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Political party strength in Arizona

{{Short description|Politics in the US state of Arizona}}

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As of April 2025, Arizona's registered voters include 1,602,308 Republicans (35.9%), 1,278,195 Democrats (28.6%), 31,889 Libertarians (0.7%), 36,785 No Labels (0.8%), 4,869 Greens (0.1%), and 1,509,319 "Other" (33.8%).{{Cite web |title=April 2025 - Voter Registration Statistics {{!}} Arizona Secretary of State |url=https://azsos.gov/elections/election-information/voter-registration-statistics |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=azsos.gov}}

State politics

Most political offices are currently held by members of the Republican Party. Both U.S. Senators and 3 of out the 9 House of Representatives members are Democrats, (the other six are Republicans) Many were first elected in the 2018 elections. The following table indicates the political parties of elected officials in Arizona:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1863–1911)

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! rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Year!! colspan=4 |Executive offices!! colspan=2 |Territorial Legislature

!U.S. Congress

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! class=unsortable | Governor!! class=unsortable | Secretary of State!! class=unsortable | Attorney General!! class=unsortable | Supt. of Pub. Inst.!! class=unsortable | Senate!! class=unsortable | House!! class=unsortable | Delegate

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! rowspan=2 |1863

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |John A. Gurley (R){{efn|Appointed territorial governor by President Abraham Lincoln to be the first governor of the territory, but died on August 19, 1863, before he could arrive in the territory.}}

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Richard C.
McCormick (R)

| rowspan=2 | {{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

| rowspan=49|{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

| rowspan=70 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

| rowspan=70 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Charles D. Poston (R)

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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John N. Goodwin (R){{efn|Gurley died prior to taking office as first appointed governor; Goodwin, who was Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, was appointed by Lincoln in his place.}}{{efn|name=resdelegate|Resigned to take an elected seat as delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.}}

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!1864

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Coles Bashford (R){{efn|Attorney general of Arizona Territory appointed by Goodwin.}}

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!1865

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John N. Goodwin (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1866

| rowspan=3 |John A. Rush

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Richard C.
McCormick (R){{efn|name=resdelegate}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |James P. T. Carter (R)

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!1867

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Independent}} |Coles Bashford (I)

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! rowspan=2 |1868

| rowspan=2 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |James P. T. Carter (R){{efn|name=act|Acting.}}

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! rowspan=2 |1869

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Coles Bashford (R){{efn|name=resigned|Resigned.}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|G. H. Oury (D)

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Unionist}} | Richard C.
McCormick (U)

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| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Anson P. K. Safford (R)

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!1870

| rowspan=2 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

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!1871

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!1872

|J. E. McCaffry

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!1873

| rowspan=15 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

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!1874

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!1875

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Hiram Sanford Stevens (D)

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!1876

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Philo Hoyt (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1877

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Philo Hoyt (R)

| rowspan="8" {{Party shading/Republican}} |John J. Gosper (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1878

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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John C. Frémont (R){{efn|It is unknown when Frémont took the oath of office; he and his family arrived in Prescott on the afternoon of October 6, 1878.}}{{efn|name=resigned}}

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!1879

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John G. Campbell (D)

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!1880

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! rowspan=2 |1881

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |G. H. Oury (D)

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John J. Gosper (R){{efn|name=act}}

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! rowspan=2 |1882

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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Frederick Augustus
Tritle (R){{efn|name=resigned}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hiram M. Van Arman (R)

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!1883

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!1884

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Clark Churchill (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1885

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Curtis Coe Bean (R)

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |C. Meyer Zulick (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |James A. Bayard (D)

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!1886

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!1887

|Briggs Goodrich

| rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Marcus A. Smith (D)

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!1888

|John A. Rush

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! rowspan=2 |1889

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Clark Churchill (R)

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Lewis Wolfley (R){{efn|name=resigned}}

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Oakes Murphy (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1890

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John N. Irwin (R){{efn|name=resigned}}

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!1891

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! rowspan=2 |1892

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William Herring (R)

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Oakes Murphy (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Nathan A. Morford (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1893

|John C. Herndon

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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |L. C. Hughes (D){{efn|Hughes abolished many territorial offices, and unhappy officials successfully petitioned Cleveland to remove him.}}

