Arizona State Senate elections, 2010

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	Arizona State Senate elections, 2010
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	Arizona State Senate

Elections for Arizona State Senator were held on November 2, 2010. All 30 districts were on the ballot. In this election, the Republican majority increased from 60% to 70%.

The signature filing deadline was May 26, 2010, and the primary election was August 24, 2010.

In Arizona, senators serve two-year terms with a four consecutive term limit.

The incumbent senator ran for re-election in 15 of the 30 state senate seats that were up for election in 2010 (50%).

See also: Arizona State Senate and State senate elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Arizona State Senate:

Arizona State Senate
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	12	9
	Republican Party	18	21
Total		30	30

Term limits

See also: State legislatures with term limits

As of 2010, Arizona's legislature was one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Arizona Term Limits Initiative, Proposition 107 in 1992. Proposition 107 says that an Arizona State Senator can serve no more than 4 terms (8 years) in office.

In the 2010 state senate elections, ten senators who were first elected in 2002 (four Democrats and six Republicans) were unable to run due to term limits. They were:

Democrats (4):

Republicans (6):

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Arizona in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	84	$2,954,711
2008	60	$3,185,493
2006	65	$2,571,504
2004	58	$2,274,490
2002	73	$2,149,412

In 2010, candidates running for the state senate received a total of $2,954,711 in campaign contributions. Their top contributors were:^[2]

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$751,935
Davis, Rich	$36,230
Konopnicki, William	$33,140
Kohner, Shawn	$26,132
Kohner, Stephen	$25,050
Downing, Theodore	$24,450
Arizona Association of Realtors	$19,424
Cox Communications	$17,490
Bundgaard, Scott	$15,000
Arizona Medical Association	$10.580

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

2010 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

One incumbent (6.67%), Democrat Linda Lopez, ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.

Primary challenges

Five incumbents faced competition in the August 24 primary. One incumbent, Republican David Braswell, lost to his challenger, Lori Klein. The following four incumbents (1 Democrat, 3 Republican) won their primaries:

District 5: Incumbent Republican Sylvia Allen
District 12: Incumbent Republican John Nelson
District 16: Incumbent Democrat Leah Landrum-Taylor
District 30: Incumbent Republican Frank Antenori

Retiring incumbents

Five incumbent representatives were eligible but did not run for re-election, while 15 of the eligible incumbents (75%) ran for re-election. The remaining ten incumbents termed out in 2010. Of the five incumbents who did not seek re-election, two were Democrats and three were Republicans.

Incumbents who retired were:

District 7: Incumbent Republican Ed Bunch
District 14: Incumbent Democrat Debbie McCune-Davis
District 17: Incumbent Democrat Meg Burton Cahill
District 19: Incumbent Republican Chuck Gray
District 20: Incumbent Republican John Huppenthal

Term limited incumbents

The following 10 incumbents reached their term limit.

Democrats (4)

Republicans (6):

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."

List of candidates

District 1

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Bob Donahue 10,111 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Steve Pierce 28,604 a Incumbent Pierce was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Donahue 28,463

Steve Pierce 52,458

District 2

August 24 Democratic primary result:

August 24 GOP primary result:

No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jack C. Jackson, Jr. 37,722

Note: Incumbent Albert Hale (D) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election. However, he is ran for the Arizona House of Representatives District 2.

District 3

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Beth Weisser 3,963 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Ron Gould 16,814 a Incumbent Gould was first elected in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Beth Weisser 16,073

Ron Gould 40,777

District 4

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Sue Dolphin 11,291 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Tony Bouie 6,893
Scott Bundgaard 21,338 a
Shawn Kohner 7,342

November 2 General election candidates:

Sue Dolphin 31,500

Scott Bundgaard 68,202

Note: Incumbent Jack Harper (R) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 5

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Elaine Bohlmeyer 7,806 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Sylvia Allen 10,461 a Incumbent Allen was first appointed in June of 2008.)
Bill Konopnicki 8,512

November 2 General election candidates:

Elaine Bohlmeyer 18,270

Sylvia Allen 37,330

District 6

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Pat Flickner 6,220 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

David Braswell 8,324 Incumbent Braswell was first appointed to fill the vacancy created by Pamela Gorman's resignation in 2010.
Lori Klein 10,846 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Pat Flickner 19,190

Lori Klein 38,999

District 7

Partisan dominance in state senates heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Eric Shelley 6,383 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Ray Barnes 6,985
Nancy Barto 9,795 a
Brad Buch 1,401
Bob Green 3,015

August 24 Libertarian primary result:

Dennis G. Grenier (Write-in) 3

November 2 General election candidates:

Eric Shelley 20,441

Nancy Barto 41,849

Note: Incumbent Ed Bunch (R) was eligible but did not run for re-election.

District 8

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Stuart Turnansky 7,436 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Michele Reagan 24,953 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Stuart Turnansky 22,570

Michele Reagan 52,532

Note: Incumbent Carolyn Allen (R) reached her term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 9

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Sheri Van Horsen 8,367 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Rick Murphy 18,072 a

August 24 Libertarian primary result:

Michael Patti 81 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sheri Van Horsen 20,215

Rick Murphy 32,895

Michael Patti 2,920

Note: Incumbent Robert Burns (R) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 10

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Justin Johnson 5,514 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Linda Gray 10,447 a Incumbent Gray was first elected in 2004.

