1974 Arizona Senate election All 30 seats of theArizona Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
The1974 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 1974. Voters elected members of theArizona Senate in all 30 of the state'slegislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 10, 1974.[ 3]
Prior to the elections, theRepublicans held a majority of 18 seats over theDemocrats' 12 seats.
Following the election, Democrats flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 18 Democrats to 12 Republicans.[ 4]
The newly elected senators served in the32nd Arizona State Legislature .
^a b Democratic Senator Harold C. Giss died April 15, 1973. Senator Giss was replaced by Jones Osborn effective April 28, 1973.[ 5] Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic A. H. (Hank) Bisjak 5,562 100.00% Total votes 5,562 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent ) 6,308 100.00% Total votes 6,308 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent ) 8,264 100.00% Total votes 8,264 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic William L. Swink (incumbent ) 3,561 54.41%Democratic John N. Dore 2,984 45.59%Total votes 6,545 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ed Sawyer 8,098 100.00% Total votes 8,098 100.00%
General election results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ed Sawyer 15,219 100.00% Total votes 15,219 100.00% Democratic hold
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John (C) Scott Ulm (incumbent ) 3,846 100.00% Total votes 3,846 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Stephen A. "Steve" Davis 2,643 100.00% Total votes 2,643 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Sam Lena (incumbent ) 3,830 100.00% Total votes 3,830 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Frank J. Felix (incumbent ) 4,426 100.00% Total votes 4,426 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Sue Dye 4,579 100.00% Total votes 4,579 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Morris Farr 3,607 56.87%Democratic James J. DiPietro 1,640 25.86%Democratic Norman D. Clark 1,096 17.28%Total votes 6,343 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid 4,351 100.00% Total votes 4,351 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Lucy Davidson 4,602 74.19%Democratic Henry "Hank" Kendrick 1,601 25.81%Total votes 6,203 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Charles King 5,357 100.00% Total votes 5,357 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tom Wheeler 3,455 100.00% Total votes 3,455 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent ) 5,446 100.00% Total votes 5,446 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Marcia Weeks 3,574 63.12%Democratic Clark Shelby 2,088 36.88%Total votes 5,662 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bob Strother (incumbent ) 5,756 100.00% Total votes 5,756 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tom Flaherty 4,134 100.00% Total votes 4,134 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Fred Koory, Jr. (incumbent ) 7,512 100.00% Total votes 7,512 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic H. E. "Pat" Patterson 4,039 100.00% Total votes 4,039 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Madelene Van Arsdell 2,998 64.25%Democratic Al Hales 1,668 35.75%Total votes 4,666 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ray Rottas (incumbent ) 4,187 59.51%Republican Michael Clarke 2,849 40.49%Total votes 7,036 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Wayne O. Earley 2,564 55.06%Democratic Roland W. James 2,093 44.94%Total votes 4,657 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill McCune 3,736 100.00% Total votes 3,736 100.00%
General election results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill McCune 8,129 53.47%Democratic Wayne O. Earley 7,074 46.53%Total votes 15,203 100.00% Republican hold
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James P. Walsh 4,144 100.00% Total votes 4,144 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent ) 3,920 100.00% Total votes 3,920 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent ) 3,002 51.51%Democratic Cloves C. Campbell 2,826 48.49%Total votes 5,828 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Carl G. Pettijohn 4,456 100.00% Total votes 4,456 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Betty Morrison 3,280 65.84%Democratic Archie C. Ryan 1,702 34.16%Total votes 4,982 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Trudy Camping (incumbent ) 2,605 61.57%Republican Sandra Davies 1,626 38.43%Total votes 4,231 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dr. John E. McNamara 2,155 53.13%Democratic Art McBrayer 1,901 46.87%Total votes 4,056 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Roeder (incumbent ) 6,213 100.00% Total votes 6,213 100.00%
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic C. L. "Clif" Harkins 4,529 100.00% Total votes 4,529 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent ) 5,757 100.00% Total votes 5,757 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bob Hungerford 5,283 68.22%Republican Roseanne Carter 2,461 31.78%Total votes 7,744 100.00%
General election results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bob Hungerford 14,930 100.00% Total votes 14,930 100.00% Republican hold
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ruben R. Martinez 3,021 100.00% Total votes 3,021 100.00%
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jack J. Taylor 5,842 100.00% Total votes 5,842 100.00%
General election results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jack J. Taylor 11,099 66.08%Democratic Ruben R. Martinez 5,698 33.92%Total votes 16,797 100.00% Republican hold
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Clifford L. Searcy 3,415 100.00% Total votes 3,415 100.00%