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles Morelle
Bruce (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Francis J. Heney (R)

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!1894

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!1895

|Thomas D. Satterwhite

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Oakes Murphy (R)

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! rowspan=3 |1896

| rowspan=5 |J. F. Wilson

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles Morelle Bruce (D){{efn|name=act}}

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Benjamin J. Franklin (D)

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! rowspan=2 |1897

| rowspan=7 |A. P. Shewman

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Marcus A. Smith (D)

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Myron H. McCord (R){{efn|name=resigned}}

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Charles H. Akers (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1898

|C. M. Frazier

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Oakes Murphy (R){{efn|Asked by President Theodore Roosevelt to resign for opposing the Newlands Reclamation Act.}}

| rowspan=4 |Charles F. Ainsworth

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!1899

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | John Frank Wilson (D)

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!1900

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!1901

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Marcus A. Smith (D)

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! rowspan=2 |1902

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Isaac T. Stoddard (R)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Edmund W. Wells (R)

| rowspan=14 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Alexander Brodie (R){{efn|name=resigned}}

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!1903

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John Frank Wilson (D)

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!1904

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |William F. Nichols (R)

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)

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! rowspan=3 |1905

| rowspan=8 |E. S. Clark

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Marcus A. Smith (D)

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |William F. Nichols (R){{efn|name=act}}

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)

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!1906

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!1907

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!1908

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John H. Page (R)

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! rowspan=2 |1909

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ralph H. Cameron (R)

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Richard Elihu Sloan (R)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |George U. Young (R)

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!1910

| rowspan=2 |John B. Wright

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!1911

1912–present

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! rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Year!! colspan="6" |Executive offices!! colspan="2" |State Legislature!! rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Corp.
Comm.!! colspan="3" |United States Congress!! rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Electoral votes

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! class=unsortable | Governor!! class=unsortable | Secretary
of State!! class=unsortable | Attorney
General!! class=unsortable | Treasurer!! class=unsortable | Supt. of Pub. Inst.!! class=unsortable | Mine Inspector!! class=unsortable | Senate!! class=unsortable | House!! class=unsortable | U.S. Senator
(Class I)!! class=unsortable | U.S. Senator
(Class III)!! class=unsortable | U.S.
House

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!1912

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George W. P. Hunt (D)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Sidney Preston
Osborn (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George Purdy
Ballard (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |David F. Johnson (D)

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles O. Case (D)

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |G. H. Bolin (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |15D, 4R

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |31D, 4R

| rowspan=45 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |3D

| rowspan=30 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Henry F. Ashurst (D)

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Marcus A. Smith (D)

| rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Carl
Hayden
(D)

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Wilson/
Marshall (D) {{aye}}

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!1913

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!1914

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!1915

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Wiley E. Jones (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mit Simms (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |18D, 1R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |35D

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!1916

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! rowspan=2 |1917

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Thomas E. Campbell (R){{efn|Campbell's narrow election win was overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court on December 22, 1917, which, following a recount, awarded the office to George W. P. Hunt. Campbell vacated the office three days later.}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |David F. Johnson (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |14D, 5R

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |31D, 4R

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George W. P. Hunt (D)

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!1918

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!1919

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Thomas E. Campbell (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mit Simms (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Harry S. Ross (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |26D, 9R

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!1920

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Harding/
Coolidge (R) {{aye}}

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!1921

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ernest Hall (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |W. J. Galbraith (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Raymond R. Earhart (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Elsie Toles (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John F. White (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |10R, 9D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |20D, 18R

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ralph H. Cameron (R)

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!1922

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!1923

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George W. P. Hunt (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |James H. Kerby (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John W. Murphy (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Wayne Hubbs (D)

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles O. Case (D)

| rowspan=23 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Tom C. Foster (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |18D, 1R

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |41D, 6R

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!1924

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Coolidge/
Dawes (R) {{aye}}

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!1925

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Vernon S. Wright (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |17D, 2R

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!1926

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!1927

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |J. C. Callaghan (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |43D, 9R

| rowspan=44 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Carl Hayden (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Lewis
Douglas
(D){{efn|name=resigned}}

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!1928

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |K. Berry Peterson (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hoover/
Curtis (R) {{aye}}

