Political party strength in Arizona

Overview

The U.S. state of Arizona is the home of Senators Jeff Flake and John McCain, and the state is widely regarded as a Republican Party stronghold.

Statistics show a close division among registered voters: Republicans 36%, Democrats 33%, and independents 30%, with independents growing at a much faster rate than either major party.[1]

State politics

State politics are still largely controlled by Republicans, particularly from the conservative wing.[1] 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.

The parties are as follows:   Democratic (D),   Independent (I),   no party (N),   Republican (R),   Unionist (U), and   a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureCorp. Comm.United States CongressElectoral College votes
GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerSupt. of Pub. Inst.Mine InspectorState SenateState HouseU.S. Senator (Class I)U.S. Senator (Class III)U.S. House
1863 John A. Gurley (R)[2] Richard Cunningham McCormick (R) no such offices Charles Debrille Poston (R) no electoral votes
John Noble Goodwin (R)[3][4]
1864 Coles Bashford (R)[5]
1865 John Noble Goodwin (R)
1866
Richard Cunningham McCormick (R)[4][6] James P. T. Carter (R)
1867 Coles Bashford (I)
1868
James P. T. Carter (R) (act)
1869 Coles Bashford (R)[7] Granville Henderson Oury (D)[8] Richard Cunningham McCormick (U)
Anson P.K. Safford (R)[9]
1870
1871
1872 J. E. McCaffry[8]
1873
1874
1875 Hiram Sanford Stevens (D)
1876 John Philo Hoyt (R)
1877
John Philo Hoyt (R)[10] John Jay Gosper (R)
1878
John C. Frémont (R)[10][11][12]
1879 John Goulder Campbell (D)
1880
1881 Granville Henderson Oury (D)
John Jay Gosper (R) (act)
1882
Frederick Augustus Tritle (R)[13][14] Hiram M. Van Arman (R)
1883
1884 Clark Churchill[8]
1885 Curtis Coe Bean (R)
C. Meyer Zulick (D)[15] James A. Bayard (D)
1886
1887 Briggs Goodrich[8] Marcus A. Smith (D)
1888 John A. Rush[8]
1889 Clark Churchill[8]
Lewis Wolfley (R)[16][17] Oakes Murphy (R)
1890
John N. Irwin (R)[16][18]
1891
1892 William Herring[8]
Oakes Murphy (R)[16] Nathan A. Morford (R)
1893 John C. Herndon[8]
L. C. Hughes (D)[15][19] Charles Morelle Bruce (D) Francis J. Heney (R)[8]
1894
1895 Thomas D. Satterwhite[8] Oakes Murphy (R)
1896 J. F. Wilson[8]
Charles Morelle Bruce (D) (act)
Benjamin Joseph Franklin (D)[15]
1897 Marcus A. Smith (D)
Myron H. McCord (R)[20][21] Charles H. Akers (R)
1898 C. M. Frazier[8]
Oakes Murphy (R)[20][22] Charles F. Ainsworth[8]
1899 John Frank Wilson (D)
1900
1901 Marcus A. Smith (D)
1902 Isaac T. Stoddard (R) Edmund W. Wells (R)[8]
Alexander Oswald Brodie (R)[23][24]
1903 John Frank Wilson (D)
1904 William Francis Nichols (R) Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)[8]
1905 E. S. Clark[8] Marcus A. Smith (D)
William F. Nichols (R) (act)
Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)[23]
1906
1907
1908 John H. Page (R)
1909 Ralph H. Cameron (R)
Richard Elihu Sloan (R)[25] George U. Young (R)
1910 John B. Wright[8]
1911
1912 George W. P. Hunt (D) Sidney Preston Osborn (D) George Purdy Bullard (D) David F. Johnson (D) Charles O. Case (D) G. H. Bolin (D) 15D, 4R 31D, 4R Henry F. Ashurst (D) Marcus A. Smith (D) Carl Hayden (D) Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall (D) Green tick
1913
1914
1915 Wiley E. Jones (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 35D
1916
1917 Thomas Edward Campbell (R)[26] David F. Johnson (D) 14D, 5R 31D, 4R
George W. P. Hunt (D)
1918
1919 Thomas Edward Campbell (R) Mit Simms (D) Harry S. Ross (D) 26D, 9R
1920 Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge (R) Green tick
1921 Ernest R. 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 Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes (R) Green tick
1925 Vernon S. Wright (D) 17D, 2R
1926
1927 J. C. Callaghan (D) 43D, 9R Carl Hayden (D) Lewis W. Douglas[27] (D)
1928 K. Berry Peterson (D) Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis (R) Green tick
1929 John Calhoun Phillips (R) J. C. Callaghan (D)[28] Charles R. Price (D) 37D, 17R
1930 I. P. "Ike" Fraizer (R)[29]
1931 George W. P. Hunt (D) Scott White (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 52D, 12R
