2010 Arizona Senate election

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2010 Arizona Senate election

 2008
November 2, 2010
2012 

All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Russell Pearce David Schapira
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 18th 17th
Seats before 18 12
Seats after 21 9
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3

Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Senate President before election

Robert "Bob" Burns[1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Russell Pearce (Jan. 10, 2011 - Nov. 8, 2011)[2]
Steve Pierce (Nov. 10, 2011 - Jan. 1, 2013)[3]
Republican

The 2010 Arizona Senate election was held on November 2, 2010. 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 August 24, 2010.[4]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.[citation needed]

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 21 Republicans to nine Democrats, a net gain of three seats for Republicans.[5]

The newly elected senators served in the 50th Arizona State Legislature.[citation needed]

Democrats

  1. District 2: Albert Hale
  2. District 13: Richard Miranda
  3. District 14: Debbie McCune-Davis
  4. District 15: Ken Cheuvront
  5. District 17: Meg Burton-Cahill
  6. District 27: Jorge Luis Garcia (Maria Garcia appointed after his death)

Republicans

  1. District 4: Jack W. Harper
  2. District 6: Pamela Gorman
  3. District 7: Jim Waring
  4. District 8: Carolyn S. Allen
  5. District 9: Robert "Bob" Burns
  6. District 11: Barbara Leff
  7. District 19: Chuck Gray
  8. District 20: John Huppenthal
  9. District 21: Jay Tibshraeny
  10. District 22: Thayer Verschoor
  11. District 30: Jonathan Paton

Incumbents defeated in general elections

Democrats

  1. District 23: Rebecca Rios
  2. District 24: Amanda Aguirre
  3. District 25: Manuel V. "Manny" Alvarez

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[6] Safe R November 1, 2010

Summary of results by Arizona State legislative district

Detailed results

References

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