2000Final results
2000 election for Arizona Legislative District 2
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
John Verkamp (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Rita Johnson (D) by 5.8 points.
John VerkampRepublican · winner
52.9%30,570
Rita JohnsonDemocrat
47.1%27,207
57,777 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET