1968 United States Senate election in Arizona

none March 2026 September 2023 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona Arizona presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Arizona 1974 November 5, 1968 x150px Barry Goldwater 1968 (3x4 cropped).webp Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) 274,607 57.22% Roy Elson (cropped).jpg Roy Elson Democratic Party (United States) 205,338 42.78% 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 210px County resultsGoldwater: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Elson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Democratic Party (United States) Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden, 91, decided not to run for reelection to an eighth term, ending his 57-year-long career in Congress. Hayden's longtime staff member, Roy Elson, ran as the Democratic Party nominee to replace him. Elson was defeated by a wide margin, however, by former U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, who staged a political comeback. Prior to Goldwater's election, the seat had been held for decades by the Democratic Party under Carl Hayden. But after this election, the seat remained in Republican Party control continuously for 52 years, until Democrat Mark Kelly won in the 2020 special election, replacing the late Senator John McCain. Elson had previously challenged Governor Paul Fannin in 1964, when Goldwater vacated his seat in order to run for president against Lyndon B. Johnson. Democratic primary Candidates Roy Elson, staff member to Senator Carl Hayden, 1964 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Bob Kennedy, State Treasurer of Arizona Dick Herbert, Corporation Commissioner Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230916 Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Roy Elson 95,231 62.7% Democratic Party (United States) Bob Kennedy 41,397 27.3% 136,628 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Barry Goldwater, former U.S. Senator, 1964 Republican Party nominee for President of the United States General election United States Senate election in Arizona, 1968http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3295 Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Barry Goldwater 274,607 57.22% +12.16% Democratic Party (United States) Roy Elson 205,338 42.78% -12.16% 69,269 14.43% +4.55% 479,945 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1968 References 1 1968 Arizona United States Senate 1968