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!1929

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Calhoun
Phillips (R)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |J. C. Callaghan (D){{efn|name=died|Died in office.}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles R. Price (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |37D, 17R

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!1930

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ike Fraizer (R){{efn|name=app|Appointed to fill a vacancy.}}

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!1931

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George W. P. Hunt (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Scott White (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mit Simms (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |18D, 1R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |52D, 12R

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!1932

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Roosevelt/
Garner (D) {{aye}}

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!1933

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Benjamin Baker
Moeur (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |James H. Kerby (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Arthur T. La Prade (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |W. M. Cox (D)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Herman E. Hendrix (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |19D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |59D, 4R

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Isabella
Greenway
(D){{efn|Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative being elected to the next term, but resigning before the term began.}}

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!1934

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!1935

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John L. Sullivan (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mit Simms (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |18D, 1R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |51D

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!1936

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!1937

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Rawghlie Clement
Stanford (D)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Joe Conway (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Harry M. Moore (D)

| rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |19D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |50D, 1R

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John R.
Murdock
(D)

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!1938

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!1939

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Robert Taylor
Jones (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Harry M. Moore (D){{efn|name=died}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |William G. Petersen (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |51D, 1R

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!1940

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) {{aye}}

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!1941

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Sidney Preston
Osborn (D){{efn|name=died}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Joe Hunt (D)

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |E. D. Ring (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |53D

| rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ernest McFarland (D)

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! rowspan=2 |1942

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| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dan Edward
Garvey (D){{efn|name=appelec|Initially appointed to fill a vacancy, subsequently elected in his or her own right.}}

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!1943

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |James D. Brush (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |58D

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |2D

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!1944

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John L. Sullivan (D)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Alva E. Weaver (D){{efn|name=app}}

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Roosevelt/
Truman (D) {{aye}}

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!1945

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |William T. Brooks (D)

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Clifford J. Murdock (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |57D, 1R

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!1946

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!1947

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mit Simms (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Nolan D. Pulliam (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |53D, 5R

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! rowspan=2 |1948

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Evo Anton
DeConcini (D)

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dan Edward
Garvey (D){{efn|name=sselected|As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term and was later elected in his or her own right.}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Curtis Williams (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Truman/
Barkley (D) {{aye}}

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!1949

| rowspan=29 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Wesley Bolin (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Fred O. Wilson (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |J. W. Kelly (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Marion Brooks (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |52D, 7R

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!1950

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!1951

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Howard
Pyle (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |E. T. Williams Jr. (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |61D, 10R

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!1952

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) {{aye}}

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!1953

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ross F. Jones (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |J. W. Kelly (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Edward Massey (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |15D, 4R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |50D, 30R

| rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Barry Goldwater (R)

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Tie}} |1D, 1R

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!1954

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |2D, 1R

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!1955

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ernest McFarland (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Robert Morrison (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |E. T. Williams Jr. (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Cliff Harkins (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |26D, 2R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |61D, 19R

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |3D

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!1956

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!1957

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |J. W. Kelly (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Marion Brooks (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |57D, 23R

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!1958

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!1959

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Paul Fannin (R)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |H. Y. Sprague (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Wilburn W. Dick (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |R. V. Hersey (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |27D, 1R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |55D, 25R

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!1960

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Wade Church (D)

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Quebedeaux (R){{efn|name=app}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Nixon/
Lodge (R) {{nay}}

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!1961

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Robert Pickrell (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |J. W. Kelly (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |24D, 4R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |52D, 28R

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!1962

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!1963

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Milton J. Husky (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |48D, 32R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |2D, 1R

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |2D, 1R

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!1964

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Goldwater/
Miller (R) {{nay}}

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!1965

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Sam Goddard Jr. (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Darrell F. Smith (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Bob Kennedy (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Sarah Folsom (R)

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Verne C. McCutchan (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |26D, 2R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |45D, 35R

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |3D

| rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Paul Fannin (R)

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!1966

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!1967

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jack Williams (R){{efn|The state constitution was amended in 1968 to increase gubernatorial terms from two to four years; Williams's first two terms were for two years, his third was for four years.}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Charles H. Garland (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |16R, 14D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |33R, 27D

