1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Arizona election results
Every race on Arizona's ballot in the 1996 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races67
Changed party1
Unopposed30%20 races
Incumbents defeated2
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Bill Clinton (D) | 2.2 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ-1 | Matt Salmon (R) | 20.4 | |
| AZ-2 | Ed Pastor (D) | 34.3 | |
| AZ-3 | Robert Stump (R) | 33.0 | |
| AZ-4 | John Shadegg (R) | 33.6 | |
| AZ-5 | James Kolbe (R) | 42.8 | |
| AZ-6 | J. D. Hayworth (R) | 1.0 |
Arizona State Senate
D 12 · R 18 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Carol Springer (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | John F. Wettaw (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-3 | James Henderson Jr. (D) | 50.4 | |
| LD-4 | Jack A. Brown (D) | 8.9 | |
| LD-5 | Pat Conner (R) | 32.3 | |
| LD-6 | John Huppenthal (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-7 | Peter Rios (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-8 | Gus Arzberger (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-9 | Keith A. Bee (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Victor Soltero (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-11 | Elaine Richardson (D) | 33.3 | |
| LD-12 | Ann Day (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-13 | George Cunningham (D) | 17.8 | Flipped |
| LD-14 | Ruth Solomon (D) | 26.5 | |
| LD-15 | Edward J. Cirillo (R) | 24.5 | |
| LD-16 | John Kaites (R) | 19.5 | |
| LD-17 | Brenda Burns (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-18 | Marc Spitzer (R) | 29.2 | |
| LD-19 | Scott Bundgaard (R) | 28.8 | |
| LD-20 | Mary Hartley (D) | 22.6 | |
| LD-21 | Russell Wesley Bowers (R) | 50.3 | |
| LD-22 | Joe Eddie Lopez (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-23 | Sandra Kennedy (D) | 58.9 | |
| LD-24 | Sue Grace (R) | 31.8 | |
| LD-25 | Chris Cummiskey (D) | 21.1 | |
| LD-26 | Tom Patterson (R) | 28.7 | |
| LD-27 | Gary Richardson (R) | 17.5 | |
| LD-28 | Randall Gnant (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | David Peterson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Tom Freestone (R) | 38.7 |
Arizona House of Representatives
D 22 · R 38
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Sue Lynch · Don Aldridge (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | John Verkamp · Joe Hart (R) | 27.2 | |
| LD-3 | Benjamin Hanley · Jack C. Jackson Sr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-4 | Jake Flake · Debra L. Brimhall (R) | 1.6 | |
| LD-5 | Robert J. McLendon · James R. Carruthers (DEM) | 11.4 | |
| LD-6 | Lori S. Daniels · Richard Kyle (R) | 2.5 | |
| LD-7 | Rebecca Rios · Harry R. Clark (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-8 | Paul Newman · Gail Griffin (DEM) | 0.5 | |
| LD-9 | Louann Preble · Bill McGibbon (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Sally Gonzales · Ramon O. Valadez (D) | 12.8 | |
| LD-11 | Debora Norris · Carmine Cardamone (D) | 15.4 | |
| LD-12 | Winifred Hershberger · Dan Schottel (R) | 3.0 | |
| LD-13 | Andy Nichols · Brian R. Fagin (D) | 2.2 | |
| LD-14 | Marion L. Pickens · Herschella Horton (D) | 3.5 | |
| LD-15 | Jerry Overton · Ned King (R) | 10.6 | |
| LD-16 | Linda Gray · James Weiers (R) | 3.4 | |
| LD-17 | Robert Burns · Jean McGrath (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-18 | Susan Gerard · Barry Wong (R) | 15.5 | |
| LD-19 | Roberta Voss · David L. Eberhart (R) | 34.4 | |
| LD-20 | Kathi Foster · Elise Salinger (D) | 3.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-21 | Marilyn Jarrett · Dean Cooley (R) | 7.2 | |
| LD-22 | Art Hamilton · John A. Loredo (D) | 13.0 | |
| LD-23 | Linda G. Aguirre · David Armstead (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-24 | Barbara Leff · Tom Horne (R) | 13.0 | |
| LD-25 | Ken Cheuvront · Christine Weason (D) | 4.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Robin Shaw · Tom Smith (R) | 8.5 | |
| LD-27 | Laura Knaperek · Mike Gardner (R) | 5.5 | |
| LD-28 | Carolyn S. Allen · Wesley Marsh (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Mark Anderson · Paul Mortensen (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Karen S. Johnson · Jeff Groscost (R) | 5.5 |
Arizona
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab