Political party strength in Arizona

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As of January 2023, Arizona's registered voters include 1,443,142 Republicans (34.7%), 1,270,613 Democrats (30.5%), 32,961 Libertarians (0.8%), and 1,415,020 "Other" (34.0%).[1]

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)

Year Executive offices Territorial Legislature U.S. Congress
Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Supt. of Pub. Inst. Senate House Delegate
1863 John A. Gurley (R)[a] Richard C.
McCormick
(R)
[?] [?] [?] [?] Charles D. Poston (R)
John N. Goodwin (R)[b][c]
1864 Coles Bashford (R)[d]
1865 John N. Goodwin (R)
1866 John A. Rush
Richard C.
McCormick
(R)[c]
James P. T. Carter (R)
1867 Coles Bashford (I)
1868 [?]
James P. T. Carter (R)[e]
1869 Coles Bashford (R)[f] G. H. Oury (D) Richard C.
McCormick
(U)
Anson P. K. Safford (R)
1870 [?]
1871
1872 J. E. McCaffry
1873 [?]
1874
1875 Hiram Sanford Stevens (D)
1876 John Philo Hoyt (R)
1877
John Philo Hoyt (R) John J. Gosper (R)
1878
John C. Frémont (R)[g][f]
1879 John G. Campbell (D)
1880
1881 G. H. Oury (D)
John J. Gosper (R)[e]
1882
Frederick Augustus
Tritle
(R)[f]
Hiram M. Van Arman (R)
1883
1884 Clark Churchill (R)
1885 Curtis Coe Bean (R)
C. Meyer Zulick (D) James A. Bayard (D)
1886
1887 Briggs Goodrich Marcus A. Smith (D)
1888 John A. Rush
1889 Clark Churchill (R)
Lewis Wolfley (R)[f] Oakes Murphy (R)
1890
John N. Irwin (R)[f]
1891
1892 William Herring (R)
Oakes Murphy (R) Nathan A. Morford (R)
1893 John C. Herndon
L. C. Hughes (D)[h] Charles Morelle
Bruce
(D)
Francis J. Heney (R)
1894
1895 Thomas D. Satterwhite Oakes Murphy (R)
1896 J. F. Wilson
Charles Morelle Bruce (D)[e]
Benjamin J. Franklin (D)
1897 A. P. Shewman Marcus A. Smith (D)
Myron H. McCord (R)[f] Charles H. Akers (R)
1898 C. M. Frazier
Oakes Murphy (R)[i] Charles F. Ainsworth
1899 John Frank Wilson (D)
1900
1901 Marcus A. Smith (D)
1902 Isaac T. Stoddard (R) Edmund W. Wells (R) [?]
Alexander Brodie (R)[f]
1903 John Frank Wilson (D)
1904 William F. Nichols (R) Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)
1905 E. S. Clark Marcus A. Smith (D)
William F. Nichols (R)[e]
Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)
1906
1907
1908 John H. Page (R)
1909 Ralph H. Cameron (R)
Richard Elihu Sloan (R) George U. Young (R)
1910 John B. Wright
1911

1912–present

Year Executive offices State Legislature Corp.
Comm.
United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Secretary
of State
Attorney
General
Treasurer Supt. of Pub. Inst. Mine Inspector Senate House U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S.
House
1912 George W. P. Hunt (D) Sidney Preston
Osborn
(D)
George Purdy
Ballard
(D)
David F. Johnson (D) Charles O. Case (D) G. H. Bolin (D) 15D, 4R 31D, 4R 3D Henry F. Ashurst (D) Marcus A. Smith (D) Carl
Hayden

(D)
Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913
1914
1915 Wiley E. Jones (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 35D
1916
1917 Thomas E. Campbell (R)[j] David F. Johnson (D) 14D, 5R 31D, 4R
George W. P. Hunt (D)
1918
1919 Thomas E. Campbell (R) Mit Simms (D) Harry S. Ross (D) 26D, 9R
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R) Green tickY
1921 Ernest Hall (R) W. J. Galbraith (R) Raymond R. Earhart (D) Elsie Toles (R) John F. White (R) 10R, 9D 20D, 18R Ralph H. Cameron (R)
1922
1923 George W. P. Hunt (D) James H. Kerby (D) John W. Murphy (D) Wayne Hubbs (D) Charles O. Case (D) Tom C. Foster (D) 18D, 1R 41D, 6R
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Green tickY
1925 Vernon S. Wright (D) 17D, 2R
1926
1927 J. C. Callaghan (D) 43D, 9R Carl Hayden (D) Lewis
Douglas

(D)[f]
1928 K. Berry Peterson (D) Hoover/
Curtis (R) Green tickY
1929 John Calhoun
Phillips
(R)
J. C. Callaghan (D)[k] Charles R. Price (D) 37D, 17R
1930 Ike Fraizer (R)[l]
1931 George W. P. Hunt (D) Scott White (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 52D, 12R
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1933 Benjamin Baker
Moeur
(D)
James H. Kerby (D) Arthur T. La Prade (D) W. M. Cox (D) Herman E. Hendrix (D) 19D 59D, 4R Isabella
Greenway

(D)[m]
1934
1935 John L. Sullivan (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 51D
1936
1937 Rawghlie Clement
Stanford
(D)
Joe Conway (D) Harry M. Moore (D) 19D 50D, 1R John R.
Murdock

(D)
1938
1939 Robert Taylor
Jones
(D)
Harry M. Moore (D)[k] William G. Petersen (D) 51D, 1R
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Green tickY
1941 Sidney Preston
Osborn
(D)[k]
Joe Hunt (D) E. D. Ring (D) 53D Ernest McFarland (D)
1942
Dan Edward
Garvey
(D)[n]
1943 James D. Brush (D) 58D 2D
1944 John L. Sullivan (D) Alva E. Weaver (D)[l] Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Green tickY
1945 William T. Brooks (D) Clifford J. Murdock (D) 57D, 1R
1946
1947 Mit Simms (D) Nolan D. Pulliam (D) 53D, 5R
1948 Evo Anton
DeConcini
(D)
Dan Edward
Garvey
(D)[o]
Curtis Williams (D) Truman/
Barkley (D) Green tickY
1949 Wesley Bolin (D) Fred O. Wilson (D) J. W. Kelly (D) Marion Brooks (D) 52D, 7R
1950
1951 John Howard
Pyle
(R)
E. T. Williams Jr. (D) 61D, 10R
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Green tickY
1953 Ross F. Jones (R) J. W. Kelly (D) Edward Massey (D) 15D, 4R 50D, 30R Barry Goldwater (R) 1D, 1R
1954 2D, 1R
1955 Ernest McFarland (D) Robert Morrison (D) E. T. Williams Jr. (D) Cliff Harkins (D) 26D, 2R 61D, 19R 3D
1956
1957 J. W. Kelly (D) Marion Brooks (D) 57D, 23R
1958
1959 Paul Fannin (R) H. Y. Sprague (D) Wilburn W. Dick (D) R. V. Hersey (D) 27D, 1R 55D, 25R
1960 Wade Church (D) John Quebedeaux (R)[l] Nixon/
Lodge (R) Red XN
1961 Robert Pickrell (R) J. W. Kelly (D) 24D, 4R 52D, 28R
1962
1963 Milton J. Husky (D) 48D, 32R 2D, 1R 2D, 1R
1964 Goldwater/
Miller (R) Red XN
1965 Sam Goddard Jr. (D) Darrell F. Smith (R) Bob Kennedy (D) Sarah Folsom (R) Verne C. McCutchan (R) 26D, 2R 45D, 35R 3D Paul Fannin (R)
1966
1967 Jack Williams (R)[p] Charles H. Garland (R) 16R, 14D 33R, 27D 2R, 1D
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1969 Gary K. Nelson (R) Morris A. Herring (R) Weldon P. Shofstall (R)[n] 17R, 13D 34R, 26D 2D, 1R Barry Goldwater (R)
1970 2R, 1D
1971 Ernest Garfield (R) 18R, 12D 3R
1972
1973 Bart Fleming (R)[n] 38R, 22D 3R, 1D
1974 N. Warner Lee (R)
1975 Raúl Héctor
Castro
(D)[f]
Bruce Babbitt (D) Carolyn Warner (D) Bert C. Romero (D) 18D, 12R 33R, 27D
1976 Ford/
Dole (R) Red XN
1977 Verne C. McCutchan (R)[k] 16D, 14R 38R, 22D 2R, 1D Dennis DeConcini (D) 2R, 2D
Wesley Bolin (D)[k][q] Rose Mofford (D)[n]
1978
Bruce Babbitt (D)[r] Jack LaSota (D)[l] Ted M. Martinez (D)[l]
1979 Robert K. Corbin (R) Clark Dierks (R) James H. McCutchan (R) 16R, 14D 42R, 18D
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 43R, 17D
1982
1983 Ray Rottas (R) 18R, 12D 39R, 21D 3R, 2D
1984
1985 38R, 22D 3D 4R, 1D
1986
1987 Evan Mecham (R)[s] C. Diane Bishop (D) 19R, 11D 36R, 24D 2D, 1R John McCain (R)[k]
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
Rose Mofford (D)[q] James Shumway (D)[l]
1989 Douglas K. Martin (R) 17R, 13D 34R, 26D
1990
1991 Fife Symington (R) Richard Mahoney (D) Grant Woods (R) Tony West (R) 17D, 13R 33R, 27D
1992 Bush/
Quayle (R) Red XN
1993 18R, 12D 35R, 25D 3R, 3D
1994
1995 Jane Dee Hull (R) Lisa Graham
Keegan
(R)[f]
19R, 11D 38R, 22D Jon Kyl (R) 5R, 1D
1996 Clinton/
Gore (D) Green tickY
1997 18R, 12D 2R, 1D
Jane Dee Hull (R)[o] Betsey Bayless (R)
1998