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner (D) Green tick
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 Selmes Greenway[30] (D)
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)[28] William G. Petersen (D) 51D, 1R
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace (D) Green tick
1941 Sidney Preston Osborn (D)[28] Joe Hunt (D) E. D. Ring (D) 53D Ernest McFarland (D)
1942
Dan Edward Garvey (D)[31]
1943 James D. Brush (D) 58D 2D
1944 John L. Sullivan (D) Alva E. Weaver (D)[29] Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (D) Green tick
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)[32] Curtis Williams (D) Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley (D) Green tick
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 Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon (R) Green tick
1953 Ross F. Jones (R) J. W. Kelly (D) Edward Massey (D) 15D, 4R 50D, 30R Barry Goldwater (R) 1D, 1R
1954
1955 Ernest McFarland (D) Robert Morrison (D) E. T. Williams, Jr. (D) Cliff Harkins (D) 26D, 2R 61D, 19R
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)[29] Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) Red X
1961 Robert Pickrell (R) J. W. Kelly (D) 24D, 4R 52D, 28R
1962
1963 Milton J. Husky (D) 48D, 32R 2D, 1R
1964 Barry Goldwater and William E. Miller (R) Red X
1965 Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. (D) Darrell F. Smith (R) Bob Kennedy (D) Sarah Folsom (R) Verne C. McCutchan (R) 26D, 2R 45D, 35R Paul Fannin (R)
1966
1967 Jack Richard Williams (R)[33] Charles H. Garland (R) 16R, 14D 33R, 27D 2R, 1D
1968 Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew (R) Green tick
1969 Gary K. Nelson (R) Morris A. Herring (R) Weldon P. Shofstall (R)[31] 17R, 13D 34R, 26D Barry Goldwater (R)
1970
1971 Ernest Garfield (R) 18R, 12D
1972
1973 Bart Fleming (R)[31] 38R, 22D 3R, 1D
1974 N. Warner Lee (R)
1975 Raúl Héctor Castro (D)[34] Bruce Babbitt (D) Carolyn Warner (D) Bert C. Romero (D) 18D, 12R 33R, 27D
1976 Gerald R. Ford and Bob Dole (R) Red X
1977 Verne C. McCutchan (R)[28] 16D, 14R 38R, 22D Dennis DeConcini (D) 2R, 2D
Wesley Bolin (D)[28][35] Rose Perica Mofford (D)[31]
1978
Bruce Babbitt (D)[36] Jack LaSota (D)[29] Ted M. Martinez (D)[29]
1979 Bob Corbin (R) Clark Dierks (R) James H. McCutchan (R) 16R, 14D 42R, 18D
1980 Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush (R) Green tick
1981 43R, 17D
1982
1983 Ray Rottas (R) 18R, 12D 39R, 21D 3R, 2D
1984
1985 38R, 22D 4R, 1D
1986
1987 Evan Mecham (R)[37] C. Diane Bishop (D) 19R, 11D 36R, 24D John McCain (R)
1988 George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) Green tick
Rose Perica Mofford (D)[35] James Shumway (D)[29]
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 George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) Red X
1993 18R, 12D 35R, 25D 3R, 3D
1994
1995 Jane Dee Hull (R) Lisa Graham Keegan (R)[38] 19R, 11D 38R, 22D Jon Kyl (R) 5R, 1D
1996 Bill Clinton and Al Gore (D) Green tick
1997 18R, 12D
Jane Dee Hull (R)[32] Betsey Bayless (R)
1998
1999 Janet Napolitano (D) Carol Springer (R) 16R, 14D 40R, 20D
2000 George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (R) Green tick
2001 Jaime Molera (R)[29] 15R, 15D[39] 36R, 24D
2002
2003 Janet Napolitano (D)[40] 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)[29] 39R, 21D
2007 Dean Martin (R) Joe Hart (R) 17R, 13D 33R, 27D 5R 4R, 4D
2008 John McCain and Sarah Palin (R) Red X
2009 18R, 12D 36R, 24D 3R, 2D 5D, 3R
Jan Brewer (R)[35] Ken Bennett (R)[31]
2010
2011 Tom Horne (R) Doug Ducey (R) John Huppenthal (R) 21R, 9D 40R, 20D 5R, 3D
2012 Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (R) Red X
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) Diane Douglas (R) 5R, 4D
2016 18R, 12D Donald Trump and Mike Pence (R) Green tick
2017 17R, 13D 34R, 26D
2018
YearGovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerSupt. of Pub. Inst.Mine InspectorState SenateState HouseCorp. Comm.U.S. Senator (Class I)U.S. Senator (Class III)U.S. HouseElectoral College votes
Executive officesState LegislatureUnited States Congress

