2004 Arizona Senate election

2004 Arizona Senate election
All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic hold ; Republican hold Republican gain
Senate President before election; Ken Bennett; Republican	Elected Senate President ; Ken Bennett; Republican

The 2004 Arizona Senate election was held on November 2, 2004. 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 7, 2004.^[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 17 seats over the Democrats' 13 seats.

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 18 Republicans to 12 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Republicans.^[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 47th Arizona State Legislature.

Retiring Incumbents[edit]

Democrats[edit]

District 5: Jack A. Brown
District 23: Pete Rios

Republicans[edit]

District 3: Linda Binder
District 10: Jim Weiers
District 18: Mark Anderson

Incumbent Defeated in Primary Election[edit]

Republican[edit]

District 20: Slade Mead

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District[edit]

District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
1st	Ken Bennett	Rep	Ken Bennett	Rep Hold
2nd	Albert Hale^[a]	Dem	Albert Hale^[a]	Dem Hold
3rd	Linda Binder	Rep	Ron Gould	Rep Hold
4th	Jack W. Harper	Rep	Jack W. Harper	Rep Hold
5th	Jack A. Brown	Dem	Jake Flake	Rep Gain
6th	Dean Martin	Rep	Dean Martin	Rep Hold
7th	Jim Waring	Rep	Jim Waring	Rep Hold
8th	Carolyn S. Allen	Rep	Carolyn S. Allen	Rep Hold
9th	Robert "Bob" Burns	Rep	Robert "Bob" Burns	Rep Hold
10th	Jim Weiers	Rep	Linda Gray	Rep Hold
11th	Barbara Leff	Rep	Barbara Leff	Rep Hold
12th	Robert Blendu	Rep	Robert Blendu	Rep Hold
13th	Richard Miranda	Dem	Richard Miranda	Dem Hold
14th	Bill Brotherton	Dem	Bill Brotherton	Dem Hold
15th	Ken Cheuvront	Dem	Ken Cheuvront	Dem Hold
16th	Linda Aguirre	Dem	Linda Aguirre	Dem Hold
17th	Harry Mitchell	Dem	Harry Mitchell	Dem Hold
18th	Mark Anderson	Rep	Karen Johnson	Rep Hold
19th	Marilyn Jarrett	Rep	Marilyn Jarrett	Rep Hold
20th	Slade Mead	Rep	John Huppenthal	Rep Hold
21st	Jay Tibshraeny	Rep	Jay Tibshraeny	Rep Hold
22nd	Thayer Verschoor	Rep	Thayer Verschoor	Rep Hold
23rd	Pete Rios	Dem	Rebecca Rios	Dem Hold
24th	Robert Cannell^[b]	Dem	Robert Cannell^[b]	Dem Hold
25th	Marsha Arzberger	Dem	Marsha Arzberger	Dem Hold
26th	Toni Hellon	Rep	Toni Hellon	Rep Hold
27th	Jorge Luis Garcia	Dem	Jorge Luis Garcia	Dem Hold
28th	Gabrielle Giffords	Dem	Gabrielle Giffords	Dem Hold
29th	Victor Soltero^[c]	Dem	Victor Soltero^[c]	Dem Hold
30th	Tim Bee	Rep	Tim Bee	Rep Hold

