2002 Arizona Senate election

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2002 Arizona Senate election
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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ken Bennett Jack A. Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 1st 5th
Seats before 15 15
Seats after 17 13
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Senate President before election

Randall Gnant[1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Ken Bennett[2]
Republican

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The 2002 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 2002. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. These were the first elections following the 2000 redistricting cycle, which moved many incumbents into new districts. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2002.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Senate was evenly divided between the Republicans and Democrats in a 15-to-15 tie.

Following the election, Republicans took unitary control of the chamber with 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 46th Arizona State Legislature.

Retiring Incumbents[edit]

Democrats[edit]

  1. District 11: Elaine Richardson
  2. District 13: Virginia Yrun
  3. District 14: Ruth Solomon
  4. District 20: Mary Hartley
  5. District 22: Joe Eddie Lopez
  6. District 25: Chris Cummiskey
  7. District 30: Jay Blanchard

Republicans[edit]

  1. District 2: John Verkamp
  2. District 16: Darden C. Hamilton
  3. District 17: Brenda Burns
  4. District 19: Scott Bundgaard
  5. District 26: Tom Smith
  6. District 28: Randall Gnant
  7. District 29: David Petersen

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections[edit]

Democrat[edit]

  1. District 4: Edward Cirillo[a]

Republicans[edit]

  1. District 11: Susan Gerard[b]
  2. District 20: Lori Daniels[c]

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District[edit]

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome
1st Ken Bennett Rep Ken Bennett Rep Hold
2nd John Verkamp Rep Jack C. Jackson, Sr.[d] Dem Gain
3rd Jack C. Jackson Dem Linda Binder Rep Gain
4th Jack A. Brown[e] Dem Jack W. Harper Rep Gain
5th Herb Guenther[f] Dem Jack A. Brown[e] Dem Hold
6th Lori Daniels[c] Rep Dean Martin[g] Rep Hold
7th Pete Rios[h] Dem Jim Waring Rep Gain
8th Marsha Arzberger[i] Dem Carolyn S. Allen Rep Gain
9th Tim Bee[j] Rep Robert "Bob" Burns Rep Hold
10th Ramon Valadez[k] Dem Jim Weiers Rep Gain
11th Elaine Richardson Dem Barbara Leff Rep Gain
12th Toni Hellon[l] Rep Robert Blendu Rep Hold
13th Virginia Yrun[m] Dem Richard Miranda Dem Hold
14th Ruth Solomon Dem Bill Brotherton Dem Hold
15th Edward Cirillo[a] Rep Ken Cheuvront Dem Gain
16th Darden C. Hamilton Rep Linda Aguirre[n] Dem Gain
17th Brenda Burns Rep Harry Mitchell[o] Dem Gain
18th Susan Gerard[b] Rep Mark Anderson Rep Hold
19th Scott Bundgaard Rep Marilyn Jarrett[p][q] Rep Hold
20th Mary Hartley Dem Slade Mead Rep Gain
21st Marilyn Jarrett[p][q] Rep Jay Tibshraeny Rep Hold
22nd Joe Eddie Lopez Dem Thayer Verschoor Rep Gain
23rd Linda Aguirre[n] Dem Pete Rios[h] Dem Hold
24th Dean Martin[g] Rep Herb Guenther[f][r] Dem Gain
25th Chris Cummiskey Dem Marsha Arzberger[i] Dem Hold
26th Tom Smith Rep Toni Hellon[l] Rep Hold
27th Harry Mitchell[o] Dem Jorge Luis Garcia Dem Hold
28th Randall Gnant Rep Gabrielle Giffords Dem Gain
29th David Petersen Rep Ramón Valadez[k][s] Dem Gain
30th Jay Blanchard Dem Tim Bee[j] Rep Gain