1999 Janet Napolitano (D) Carol Springer (R) 16R, 14D 40R, 20D 3R
2000 Bush/
Cheney (R) Green tickY
2001 Jaime Molera (R)[l] 15R, 15D[t] 36R, 24D 5R[u]
2002
2003 Janet Napolitano (D)[f][6] Jan Brewer (R) Terry Goddard (D) David Petersen (R) Tom Horne (R) 17R, 13D 39R, 21D 6R, 2D
2004
2005 18R, 12D 38R, 22D
2006 Elliott Hibbs (R)[l] 39R, 21D
2007 Dean Martin (R) Joe Hart (R) 17R, 13D 33R, 27D 4R, 4D
2008 McCain/
Palin (R) Red XN
2009 Jan Brewer (R)[o] Ken Bennett (R)[n] 18R, 12D 36R, 24D 3R, 2D 5D, 3R
2010
2011 Tom Horne (R) Doug Ducey (R) John Huppenthal (R) 21R, 9D 40R, 20D 5R, 3D
2012 Romney/
Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 17R, 13D 36R, 24D 5R Jeff Flake (R) 5D, 4R
2014
2015 Doug Ducey (R) Michele Reagan (R) Mark Brnovich (R) Jeff DeWit (R)[f][7] Diane Douglas (R) 5R, 4D
2016 18R, 12D Trump/
Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 17R, 13D 35R, 25D
2018
Eileen Klein (R)[l] Jon Kyl (R)[l]
2019 Katie Hobbs (D) Kimberly Yee (R) Kathy Hoffman (D) 31R, 29D 4R, 1D Kyrsten Sinema (D) Martha McSally (R)[l] 5D, 4R
2020 Biden/
Harris (D) Green tickY
2021 16R, 14D 3R, 2D Mark Kelly (D)
2022 Paul Marsh (R)[l]
2023 Katie Hobbs (D) Adrian Fontes (D) Kris Mayes (D) Tom Horne (R) 4R, 1D Kyrsten Sinema (I)[v] 6R, 3D
2024 Trump/
Vance (R) Green tickY
2025 17R, 13D 33R, 27D 5R Ruben Gallego (D)
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Resigned to take an elected seat as delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  4. ^ Attorney general of Arizona Territory appointed by Goodwin.
  5. ^ a b c d Acting.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Resigned.
  7. ^ It is unknown when Frémont took the oath of office; he and his family arrived in Prescott on the afternoon of October 6, 1878.
  8. ^ Hughes abolished many territorial offices, and unhappy officials successfully petitioned Cleveland to remove him.
  9. ^ Asked by President Theodore Roosevelt to resign for opposing the Newlands Reclamation Act.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Died in office.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Appointed to fill a vacancy.
  13. ^ Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative being elected to the next term, but resigning before the term began.
  14. ^ a b c d e Initially appointed to fill a vacancy, subsequently elected in his or her own right.
  15. ^ a b c As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term and was later elected in his or her own right.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Impeached and removed from office on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds.
  20. ^ 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.[3][4]
  21. ^ 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.[5]
  22. ^ Switched party from Democratic to Independent on December 9, 2022. She preserved her committee assignments and seniority through the Democratic Party.

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.

Notes

  1. ^ Historical election data
  2. ^ Entries from 1912–1976 can be downloaded from the Arizona Memory Project here: [1]
  3. ^ http://www.limitedgovernment.org/publications/pubs/briefs/pdfs/brf11-36.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Randall Gnat: Mushroom Power". Governing. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  5. ^ "Arizona Corporation Commission | Arizona State Library". azlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  6. ^ White, Brian (January 21, 2009). "Napolitano officially resigns as AZ governor". KOLD-TV. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Associated Press (March 27, 2018). "DeWit to resign April 3 for NASA job". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.