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	Susan E. Friedman	7,214	100.00%
Total votes			7,214	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Bennett (incumbent)	17,466	100.00%
Total votes			17,466	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Bennett (incumbent)	50,727	59.64%
	Democratic	Susan E. Friedman	34,326	40.36%
Total votes			85,053	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Hale (incumbent)^[a]	15,257	100.00%
Total votes			15,257	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Hale (incumbent)^[a]	47,591	100.00%
Total votes			47,591	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 3[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Gould	6,956	39.82%
	Republican	Joe Hart	5,314	30.42%
	Republican	Bill Wagner	5,199	29.76%
Total votes			17,469	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Gould	43,646	100.00%
Total votes			43,646	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 4[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack W. Harper (incumbent)	15,024	60.54%
	Republican	Susan Burke	9,791	39.46%
Total votes			24,815	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack W. Harper (incumbent)	71,870	100.00%
Total votes			71,870	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cameron Udall	11,945	100.00%
Total votes			11,945	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake Flake	10,604	100.00%
Total votes			10,604	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake Flake	33,767	55.10%
	Democratic	Cameron Udall	27,516	44.90%
Total votes			61,283	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 6[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marla Wing	3,521	100.00%
Total votes			3,521	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Martin (incumbent)	11,441	100.00%
Total votes			11,441	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Martin (incumbent)	42,025	66.05%
	Democratic	Marla Wing	21,598	33.95%
Total votes			63,623	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 7[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Vannucci	3,508	100.00%
Total votes			3,508	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Waring (incumbent)	12,048	100.00%
Total votes			12,048	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Waring (incumbent)	46,335	67.01%
	Democratic	John B. Vannucci	22,814	32.99%
Total votes			69,149	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stuart M. Turnansky	4,132	100.00%
Total votes			4,132	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn S. Allen (incumbent)	11,157	59.28%
	Republican	Robert Ditchey	7,664	40.72%
Total votes			18,821	100.00%

Libertarian Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Orville Weyrich	65	100.00%
Total votes			65	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn S. Allen (incumbent)	55,578	65.52%
	Democratic	Stuart M. Turnansky	26,398	31.12%
	Libertarian	Orville Weyrich	2,845	3.35%
Total votes			84,821	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 9[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Poe	6,677	100.00%
Total votes			6,677	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert "Bob" Burns (incumbent)	16,324	100.00%
Total votes			16,324	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert "Bob" Burns (incumbent)	40,817	59.66%
	Democratic	Steve Poe	27,601	40.34%
Total votes			68,418	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 10[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lydia Guzman	3,987	100.00%
Total votes			3,987	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Gray	8,159	100.00%
Total votes			8,159	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Gray	27,077	55.07%
	Democratic	Lydia Guzman	22,090	44.93%
Total votes			49,167	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 11[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Seth Apfel	5,957	100.00%
Total votes			5,957	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Leff (incumbent)	14,288	100.00%
Total votes			14,288	100.00%

Libertarian Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Sean Nottingham	110	100.00%
Total votes			110	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Leff (incumbent)	44,731	57.99%
	Democratic	Seth Apfel	28,364	36.77%
	Libertarian	Sean Nottingham	4,042	5.24%
Total votes			77,137	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 12[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathi Foster	5,035	100.00%
Total votes			5,035	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Blendu (incumbent)	10,635	100.00%
Total votes			10,635	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Blendu (incumbent)	37,397	54.12%
	Democratic	Kathi Foster	31,700	45.88%
Total votes			69,097	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 13[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Miranda (incumbent)	3,426	100.00%
Total votes			3,426	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Miranda (incumbent)	20,417	100.00%
Total votes			20,417	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 14[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Brotherton (incumbent)	2,571	100.00%
Total votes			2,571	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Brotherton (incumbent)	15,437	100.00%
Total votes			15,437	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 15[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Cheuvront (incumbent)	5,490	100.00%
Total votes			5,490	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Smigielski	4,109	100.00%
Total votes			4,109	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Cheuvront (incumbent)	24,436	65.07%
	Republican	Andrew Smigielski	13,114	34.92%
	Independent	Bradley Cashman^[d]	4	0.01%
Total votes			37,554	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 16[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Aguirre (incumbent)	4,404	100.00%
Total votes			4,404	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Aguirre (incumbent)	26,078	100.00%
Total votes			26,078	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 17[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell (incumbent)	5,390	100.00%
Total votes			5,390	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse J. Hernandez	7,483	100.00%
Total votes			7,483	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell (incumbent)	35,541	61.14%
	Republican	Jesse J. Hernandez	22,588	38.86%
Total votes			58,129	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 18[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karen Johnson	6,159	53.12%
	Republican	Mary Jo Vecchiarelli	5,435	46.88%
Total votes			11,594	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karen Johnson	32,732	100.00%
Total votes			32,732	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 19[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)	14,314	100.00%
Total votes			14,314	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)	55,630	100.00%
Total votes			55,630	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 20[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Huppenthal	9,734	60.07%
	Republican	Slade Mead (incumbent)	6,471	39.93%
Total votes			16,205	100.00%

