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Arizona State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Arizona Legislative District 27

A district of about 243,000 people, 28% Hispanic, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+10.6 relative to the nation for president.

Kevin Payne (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Flipped in 2026Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 30 seats

Every Arizona State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+10.619th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican16th seat · the majority lineDistrict 27

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222026
Arizona State SenateR+10.3D+6.1

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Arizona Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 30 seats. Small marks are other seats in Arizona. The black marker is District 27.

Adults with a bachelor's degree29% 45th pct · 17th of 30 in AZ

Lower than 55% of seats.

White adults without a degree43% 79th pct · 7th of 30 in AZ

Higher than 79% of seats.

Hispanic residents28% 55th pct · 14th of 30 in AZ

Higher than 55% of seats.

Black residents4% 52nd pct · 15th of 30 in AZ

Higher than 52% of seats.

Asian residents4% 72nd pct · 9th of 30 in AZ

Higher than 72% of seats.

People per square mile4,093 86th pct · 5th of 30 in AZ

Denser than 86% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 29
27% Hispanic · 30% college gradsR+17.2Held RDistrict 2
24% Hispanic · 35% college gradsR+4.6Flipped DDistrict 10
31% college gradsR+21.0Held RDistrict 9
37% Hispanic · 28% college gradsD+3.9Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Kyle Clayton (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 6.1
  2. Kevin Payne (R)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 92.4
  3. Anthony Kern (R)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 10.3

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)