97
	Republican	Steven Robinson	3,722	33.11
	Democratic	Steven Chapman	545	4.85
	Write-in	Other write-ins	345	3.07
Total votes			11,241	100%
	Democratic hold

District 23

See also: Arizona's 23rd legislative district

2022 Arizona's 23rd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Fernandez	29,175	53.66
	Republican	Gary Garcia Snyder	25,194	46.34
Total votes			54,369	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

See also: Arizona's 24th legislative district

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Hernandez	6,277	57.18
	Democratic	Cesar Chavez	4,700	42.82
Total votes			10,977	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 24th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Hernandez	25,984	100%
Total votes			25,984	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

See also: Arizona's 25th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 25th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sine Kerr (incumbent)	59,471	100%
Total votes			59,471	100%
	Republican hold

District 26

See also: Arizona's 26th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 26th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raquel Terán (incumbent)	25,583	100%
Total votes			25,583	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

See also: Arizona's 27th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Kern	17,335	67.63
	Republican	Jamie Kelly	8,297	32.37
Total votes			25,632	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 27th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Kern	43,719	55.14
	Democratic	Brittani Barraza	35,574	44.86
Total votes			79,293	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 28

See also: Arizona's 28th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Carroll	32,495	71.35
	Republican	Clair Van Steenwyk	13,045	28.65
Total votes			45,540	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 28th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Carroll	72,873	61.83
	Democratic	David Sandoval	44,982	38.17
Total votes			117,855	100%
	Republican hold

District 29

See also: Arizona's 29th legislative district

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janae Shamp	16,156	53.29
	Republican	Joanne Osborne	9,507	31.36
	Republican	Ryan Eldridge	4,655	15.35
Total votes			30,318	100%

General election

2022 Arizona's 29th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janae Shamp	51,466	58.97
	Democratic	David Raymer	35,812	41.03
Total votes			87,278	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 30

See also: Arizona's 30th legislative district

2022 Arizona's 30th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sonny Borrelli (incumbent)	73,780	100%
Total votes			73,780	100%
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Redistricted from the 27th district
2. Redistricted from the 20th district.
3. Redistricted from the 23rd district.
4. Redistricted from the 28th district.
5. Redistricted from the 15th district.
6. Redistricted from the 24th district.
7. Redistricted from the 7th district.
8. Redistricted from the 6th district.
9. Redistricted from the 16th district.
10. Redistricted from the 26th district.
11. Redistricted from the 25th district.
12. Redistricted from the 27th district.
13. Redistricted from the 18th district.
14. Redistricted from the 17th district.
15. Redistricted from the 12th district.
16. Redistricted from the 8th district.
17. Redistricted from the 11th district.
18. Redistricted from the 9th district.
19. Redistricted from the 14th district.
20. Redistricted from the 3rd district.
21. Redistricted from the 2nd district.
22. Redistricted from the 10th district.
23. Redistricted from the 19th district.
24. Redistricted from the 4th district.
25. Redistricted from the 29th district.
26. Redistricted from the 13th district.
27. Redistricted from the 30th district.
28. Redistricted from the 22nd district.
29. Redistricted from the 21st district.
30. Redistricted from the 5th district.
31. Redistricted from the 20th district
32. Redistricted from the 23rd district
33. Redistricted from the 22nd district
34. Redistricted from the 21st district
35. Redistricted from the 27th district
36. Redistricted from the 18th district
37. Redistricted from the 9th district
38. Redistricted from the 10th district
39. Redistricted from the 19th district
40. Redistricted from the 4th district
41. Redistricted from the 29th district

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