Libertarian Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin^[e]	20	100.00%
Total votes			20	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Huppenthal	49,770	75.77%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	15,917	24.23%
Total votes			65,687	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 21[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Tibshraeny (incumbent)	13,342	100.00%
Total votes			13,342	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Tibshraeny (incumbent)	62,607	100.00%
Total votes			62,607	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 22[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thayer Verschoor (incumbent)	14,016	100.00%
Total votes			14,016	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thayer Verschoor (incumbent)	67,677	100.00%
Total votes			67,677	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 23[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Rios	5,362	54.45%
	Democratic	Robert "Bob" Mitchell	4,485	45.55%
Total votes			9,847	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Rios	34,592	100.00%
Total votes			34,592	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 24[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Cannell (incumbent)^[b]	7,098	100.00%
Total votes			7,098	100.00%

Libertarian Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Rodney Martin	85	100.00%
Total votes			85	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Cannell (incumbent)^[b]	28,785	82.86%
	Libertarian	Rodney Martin	5,955	17.14%
Total votes			34,740	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 25[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marsha Arzberger (incumbent)	10,505	100.00%
Total votes			10,505	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	L. E. (Les) Thompson	8,368	100.00%
Total votes			8,368	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marsha Arzberger (incumbent)	31,514	56.08%
	Republican	L. E. (Les) Thompson	24,680	43.92%
Total votes			56,194	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 26[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Toni Hellon (incumbent)	15,093	100.00%
Total votes			15,093	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Toni Hellon (incumbent)	64,303	100.00%
Total votes			64,303	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 27[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jorge Luis Garcia (incumbent)	4,307	56.26%
	Democratic	Jesús Romo	3,349	43.74%
Total votes			7,656	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jorge Luis Garcia (incumbent)	43,532	100.00%
Total votes			43,532	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 28[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabrielle Giffords (incumbent)	9,754	100.00%
Total votes			9,754	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles H. (Chuck) Josephson	8,064	100.00%
Total votes			8,064	100.00%

Libertarian Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Mick Chvala	123	100.00%
Total votes			123	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabrielle Giffords (incumbent)	43,911	64.15%
	Republican	Charles H. (Chuck) Josephson	22,254	32.51%
	Libertarian	Mick Chvala	2,289	3.34%
Total votes			68,454	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 29[edit]

Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor Soltero (incumbent)^[c]	5,590	100.00%
Total votes			5,590	100.00%

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce P. Murchison	4,067	100.00%
Total votes			4,067	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor Soltero (incumbent)^[c]	26,414	62.52%
	Republican	Bruce P. Murchison	15,833	37.48%
Total votes			42,247	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 30[edit]

Republican Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Bee (incumbent)	19,111	100.00%
Total votes			19,111	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Bee (incumbent)	71,018	100.00%
Total votes			71,018	100.00%
	Republican hold

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Senator Albert Hale was appointed by the Apache County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created when Senator Jack Jackson, Sr. resigned from office effective December 31, 2003.^[5]^[6]^[7]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.^[8]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.^[9]
^ Was a write-in candidate in the general election.
^ Was a write-in candidate in the primary election.

References[edit]

[Hale-8] Senator Albert Hale was appointed by the Apache County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created when Senator Jack Jackson, Sr. resigned from office effective December 31, 2003.^[5]^[6]^[7]

[Cannell-10] 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.^[8]

[Soltero-12] 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.^[9]

[GeneralWI-13] Was a write-in candidate in the general election.

[PrimaryWI-14] Was a write-in candidate in the primary election.

[1] "2003, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.

[2] "2005, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Seventh Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.

[3] "2004 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[4] "2004 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[5] "Gathering to bid Jack Jackson Sr. farewell". Navajo-Hopi Observer.

[6] "2004, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Sixth Legislature, 2nd Regular Session". Arizona Senate.

[7] "Navajo Nation Council mourns former Navajo Nation President Albert Hale" (PDF). Navajo Nation Council.

[9] "Members of the Senate of the Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona". Arizona Senate Official Records.

[11] "Members of the Senate of the Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona". Arizona Senate Official Records.

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