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |2R, 1D

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!1968

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Nixon/
Agnew (R) {{aye}}

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!1969

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Gary K. Nelson (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Morris A. Herring (R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Weldon P. Shofstall (R){{efn|name=appelec}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |17R, 13D

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |34R, 26D

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |2D, 1R

| rowspan=20 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Barry Goldwater (R)

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!1970

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |2R, 1D

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!1971

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ernest Garfield (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |18R, 12D

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |3R

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!1972

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!1973

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bart Fleming (R){{efn|name=appelec}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |38R, 22D

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |3R, 1D

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!1974

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |N. Warner Lee (R)

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!1975

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Raúl Héctor
Castro (D){{efn|name=resigned}}

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Bruce Babbitt (D)

| rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Carolyn Warner (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Bert C. Romero (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |18D, 12R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |33R, 27D

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!1976

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ford/
Dole (R) {{nay}}

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! rowspan=2 |1977

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Verne C. McCutchan (R){{efn|name=died}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |16D, 14R

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |38R, 22D

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}} |2R, 1D

| rowspan=21 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dennis DeConcini (D)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Tie}} |2R, 2D

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Wesley Bolin (D){{efn|name=died}}{{efn|name=ssfilled|As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term.}}

| rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Rose Mofford (D){{efn|name=appelec}}

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! rowspan=2 |1978

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| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Bruce Babbitt (D){{efn|As state attorney general, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right; the secretary of state at the time had been appointed, not elected, and was therefore, per the state Constitution, not in the line of succession.}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jack LaSota (D){{efn|name=app}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ted M. Martinez (D){{efn|name=app}}

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!1979

| rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Robert K. Corbin (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Clark Dierks (R)

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}} |James H. McCutchan (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |16R, 14D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |42R, 18D

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!1980

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Reagan/
Bush (R) {{aye}}

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!1981

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |43R, 17D

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!1982

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!1983

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ray Rottas (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |18R, 12D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |39R, 21D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |3R, 2D

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!1984

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!1985

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |38R, 22D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |3D

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} |4R, 1D

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!1986

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!1987

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Evan Mecham (R){{efn|Impeached and removed from office on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds.}}

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |C. Diane Bishop (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |19R, 11D

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |36R, 24D

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |2D, 1R

| rowspan=34 {{Party shading/Republican}} |John McCain (R){{efn|name=died}}

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! rowspan=2 |1988

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bush/
Quayle (R) {{aye}}

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Rose Mofford (D){{efn|name=ssfilled}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |James Shumway (D){{efn|name=app}}

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!1989

| rowspan=19 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Douglas K. Martin (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |17R, 13D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |34R, 26D

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!1990

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!1991

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Fife Symington (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Richard Mahoney (D)

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Grant Woods (R)

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Tony West (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |17D, 13R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |33R, 27D

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!1992

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bush/
Quayle (R) {{nay}}

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!1993

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |18R, 12D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |35R, 25D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}} |3R, 3D

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!1994

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!1995

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jane Dee Hull (R)

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Lisa Graham
Keegan (R){{efn|name=resigned}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |19R, 11D

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |38R, 22D

| rowspan=19 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jon Kyl (R)

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} |5R, 1D

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!1996

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Clinton/
Gore (D) {{aye}}

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! rowspan=2 |1997

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |18R, 12D

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |2R, 1D

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| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jane Dee Hull (R){{efn|name=sselected}}

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Betsey Bayless (R)

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!1998

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!1999

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Janet Napolitano (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Carol Springer (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |16R, 14D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |40R, 20D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |3R

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!2000

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bush/
Cheney (R) {{aye}}

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!2001

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jaime Molera (R){{efn|name=app}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Independent Democratic}} |15R, 15D{{efn|A power-sharing agreement was reached between the Democrats and three moderate Republicans, who elected Randall Gnant President Pro Tempore, and they organized the chamber with committees alternately being chaired by one party or the other. The twelve conservative Republicans organized as the minority faction in the chamber.{{Cite web| title=Rock, Paper, Scissors? | url=http://www.limitedgovernment.org/publications/pubs/briefs/pdfs/brf11-36.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163115/http://www.limitedgovernment.org/publications/pubs/briefs/pdfs/brf11-36.pdf | archive-date=2015-09-21}}{{Cite web|date=2010-10-16|title=Randall Gnat: Mushroom Power|url=https://www.governing.com/archive/Randall-Gnat-Mushroom-Power.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Governing|language=en}}}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |36R, 24D

