1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Arizona State Senate election results, district by district
Every Arizona State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 12 · R 18
Races30
Changed party1
Unopposed40%12 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 12 · R 18
| 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 State Senate
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