Arizona State Senate elections, 2004

Elections for the Arizona State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 7, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

Qualifications

Article 4, Part 2, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution states: "No person shall be a member of the Legislature unless he shall be a citizen of the United States at the time of his election, nor unless he shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and shall have been a resident of Arizona at least three years and of the county from which he is elected at least one year before his election."

Campaign contributions

During the 2004 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $2,274,490. The top 10 contributors were:

2004 Donors, Arizona State Senate
Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$948,922
Vecchiarelli, Mary Jo	$27,359
Mead, Slade	$20,857
Arizona Association of Realtors	$11,742
Salt River Project	$8,250
Home Builders Association of Central Arizona	$5,780
Fennemore Craig	$5,540
Arizona Optometric Association	$5,440
Arizona Democratic Party	$5,008
Arizona Dental Association	$4,940

List of candidates

District 1

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Susan E. Friedman: 7,214 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Ken Bennett: 17,466 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Susan E. Friedman: 34,326

Ken Bennett: 50,727

District 2

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Albert Hale: 15,257 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Albert Hale: 47,591

District 3

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Ron Gould: 6,956 a
• Joe Hart: 5,314
• Bill Wagner: 5,199

November 2 General election candidates:

Ron Gould: 43,646

District 4

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Susan Burke: 9,791
• Jack W. Harper: 15,024 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jack W. Harper: 71,870

District 5

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Cameron Udall: 11,945 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Jake Flake: 10,604 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Cameron Udall: 27,516

Jake Flake: 33,767

District 6

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Marla Wing: 3,521 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Dean Martin: 11,441 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Marla Wing: 21,598

Dean Martin: 42,025

District 7

September 7 Democratic primary:

• John B. Vannucci: 3,508 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Jim Waring: 12,048 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John B. Vannucci: 22,814

Jim Waring: 46,335

District 8

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Stuart M. Turnansky: 4,132 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Carolyn S. Allen: 11,157 a
• Robert Ditchey: 7,664

Libertarian candidates:

• Orville Weyrich: 65 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Stuart M. Turnansky: 26,398

Carolyn S. Allen: 55,578

Orville Weyrich: 2,845

District 9

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Steve Poe: 6,677 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Robert Bob Burns: 16,324 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Poe: 27,601

Robert Bob Burns: 40,817

District 10

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Lydia Guzman: 3,987 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Linda Gray: 8,159 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lydia Guzman: 22,090

Linda Gray: 27,077

District 11

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Seth Apfel: 5,957 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Barbara Leff: 14,288 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Sean Nottingham: 110 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Seth Apfel: 28,364

Barbara Leff: 44,731

Sean Nottingham: 4,042

District 12

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Kathi Foster: 5,035 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Robert Blendu: 10,635 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kathi Foster: 31,700

Robert Blendu: 37,397

District 13

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Richard Miranda: 3,426 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Miranda: 20,417

District 14

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Bill Brotherton: 2,571 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bill Brotherton: 15,437

District 15

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Ken Cheuvront: 5,490 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Andrew Smigielski: 4,109 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ken Cheuvront: 24,436

Andrew Smigielski: 13,114

Bradley Cashman (Write-In): 4

District 16

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Linda Aguirre: 4,404 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Linda Aguirre: 26,078

District 17

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Harry Mitchell: 5,390 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Jesse J. Hernandez: 7,483 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Harry Mitchell: 35,541

Jesse J. Hernandez: 22,588

District 18

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Karen Johnson: 6,159 a
• Mary Jo Vecchiarelli: 5,435

November 2 General election candidates:

Karen Johnson: 32,732

District 19

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Marilyn Jarrett: 14,314 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Marilyn Jarrett: 55,630

District 20

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• John Huppenthal: 9,734 a
• Slade Mead: 6,471

September 7 Republican primary:

• Warren Severin (Write-In): 20 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Huppenthal: 49,770

Warren Severin: 15,917

District 21

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Jay Tibshraeny: 13,342 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jay Tibshraeny: 62,607

District 22

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Thayer Verschoor: 14,016 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thayer Verschoor: 67,677

District 23

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Robert Mitchell: 4,485
• Rebecca Rios: 5,362 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Rebecca Rios: 34,592

District 24

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Robert Cannell: 7,098 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian candidates:

• Rodney Martin: 85 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Cannell: 28,785

Rodney Martin: 5,955

District 25

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Marsha Arzberger: 10,505 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• L. E. Thompson: 8,368 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Marsha Arzberger: 31,514

L. E. Thompson: 24,680

District 26

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Toni Hellon: 15,093 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Toni Hellon: 64,303

District 27

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Jorge Luis Garcia: 4,307 a
• Jesús Romo: 3,349

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jorge Luis Garcia: 43,532

District 28

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Gabrielle Giffords: 9,754 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Charles H. Josephson: 8,064 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Mick Chvala: 123 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gabrielle Giffords: 43,911

Charles H. Josephson: 2,289

Mick Chvala: 22,254

District 29

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Victor Soltero: 5,590 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Bruce P. Murchison: 4,067 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Victor Soltero: 26,414

Bruce P. Murchison: 15,833

District 30

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Tim Bee: 19,111 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tim Bee: 71,018

See also

• Arizona State Senate
• Arizona State Legislature

External links

• Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2004 Primary Election Results
• Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2004 General Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Arizona State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Warren Petersen

Majority Leader:Janae Shamp

Minority Leader:Priya Sundareshan

Senators

District 1

Mark Finchem (R)

District 2

Shawnna Bolick (R)

District 3

John Kavanagh (R)

District 4

Carine Werner (R)

District 5

Lela Alston (D)

District 6

Theresa Hatathlie (D)

District 7

Wendy Rogers (R)

District 8

Lauren Kuby (D)

District 9

Kiana Sears (D)

District 10

David Farnsworth (R)

District 11

Catherine Miranda (D)

District 12

Denise Epstein (D)

District 13

Javan Mesnard (R)

District 14

Warren Petersen (R)

District 15

Jake Hoffman (R)

District 16

Thomas Shope (R)

District 17

Vince Leach (R)

District 18

Priya Sundareshan (D)

District 19

David Gowan (R)

District 20

Sally Gonzales (D)

District 21

Rosanna Gabaldón (D)

District 22

Eva Diaz (D)

District 23

Brian Fernandez (D)

District 24

Analise Ortiz (D)

District 25

Tim Dunn (R)

District 26

Flavio Bravo (D)

District 27

Kevin Payne (R)

District 28

Frank Carroll (R)

District 29

Janae Shamp (R)

District 30

Hildy Angius (R)

Republican Party (17)

Democratic Party (13)

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