1974 Arizona Senate election

1974 Arizona Senate election
← 1972 November 5, 1974 1976 →
All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate; 16 seats needed for a majority
Senate President before election; William C. Jacquin; Republican	Elected Senate President ; Bob Stump; Democratic

The 1974 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 1974. 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 10, 1974.^[3]

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

Following the election, Democrats flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 18 Democrats to 12 Republicans.^[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 32nd Arizona State Legislature.

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

Legislative District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
1st	Boyd Tenney	Rep	Boyd Tenney	Rep Hold
2nd	Tony Gabaldon	Dem	Tony Gabaldon	Dem Hold
3rd	Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.	Dem	Arthur J. Hubbard Sr.	Dem Hold
4th	A.V. "Bill" Hardt	Dem	A.V. "Bill" Hardt	Dem Hold
5th	Jones Osborn^[a]	Dem	Jones Osborn^[a]	Dem Hold
6th	Bob Stump	Dem	Bob Stump	Dem Hold
7th	William L. Swink	Dem	William L. Swink	Dem Hold
8th	Charles A. Awalt	Dem	Ed Sawyer	Dem Hold
9th	John C. Scott Ulm	Dem	Steve Davis	Rep Gain
10th	Sam Lena	Dem	Sam Lena	Dem Hold
11th	Frank J. Felix	Dem	Frank J. Felix	Dem Hold
12th	Douglas S. Holsclaw	Rep	Sue Dye	Dem Gain
13th	Scott Alexander	Rep	Morris Farr	Dem Gain
14th	William C. Jacquin	Rep	Lucy Davidson	Dem Gain
15th	S.H. "Hal" Runyan	Rep	S.H. "Hal" Runyan	Rep Hold
16th	Bob Strother	Rep	Marcia Weeks	Dem Gain
17th	Fred Koory Jr.	Rep	Fred Koory Jr.	Rep Hold
18th	Leo Corbet	Rep	Leo Corbet	Rep Hold
19th	Ray Rottas	Rep	Madelene Van Arsdell	Dem Gain
20th	Bess Stinson	Rep	Bill McCune	Rep Hold
21st	Howard S. Baldwin	Rep	James P. Walsh	Dem Gain
22nd	Manuel "Lito" Peña	Dem	Manuel "Lito" Peña	Dem Hold
23rd	Alfredo Gutierrez	Dem	Alfredo Gutierrez	Dem Hold
24th	Sandra Day O'Connor	Rep	John C. Pritzlaff, Jr.	Rep Hold
25th	Trudy Camping	Rep	Betty Morrison	Dem Gain
26th	John Roeder	Rep	John Roeder	Rep Hold
27th	James A. (Jim) Mack	Rep	James A. (Jim) Mack	Rep Hold
28th	David B. Kret	Rep	Bob Hungerford	Rep Hold
29th	D. Delos Ellsworth	Rep	Jack J. Taylor	Rep Hold
30th	Stan Turley	Rep	Stan Turley	Rep Hold

1 2 Democratic Senator Harold C. Giss died April 15, 1973. Senator Giss was replaced by Jones Osborn effective April 28, 1973.^[5]

Detailed Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30

District 1

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. H. (Hank) Bisjak	5,562	100.00%
Total votes			5,562	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Boyd Tenney (incumbent)	6,308	100.00%
Total votes			6,308	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Boyd Tenney (incumbent)	13,469	56.80%
	Democratic	A. H. (Hank) Bisjak	10,242	43.20%
Total votes			23,711	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Gabaldon (incumbent)	5,356	100.00%
Total votes			5,356	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Gabaldon (incumbent)	15,327	100.00%
Total votes			15,327	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent)	3,489	100.00%
Total votes			3,489	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent)	12,598	100.00%
Total votes			12,598	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent)	8,264	100.00%
Total votes			8,264	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent)	13,447	100.00%
Total votes			13,447	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jones Osborn (incumbent)	4,577	100.00%
Total votes			4,577	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jones Osborn (incumbent)	10,046	100.00%
Total votes			10,046	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Stump (incumbent)	4,321	100.00%
Total votes			4,321	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Stump (incumbent)	8,695	100.00%
Total votes			8,695	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William L. Swink (incumbent)	3,561	54.41%
	Democratic	John N. Dore	2,984	45.59%
Total votes			6,545	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William L. Swink (incumbent)	10,932	100.00%
Total votes			10,932	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Sawyer	8,098	100.00%
Total votes			8,098	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Sawyer	15,219	100.00%
Total votes			15,219	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John (C) Scott Ulm (incumbent)	3,846	100.00%
Total votes			3,846	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen A. "Steve" Davis	2,643	100.00%
Total votes			2,643	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen A. "Steve" Davis	7,799	50.52%
	Democratic	John (C) Scott Ulm (incumbent)	7,639	49.48%
Total votes			15,438	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Lena (incumbent)	3,830	100.00%
Total votes			3,830	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Lena (incumbent)	9,170	100.00%
Total votes			9,170	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank J. Felix (incumbent)	4,426	100.00%
Total votes			4,426	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank J. Felix (incumbent)	11,732	100.00%
Total votes			11,732	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sue Dye	4,579	100.00%
Total votes			4,579	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas S. Holsclaw (incumbent)	3,926	100.00%
Total votes			3,926	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sue Dye	11,173	50.94%
	Republican	Douglas S. Holsclaw (incumbent)	10,760	49.06%
Total votes			21,933	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Farr	3,607	56.87%
	Democratic	James J. DiPietro	1,640	25.86%
	Democratic	Norman D. Clark	1,096	17.28%
Total votes			6,343	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid	4,351	100.00%
Total votes			4,351	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Farr	11,772	54.21%
	Republican	H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid	9,944	45.79%
Total votes			21,716	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Davidson	4,602	74.19%
	Democratic	Henry "Hank" Kendrick	1,601	25.81%
Total votes			6,203	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles King	5,357	100.00%
Total votes			5,357	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Davidson	13,523	53.31%
	Republican	Charles King	11,842	46.69%
Total votes			25,365	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Wheeler	3,455	100.00%
Total votes			3,455	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent)	5,446	100.00%
Total votes			5,446	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent)	10,311	59.31%
	Democratic	Tom Wheeler	7,075	40.69%
Total votes			17,386	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 16