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |5R{{efn|The state constitution was amended in 2000 to expand the Corporation Commission from three to five members and shorten term lengths from six to four years with the possibility to run for a second four-year term.{{Cite web|title=Arizona Corporation Commission {{!}} Arizona State Library|url=https://azlibrary.gov/sla/agency_histories/arizona-corporation-commission|access-date=2021-06-19|website=azlibrary.gov}}}}

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!2002

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!2003

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Janet Napolitano (D){{efn|name=resigned}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kold.com/story/9704869/napolitano-officially-resigns-as-az-governor/|title=Napolitano officially resigns as AZ governor|date=January 21, 2009|accessdate=November 11, 2022|first=Brian|last=White|work=KOLD-TV}}

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jan Brewer (R)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Terry Goddard (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |David Petersen (R)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Tom Horne (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |17R, 13D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |39R, 21D

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |6R, 2D

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!2004

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!2005

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |18R, 12D

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |38R, 22D

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!2006

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Elliott Hibbs (R){{efn|name=app}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |39R, 21D

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!2007

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dean Martin (R)

| rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Joe Hart (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |17R, 13D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |33R, 27D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}} |4R, 4D

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!2008

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |McCain/
Palin (R) {{nay}}

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!2009

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jan Brewer (R){{efn|name=sselected}}

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ken Bennett (R){{efn|name=appelec}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |18R, 12D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |36R, 24D

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |3R, 2D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |5D, 3R

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!2010

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!2011

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |Tom Horne (R)

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |Doug Ducey (R)

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |John Huppenthal (R)

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |21R, 9D

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |40R, 20D

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |5R, 3D

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!2012

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |Romney/
Ryan (R) {{nay}}

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!2013

| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} |17R, 13D

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |36R, 24D

| rowspan=7 {{party shading/Republican}} |5R

| rowspan=7 {{party shading/Republican}} |Jeff Flake (R)

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |5D, 4R

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!2014

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!2015

| rowspan=9 {{party shading/Republican}} |Doug Ducey (R)

| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Republican}} |Michele Reagan (R)

| rowspan=9 {{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Brnovich (R)

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |Jeff DeWit (R){{efn|name=resigned}}{{cite web|url=https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/03/27/dewit-to-resign-april-3-for-nasa-job/|title=DeWit to resign April 3 for NASA job|date=March 27, 2018|accessdate=November 11, 2022|author=Associated Press|work=Arizona Capitol Times}}

| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Republican}} |Diane Douglas (R)

| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Republican}} |5R, 4D

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!2016

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18R, 12D

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Trump/
Pence (R) {{aye}}

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!2017

| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Republican}} |17R, 13D

| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} |35R, 25D

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! rowspan=2 |2018

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| {{party shading/Republican}} | Eileen Klein (R){{efn|name=app}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Jon Kyl (R){{efn|name=app}}

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!2019

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Katie Hobbs (D)

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Kimberly Yee (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Kathy Hoffman (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |31R, 29D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |4R, 1D

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Kyrsten Sinema (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Martha McSally (R){{efn|name=app}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |5D, 4R

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!2020

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Biden/
Harris (D) {{aye}}

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!2021

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |16R, 14D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |3R, 2D

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} |Mark Kelly (D)

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!2022

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} | Paul Marsh (R){{efn|name=app}}

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!2023

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} |Katie Hobbs (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} |Adrian Fontes (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} |Kris Mayes (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Tom Horne (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | 4R, 1D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Independent}} |Kyrsten Sinema (I){{efn|name=Sinema1|Switched party from Democratic to Independent on December 9, 2022. She preserved her committee assignments and seniority through the Democratic Party.}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} | 6R, 3D

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!2024

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Trump/
Vance (R) {{aye}}

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!2025

| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |17R, 13D

| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |33R, 27D

| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |5R

| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} |Ruben Gallego (D)

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See also

Further reading

  • Berman, David R. (2024). Arizona Politics and Government: The Quest for Autonomy, Democracy, and Development (2 ed.). University of Nebraska Press.

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