Notes

  1. 1 2 Silverstein, Ken (July 2010). "Tea Party in the Sonora". Harper's. Harper's Magazine Foundation. 321 (1,922): 35–42.
  2. ↑ Appointed territorial governor by President Abraham Lincoln to be the first governor of the territory died on August 19, 1863, before he could arrive in the territory.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 Resigned to take an elected seat as delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
  5. ↑ Attorney general of Arizona Territory appointed by Goodwin.
  6. ↑ Territorial governor appointed April 10, 1866 by President Andrew Johnson; took the oath of office July 9.
  7. ↑ Secretary of Arizona Territory appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant; resigned when state capital moved.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Attorney general of Arizona Territory.
  9. ↑ Territorial governor appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant.
  10. 1 2 Territorial governor appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes.
  11. ↑ It is unknown when Frémont took the oath of office; he and his family arrived in Prescott on the afternoon of October 6, 1878.
  12. ↑ Resigned. Frémont spent little time in the territory; and the Secretary of the Territory asked him to resume his duties or resign, and he chose resignation.
  13. ↑ Territorial governor appointed by President Chester A. Arthur.
  14. ↑ Resigned after Grover Cleveland was elected president so that the Democratic president could appoint a Democrat as governor.
  15. 1 2 3 Territorial governor appointed by President Grover Cleveland.
  16. 1 2 3 Territorial governor appointed by President Benjamin Harrison.
  17. ↑ Resigned due to a disagreement with the federal government on arid land policy.
  18. ↑ Resigned to handle family business out of state.
  19. ↑ Hughes had abolished many territorial offices, and unhappy officials successfully petitioned Cleveland to remove him.
  20. 1 2 Territorial governor appointed by President William McKinley.
  21. ↑ Resigned to serve in the Spanish–American War.
  22. ↑ Asked by President Theodore Roosevelt to resign for opposing the Newlands Reclamation Act.
  23. 1 2 Territorial governor appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  24. ↑ Resigned to accept appointment as assistant chief of the records and Pension Bureau at the Department of War.
  25. ↑ Territorial governor appointed by President William Howard Taft.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ Resigned
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 Died in office.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appointed to fill vacancy.
  30. ↑ Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative being elected to the next term, but resigning before the term began.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 Initially appointed to fill vacancy.
  32. 1 2 As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term and was later elected in his or her own right.
  33. ↑ The state constitution was amended in 1968 to increase gubernatorial terms from two to four years; Williams' first two terms were for two years, his third was for four years.
  34. ↑ Resigned to take post as United States Ambassador to Argentina.
  35. 1 2 3 As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term.
  36. ↑ 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 therefore, per the state Constitution, not in the line of succession.
  37. ↑ January 6, 1987 – April 4, 1988: impeached and removed from office on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds.
  38. ↑ Resigned to take a position with the Education Leaders Council.
  39. ↑ 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.
  40. ↑ Resigned following confirmation as United States Secretary of Homeland Security.

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