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcia Weeks	3,574	63.12%
	Democratic	Clark Shelby	2,088	36.88%
Total votes			5,662	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Strother (incumbent)	5,756	100.00%
Total votes			5,756	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcia Weeks	12,023	53.30%
	Republican	Bob Strother (incumbent)	10,535	46.70%
Total votes			22,558	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Flaherty	4,134	100.00%
Total votes			4,134	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Koory, Jr. (incumbent)	7,512	100.00%
Total votes			7,512	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Koory, Jr. (incumbent)	15,174	61.95%
	Democratic	Tom Flaherty	9,318	38.05%
Total votes			24,492	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 18

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	H. E. "Pat" Patterson	4,039	100.00%
Total votes			4,039	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Corbet (incumbent)	6,237	100.00%
Total votes			6,237	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Corbet (incumbent)	10,783	55.65%
	Democratic	H. E. "Pat" Patterson	8,594	44.35%
Total votes			19,377	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 19

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madelene Van Arsdell	2,998	64.25%
	Democratic	Al Hales	1,668	35.75%
Total votes			4,666	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Rottas (incumbent)	4,187	59.51%
	Republican	Michael Clarke	2,849	40.49%
Total votes			7,036	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madelene Van Arsdell	9,588	50.30%
	Republican	Ray Rottas (incumbent)	9,473	49.70%
Total votes			19,061	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 20

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne O. Earley	2,564	55.06%
	Democratic	Roland W. James	2,093	44.94%
Total votes			4,657	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill McCune	3,736	100.00%
Total votes			3,736	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill McCune	8,129	53.47%
	Democratic	Wayne O. Earley	7,074	46.53%
Total votes			15,203	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 21

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James P. Walsh	4,144	100.00%
Total votes			4,144	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard S. Baldwin (incumbent)	3,584	73.67%
	Republican	Art Meehan	1,281	26.33%
Total votes			4,865	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James P. Walsh	8,407	52.04%
	Republican	Howard S. Baldwin (incumbent)	7,747	47.96%
Total votes			16,154	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 22

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent)	3,920	100.00%
Total votes			3,920	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent)	7,836	100.00%
Total votes			7,836	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 23

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent)	3,002	51.51%
	Democratic	Cloves C. Campbell	2,826	48.49%
Total votes			5,828	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent)	6,695	100.00%
Total votes			6,695	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl G. Pettijohn	4,456	100.00%
Total votes			4,456	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John C. Pritzlaff, Jr.	9,170	100.00%
Total votes			9,170	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John C. Pritzlaff, Jr.	16,450	57.87%
	Democratic	Carl G. Pettijohn	11,969	42.11%
	Independent	James H. Waterhouse^[a]	6	0.02%
Total votes			28,425	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 25

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Morrison	3,280	65.84%
	Democratic	Archie C. Ryan	1,702	34.16%
Total votes			4,982	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudy Camping (incumbent)	2,605	61.57%
	Republican	Sandra Davies	1,626	38.43%
Total votes			4,231	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Morrison	8,159	52.90%
	Republican	Trudy Camping (incumbent)	7,265	47.10%
Total votes			15,424	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dr. John E. McNamara	2,155	53.13%
	Democratic	Art McBrayer	1,901	46.87%
Total votes			4,056	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Roeder (incumbent)	6,213	100.00%
Total votes			6,213	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Roeder (incumbent)	10,689	56.07%
	Democratic	Dr. John E. McNamara	8,376	43.93%
Total votes			19,065	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 27

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. L. "Clif" Harkins	4,529	100.00%
Total votes			4,529	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent)	5,757	100.00%
Total votes			5,757	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent)	12,382	55.30%
	Democratic	C. L. "Clif" Harkins	10,009	44.70%
Total votes			22,391	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 28

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hungerford	5,283	68.22%
	Republican	Roseanne Carter	2,461	31.78%
Total votes			7,744	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hungerford	14,930	100.00%
Total votes			14,930	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 29

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben R. Martinez	3,021	100.00%
Total votes			3,021	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack J. Taylor	5,842	100.00%
Total votes			5,842	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack J. Taylor	11,099	66.08%
	Democratic	Ruben R. Martinez	5,698	33.92%
Total votes			16,797	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 30

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clifford L. Searcy	3,415	100.00%
Total votes			3,415	100.00%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Turley (incumbent)	4,386	68.95%
	Republican	Jim Phipps	1,975	31.05%
Total votes			6,361	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Turley (incumbent)	11,752	61.78%
	Democratic	Clifford L. Searcy	7,271	38.22%
Total votes			19,023	100.00%
	Republican hold

↑ Write-in candidate.

References

[Osborn-6] 1 2 Democratic Senator Harold C. Giss died April 15, 1973. Senator Giss was replaced by Jones Osborn effective April 28, 1973.^[5]

[Waterhouse-7] Write-in candidate.

[1] "Members of the 31st Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[2] "Members of the 32nd Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[3] "1974 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[4] "1974 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[5] "Harold C. Giss Biographical Information". Arizona Secretary of State.

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