Detailed Results[edit]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30

District 1[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dawn Knight 5,420 54.75%
Democratic John O'Donnell 2,778 28.06%
Democratic Robert Donahue 1,701 17.18%
Total votes 9,899 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Bennett (incumbent) 18,583 100.00%
Total votes 18,583 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Bennett (incumbent) 33,433 57.82%
Democratic Dawn Knight 24,390 42.18%
Total votes 57,823 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack C. Jackson, Sr. (incumbent)[d] 11,069 58.21%
Democratic Rita Johnson 6,579 34.60%
Democratic Walter Phelps 1,369 7.20%
Total votes 19,017 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack C. Jackson, Sr. (incumbent)[d] 33,777 100.00%
Total votes 33,777 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jacqueline (Jacquie) Jessie 4,148 100.00%
Total votes 4,148 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Linda Binder 9,876 100.00%
Total votes 9,876 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Linda Binder 23,972 63.30%
Democratic Jacqueline (Jacquie) Jessie 13,901 36.70%
Total votes 37,873 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack W. Harper 10,977 57.45%
Republican Edward Cirillo (incumbent)[a] 8,129 42.55%
Total votes 19,106 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack W. Harper 44,455 100.00%
Total votes 44,455 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 5[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack A. Brown (incumbent)[e] 10,993 100.00%
Total votes 10,993 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack A. Brown (incumbent)[e] 29,874 100.00%
Total votes 29,874 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen Lesjak 2,993 100.00%
Total votes 2,993 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Martin (incumbent)[g] 7,261 99.93%
Republican Luigi Baratta[t] 5 0.07%
Total votes 7,266 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Martin (incumbent)[g] 25,338 66.69%
Democratic Stephen Lesjak 12,658 33.31%
Total votes 37,996 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Bollerman 3,227 100.00%
Total votes 3,227 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Waring 3,918 39.18%
Republican David Burnell Smith 3,048 30.48%
Republican Wes Marsh 3,034 30.34%
Total votes 10,000 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Waring 28,326 65.68%
Democratic Jeff Bollerman 14,801 34.32%
Total votes 43,127 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 8[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stuart Turnansky[t] 104 100.00%
Total votes 104 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carolyn S. Allen 12,631 100.00%
Total votes 12,631 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Orville Weyrich[t] 6 100.00%
Total votes 6 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carolyn S. Allen 44,385 85.44%
Libertarian Orville Weyrich 7,566 14.56%
Total votes 51,951 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee Gagner 5,182 100.00%
Total votes 5,182 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert "Bob" Burns 7,913 54.66%
Republican Bart Turner 3,845 26.56%
Republican Blaine Donaldson 2,718 18.78%
Total votes 14,476 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert "Bob" Burns 30,175 64.32%
Democratic Lee Gagner 16,736 35.68%
Total votes 46,911 100.00%
Republican hold

District 10[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Kennedy 3,548 100.00%
Total votes 3,548 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Weiers 7,052 100.00%
Total votes 7,052 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Manfred Alber[t] 8 100.00%
Total votes 8 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Weiers 16,716 53.26%
Democratic Judy Kennedy 13,601 43.34%
Libertarian Manfred Alber 1,068 3.40%
Total votes 31,385 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 11[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stuart Starky 5,638 100.00%
Total votes 5,638 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Leff 8,439 50.11%
Republican Susan Gerard (incumbent)[b] 8,402 49.89%
Total votes 16,841 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Leff 35,403 64.27%
Democratic Stuart Starky 19,683 35.73%
Total votes 55,086 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 12[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Mahoney 4,038 100.00%
Total votes 4,038 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Blendu 6,833 100.00%
Total votes 6,833 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Blendu 18,426 53.76%
Democratic Peter Mahoney 15,849 46.24%
Total votes 34,275 100.00%
Republican hold

District 13[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Miranda 2,352 61.27%
Democratic Kathi Foster 1,487 38.73%
Total votes 3,839 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Miranda 11,498 100.00%
Total votes 11,498 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 14[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Brotherton 2,806 52.20%
Democratic Earl Wilcox 2,569 47.80%
Total votes 5,375 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian John Wilde[t] 6 100.00%
Total votes 6 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Brotherton 12,240 80.67%
Libertarian John Wilde 2,920 19.24%
Independent Bradley Cashman[t] 8 0.05%
Independent Don Karg[t] 5 0.03%
Total votes 15,173 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 15[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ken Cheuvront 3,226 62.07%
Democratic Kathryn Ann Mitchell 1,971 37.93%
Total votes 5,197 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Hedges[t] 326 100.00%
Total votes 326 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ken Cheuvront 12,903 62.56%
Republican Ed Hedges 7,721 37.44%
Total votes 20,624 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 16[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Aguirre (incumbent)[n] 4,816 100.00%
Total votes 4,816 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas (Tom) Pawlenko[t] 3 100.00%
Total votes 3 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Aguirre (incumbent)[n] 13,149 100.00%
Total votes 13,149 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Mitchell (incumbent)[o] 6,125 100.00%
Total votes 6,125 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Knaperek 7,793 100.00%
Total votes 7,793 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Yuri Downing 124 100.00%
Total votes 124 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Mitchell (incumbent)[o] 20,610 52.52%
Republican Laura Knaperek 17,166 43.74%
Libertarian Yuri Downing 1,467 3.74%
Total votes 39,243 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 18[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Anderson 8,671 100.00%
Total votes 8,671 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Anderson 21,354 99.94%
Independent Ilias Kostopoulos[u] 12 0.06%
Total votes 21,366 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Cash 4,949 100.00%
Total votes 4,949 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)[q][p] 13,472 100.00%
Total votes 13,472 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)[q][p] 30,960 64.84%
Democratic Paul Cash 16,785 35.16%
Total votes 47,745 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Slade Mead 5,850 57.25%
Republican Lori Daniels (incumbent)[c] 4,369 42.75%
Total votes 10,219 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Slade Mead 31,099 100.00%
Total votes 31,099 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 21[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Tibshraeny 8,913 82.54%
Republican Morris P. Cooper 1,885 17.46%
Total votes 10,798 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Tibshraeny 35,669 100.00%
Total votes 35,669 100.00%
Republican hold

