The 2020 Arizona Senate elections took place as part of the
biennial 2020
United States elections
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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
The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms w ...
, 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
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Republicans
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had control of the Arizona Senate with 17 seats to
Democrats' 13 seats.
Overview
Predictions
Summary
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
Five incumbent senators are not seeking re-election in 2020, leaving five open seats.
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Andrea Dalessandro (D–
Green Valley), representing District 2 since 2014, is term limited and running for a seat in the
Arizona House of Representatives
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Frank Pratt (R–
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), representing District 8 since 2017, is running to retake his seat in the Arizona House of Representatives.
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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.
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Eddie Farnsworth
Eddie Farnsworth (born May 4, 1961) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona State House of Representatives and Arizona State Senate. Farnsworth previously served in the House consecutively from January 10, 2011 u ...
(R–
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), representing District 12 since 2018, announced his intention to retire from the Legislature in August 2019.
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David Farnsworth
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(R–
Mesa), representing District 16 since 2013, will not be seeking re-election.
See also
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2020 Arizona House of Representatives election
The 2020 Arizona House of Representatives election was held on November 3, 2020. Voters in each of Arizona's 30 legislative districts elected two state representatives to the Arizona House of Representatives. The election coincided with the ele ...
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2020 United States elections
The 2020 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Democratic presidential nominee, former vice president Joe Biden, defeated incumbent Republican president Donald Trump in the presidential election. Despite losing seats ...
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2020 Arizona Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Arizona Democratic presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as one of three contests on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, while the con ...
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2020 United States Senate election in Arizona
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Arizona Senate
The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms w ...
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Elections in Arizona
Elections in Arizona are authorized under the Arizona State Constitution, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature.
In a 2020 study, Arizona was ranked as the 21st hardest state for citizens to vote in.
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References
External links
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Arizona Senate elections
Arizona Senate
The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms w ...