August 24 Green Party primary result:

Christopher Campbell (Write-in) 1
Gail Ginger (Write-in) 0

November 2 General election candidates:

Justin Johnson 16,012

Linda Gray 20,341

District 11

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Rita Dickinson 9,740 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Rich Davis 9,055
Adam Driggs 11,005 a
Andrew Smigielski 2,634

November 2 General election candidates:

Rita Dickinson 26,916

Adam Driggs 37,458

Note: Incumbent Barbara Leff (R) reached her term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 12

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Tyler Kissell 9,177 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

John Nelson 11,545 a Incumbent Nelson was first elected in 2009.
Eve Nunez 3,592
Clark Silver 5,251

Libertarian candidate:

Michael White 103 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tyler Kissell 27,559

John Nelson 41,379

Michael White 3,769

District 13

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Steve Gallardo 4,991 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Martha Garcia Garcia withdrew before the primary and did not appear on the ballot.^[3]

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Gallardo 17,087

Note: Incumbent Richard Miranda (D) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 14

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Robert Meza 3,779 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Meza 12,326

Note: Incumbent Debbie McCune-Davis (D) was eligible but did not run for re-election.

District 15

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Kyrsten Sinema 6,584 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Bob Thomas 4,889 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kyrsten Sinema 18,013

Bob Thomas 10,663

Note: Incumbent Ken Cheuvront (D) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 16

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Victor Jett Contreras 3,681
Leah Landrum-Taylor 5,101 a Incumbent Landrum-Taylor was first elected in 2006.

August 24 GOP primary result:

No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Leah Landrum-Taylor 25,731

District 17

August 24 Democratic primary result:

David Schapira 7,268 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Wendy Rogers 9,427 a

August 24 Libertarian primary result:

Garrett Chartier-Dickie 94 a

August 24 Green Party primary result:

Grand Pa Goshorn (Write-in) 4 a

November 2 General election candidates:

David Schapira 21,783

Wendy Rogers 18,827

Garrett Chartier-Dickie 1,277

Grand Pa Goshorn 784

Note: Incumbent Meg Burton Cahill (D) was eligible but did not run for re-election.

District 18

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Robert Hernandez McDonald, Jr. 1,818
Andrew Sherwood 1,897 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Russell Pearce 9,359 a Incumbent Pearce has represented the 18th District since 2008.

August 24 Libertarian primary result:

Andrea Garcia 52 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrew Sherwood 10,663

Russell Pearce 17,552

Andrea Garcia 2,808

District 19

August 24 Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

August 24 GOP primary result:

Rich Crandall 12,865 a
James Molina 8,539

August 24 Libertarian primary result:

William Munsil (Write-in) 17 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Rich Crandall 43,557

William Munsil 10,935

Note: Incumbent Chuck Gray (R) was eligible but did not run for re-election.

District 20

August 24 Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

August 24 GOP primary result:

John McComish 15,060 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John McComish 39,105

Note: Incumbent John Huppenthal (R) was eligible but did not run for re-election.

District 21

August 24 Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

August 24 GOP primary result:

Steven B. Yarbrough 22,080 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Steven B. Yarbrough 54,339

Note: Incumbent Jay Tibshraeny (R) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 22

August 24 Democratic primary result:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

August 24 GOP primary result:

Andy Biggs 23,353 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Andy Biggs 59,933

Note: Incumbent Thayer Verschoor (R) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 23

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Rebecca Rios 10,491 a Incumbent Rios was first elected in 2004.

August 24 GOP primary result:

Matt Byers 3,736
Steve Smith 10,818 a

August 24 Green Party primary result:

Matthew Shusta (Write-in) 5

November 2 General election candidates:

Rebecca Rios 30,361

Steve Smith 34,568

District 24

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Amanda Aguirre 5,077 a Incumbent Aguirre was first elected in 2006.

August 24 GOP primary result:

Don Shooter (Write-in) 1,599 a

August 24 Libertarian primary result:

Jack Kretzer 31 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Amanda Aguirre 16,140

Don Shooter 18,334

Jack Kretzer 1,510

District 25

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Manuel Alvarez 10,449 a Incumbent Alvarez was first elected in 2008.

August 24 GOP primary result:

Gail Griffin 9,165 a
Craig Smith 5,356

November 2 General election candidates:

Manuel Alvarez 24,074

Gail Griffin 29,830

District 26

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Cheryl Cage 13,959 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Albert Melvin 22,574 a Incumbent Melvin was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Cheryl Cage 37,477

Albert Melvin 43,918

District 27

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Olivia Cajero Bedford 12,125 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Olivia Cajero Bedford 33,456

Note: Incumbent Jorge Luis Garcia (D) reached his term limit and did not run for re-election.

District 28

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Paula Aboud 14,619 a Incumbent Aboud was first elected in 2006.

August 24 GOP primary result:

Greg Krino (Write-in) 1,085 a

Independent candidates:

Dave Ewoldt a
Ted Downing a

November 2 General election candidates:

Paula Aboud 31,331

Greg Krino 18,092

Dave Ewoldt 1,645

Ted Downing 3,475

District 29

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Linda Lopez 8,945 a Incumbent Lopez was first elected in 2008.

August 24 GOP primary result:

No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Linda Lopez 27,486

District 30

August 24 Democratic primary result:

Todd Camenisch 14,139 a

August 24 GOP primary result:

Frank Antenori 21,557 a Incumbent Antenori was first appointed in March 2, 2010 to replace Jonathan Paton.
Marian Ann McClure 10,779

November 2 General election candidates:

Todd Camenisch 36,911

Frank Antenori 56,198

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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

Vacant

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 (12)

Vacancies (1)

[1] Follow the Money, Arizona

[2] Follow the Money: "Arizona 2010 Senate Campaign Contributions"

[3] Garcia drops out of senate race

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Arizona State Senate elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

Majority control

Term limits

Campaign contributions

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

Primary challenges

Retiring incumbents

Term limited incumbents

Qualifications

List of candidates

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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