District 22[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brent Whiting Brown 3,656 100.00%
Total votes 3,656 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thayer Verschoor 6,204 51.02%
Republican Cynthia L. Dunham 5,956 48.98%
Total votes 12,160 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thayer Verschoor 28,339 60.86%
Democratic Brent Whiting Brown 18,226 39.14%
Total votes 46,565 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 23[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Rios (incumbent)[h] 7,957 100.00%
Total votes 7,957 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Rios (incumbent)[h] 19,379 100.00%
Total votes 19,379 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 24[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herb Guenther (incumbent)[f][r] 5,546 100.00%
Total votes 5,546 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herb Guenther (incumbent)[f][r] 17,172 100.00%
Total votes 17,172 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marsha Arzberger (incumbent)[i] 9,110 100.00%
Total votes 9,110 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marsha Arzberger (incumbent)[i] 20,637 61.46%
Independent Dave Stoddard 12,941 38.54%
Total votes 33,578 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 26[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Toni Hellon (incumbent)[l] 12,224 100.00%
Total votes 12,224 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Toni Hellon (incumbent)[l] 42,819 100.00%
Total votes 42,819 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jorge Luis Garcia 6,770 54.69%
Democratic John Kromko 5,609 45.31%
Total votes 12,379 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jorge Luis Garcia 23,618 75.83%
Independent Dale Gorney 7,530 24.17%
Total votes 31,148 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 28[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gabrielle Giffords 11,075 100.00%
Total votes 11,075 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson 202 100.00%
Total votes 202 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gabrielle Giffords 31,301 74.19%
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson 10,888 25.81%
Total votes 42,189 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 29[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ramon Valadez (incumbent)[k][s] 7,119 100.00%
Total votes 7,119 100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce P. Murchison[t] 119 100.00%
Total votes 119 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ramon Valadez (incumbent)[k][s] 19,497 100.00%
Total votes 19,497 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 30[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Bee (incumbent)[j] 15,683 100.00%
Total votes 15,683 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Bee (incumbent)[j] 46,915 100.00%
Total votes 46,915 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic
  1. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 15 to 4.
  2. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 18 to 11.
  3. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 6 to 20.
  4. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 3 to 2.
  5. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 4 to 5.
  6. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 5 to 24.
  7. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 24 to 6.
  8. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 7 to 23.
  9. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 8 to 25.
  10. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 9 to 30.
  11. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 10 to 29.
  12. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 12 to 26.
  13. ^ Senator Virginia Yrun was appointed April 24, 2001 by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created on April 19, 2001 by the death of Andy Nichols.[5]
  14. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 23 to 16.
  15. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 27 to 17.
  16. ^ a b c d Senator Marilyn Jarrett was appointed September 11, 2001 by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created on August 27, 2001 by the resignation of Russell "Rusty" W. Bowers.[6]
  17. ^ a b c d Redistricted from district 21 to 19.
  18. ^ a b c Senator Robert C. Cannell was appointed January 24, 2003 by the Yuma County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created in District 24 when Herb Guenther was appointed as Director of the Department of Water Resources and did not take the Oath of Office. Robert C. Cannell was sworn in as Senator on January 27, 2003.[7]
  19. ^ a b c Senator Victor Soltero was appointed January 28, 2003 by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created in District 29 when Ramón Valadez was appointed Special Assistant to the Governor for Southern Arizona and did not take the Oath of Office. Victor Soltero was sworn in as Senator on January 29, 2003.[8]
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Was a write-in candidate in the primary election.
  21. ^ Was a write-in candidate in the general election.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2001, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "2003, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "2002 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "2002 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  5. ^ "Pima supervisors name Virginia Yrun to replace late state senator Nichols". The Associated Press.
  6. ^ "Members of the Senate of the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona". Arizona Senate Official Records.
  7. ^ "Members of the Senate of the Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona". Arizona Senate Official Records.
  8. ^ "Members of the Senate of the Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona". Arizona Senate Official Records.
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