1986 Arizona Senate election
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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate 16 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Carl J. Kunasek | Alan Stephens | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 21st | 6th | Seats before | 18 | 12 | Seats after | 19 | 11 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | |
Senate President before election Stan Turley[1] Republican | Elected Senate President Carl J. Kunasek[2] Republican | |
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The 1986 Arizona Senate election was held on November 4, 1986. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 9, 1986.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.
Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 19 Republicans to 11 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Republicans.[4]
The newly elected senators served in the 38th Arizona State Legislature.
Retiring Incumbents
Democrats
- District 8: Ed C. Sawyer
- District 10: Luis Armando Gonzales
- District 23: Alfredo Gutierrez
Republican
- District 17: Anne Lindeman
- District 27: Juanita Harelson
- District 30: Stan Turley
Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections
Republican
- District 19: Bill Davis
Detailed Results
District 1
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John U. Hays (incumbent) | 10,984 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 10,984 | 100.00% |
District 2
District 3
District 4
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | A. V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) | 10,479 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 10,479 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | A. V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) | 20,268 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 20,268 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 5
District 6
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Alan J. Stephens (incumbent) | 7,151 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,151 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dave Blasco | 3,661 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,661 | 100.00% |
District 7
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ted Wilson | 2,767 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,767 | 100.00% |
District 8
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Steve J. Vukcevich | 6,897 | 61.10% |
| Democratic | Frank N. Peters | 4,391 | 38.90% |
Total votes | 11,288 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carol Lee Macdonald | 3,580 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,580 | 100.00% |
District 9
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Harold W. "Hal" Thomas | 6,042 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,042 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeffrey J. Hill (incumbent) | 5,366 | 67.45% |
| Republican | Gene Manring | 2,589 | 32.55% |
Total votes | 7,955 | 100.00% |
District 10
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jesus "Chuy" Higuera | 4,717 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,717 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jesus "Chuy" Higuera | 11,513 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 11,513 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 11
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jaime P. Gutierrez (incumbent) | 6,915 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,915 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jaime P. Gutierrez (incumbent) | 18,766 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 18,766 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 12
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John T. Mawhinney (incumbent) | 5,999 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,999 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John T. Mawhinney (incumbent) | 27,152 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 27,152 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 13
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Lunn (incumbent) | 6,585 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,585 | 100.00% |
District 14
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John P. "Jack" Fitzgerald | 5,828 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,828 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bill De Long (incumbent) | 6,021 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,021 | 100.00% |
District 15
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) | 9,081 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 9,081 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) | 23,895 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 23,895 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 16
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thelda M. Williams | 4,600 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,600 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wayne Stump (incumbent) | 4,184 | 50.31% |
| Republican | Ron Young | 3,648 | 43.86% |
| Republican | Stanley S. Sipiora | 485 | 5.83% |
Total votes | 8,317 | 100.00% |
District 17
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Patricia "Pat" Wright | 9,871 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 9,871 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Patricia "Pat" Wright | 23,299 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 23,299 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 18
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Beverly G. Davis | 4,708 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,708 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tony West (incumbent) | 9,807 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 9,807 | 100.00% |
District 19
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | David Eagle | 4,762 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,762 | 100.00% |
District 20
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wayne C. Church | 5,385 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,385 | 100.00% |
District 21
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | William "Bill" E. Hegarty | 4,227 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,227 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl J. Kunasek (incumbent) | 8,943 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 8,943 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl J. Kunasek (incumbent) | 19,002 | 64.05% |
| Democratic | William "Bill" E. Hegarty | 10,665 | 35.95% |
Total votes | 29,667 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 22
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Manuel "Lito" Peña Jr. (incumbent) | 4,614 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,614 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Joe Browning | 1,500 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,500 | 100.00% |
District 23
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mary K. Carr | 803 | 64.60% |
| Republican | Anthony Aleman Abril Jr. | 440 | 35.40% |
Total votes | 1,243 | 100.00% |
District 24
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Clifford Sherr | 4,265 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,265 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Pete Corpstein (incumbent) | 6,596 | 53.16% |
| Republican | Jeanne Herberger | 5,812 | 46.84% |
Total votes | 12,408 | 100.00% |
District 25
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jacque Steiner (incumbent) | 7,043 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,043 | 100.00% |
District 26
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Peter Kay (incumbent) | 6,435 | 59.79% |
| Republican | Jean L. Black | 4,328 | 40.21% |
Total votes | 10,763 | 100.00% |
District 27
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Victor Aronow | 4,527 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,527 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Doug Todd | 7,925 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,925 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Doug Todd | 19,714 | 64.66% |
| Democratic | Victor Aronow | 10,776 | 35.34% |
Total votes | 30,490 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 28
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert B. Usdane (incumbent) | 12,114 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 12,114 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert B. Usdane (incumbent) | 32,981 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 32,981 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 29
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack J. Taylor (incumbent) | 8,700 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 8,700 | 100.00% |
District 30
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James J. Sossaman | 11,227 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 11,227 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James J. Sossaman | 32,086 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 32,086 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
References
- ^ "1985, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Thirty-Seventh Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1987, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1986 State of Arizona, official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1986 State of Arizona, official canvass, general election,". Arizona Secretary of State.