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2004 Arizona Senate election

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2004 Arizona Senate election
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November 2, 2004
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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ken Bennett Linda Aguirre
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 1st 16th
Seats before 17 13
Seats after 18 12
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Senate President before election

Ken Bennett[1]
Republican

 Elected Senate President

Ken Bennett[2]
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.

Democrats

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

Republicans

  1. District 3: Linda Binder
  2. District 10: Jim Weiers
  3. District 18: Mark Anderson

Incumbent Defeated in Primary Election

Republican

  1. District 20: Slade Mead

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Rothenberg[5] Likely R October 1, 2004

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

Detailed Results

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