2002 Arizona Senate election

none July 2023 2002 Arizona Senate election Arizona legislative no 2000 Arizona Senate election 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 Arizona Senate election 2004 All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate 16 x160px Ken Bennett by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg Ken Bennett Arizona Republican Party 1st 15 17 2 3x4.svg Jack A. Brown Arizona Democratic Party 5th 15 13 2 2002 Arizona State Senate election.svg 250px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain Senate President Randall Gnant2001, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1st Regular Session Arizona Secretary of State https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/45558 Arizona Republican Party Ken Bennett2003, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session Arizona Secretary of State https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/45577 Arizona Republican Party The 2002 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 2002. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. These were the first elections following the 2000 redistricting cycle, which moved many incumbents into new districts. Primary elections were held on September 10, 2002.2002 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election Arizona Secretary of State https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102698 Prior to the elections, the Senate was evenly divided between the Republicans and Democrats in a 15-to-15 tie. Following the election, Republicans took unitary control of the chamber with 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.2002 State of Arizona official canvass, general election Arizona Secretary of State https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102700 The newly elected senators served in the 46th Arizona State Legislature. Retiring Incumbents Democrats District 11: Elaine Richardson District 13: Virginia Yrun District 14: Ruth Solomon District 20: Mary Hartley District 22: Joe Eddie Lopez District 25: Chris Cummiskey District 30: Jay Blanchard Republicans District 2: John Verkamp District 16: Darden C. Hamilton District 17: Brenda Burns District 19: Scott Bundgaard District 26: Tom Smith District 28: Randall Gnant District 29: David Petersen Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections Democrat District 4: Edward CirilloCirillo Republicans District 11: Susan GerardGerard District 20: Lori DanielsDaniels Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical ReportJacobson Louis October 4, 2002 2002 State Legislature Ratings https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 bot: unknown The Cook Political Report 149–150 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20250118164903/https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 January 18, 2025 Harvard Dataverse March 1, 2025 | Lean R flip October 4, 2002 Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome 1st Ken Bennett Rep Ken Bennett Rep Hold 2nd John Verkamp Rep Jack C. Jackson Sr.Jackson Redistricted from district 3 to 2.Dem Gain 3rd Jack C. Jackson Dem Linda BinderRep Gain 4th Jack A. BrownBrown Redistricted from district 4 to 5. Dem Jack W. HarperRep Gain 5th Herb GuentherGuenther Redistricted from district 5 to 24. Dem Jack A. BrownBrown Dem Hold 6th Lori DanielsDaniels Redistricted from district 6 to 20. Rep Dean MartinMartin Redistricted from district 24 to 6. Rep Hold 7th Pete RiosRios Redistricted from district 7 to 23. Dem Jim WaringRep Gain 8th Marsha ArzbergerArzberger Redistricted from district 8 to 25. Dem Carolyn S. AllenRep Gain 9th Tim BeeBee Redistricted from district 9 to 30. Rep Robert "Bob" Burns Rep Hold 10th Ramon ValadezValadez Redistricted from district 10 to 29. Dem Jim WeiersRep Gain 11th Elaine Richardson Dem Barbara LeffRep Gain 12th Toni HellonHellon Redistricted from district 12 to 26. Rep Robert Blendu Rep Hold 13th Virginia YrunYrun Senator Virginia Yrun was appointed April 24, 2001 by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created on April 19, 2001 by the death of Andy Nichols.Pima supervisors name Virginia Yrun to replace late state senator Nichols The Associated Press https://wc.arizona.edu/papers/94/144/01_98_m.html Dem Richard Miranda Dem Hold 14th Ruth Solomon Dem Bill Brotherton Dem Hold 15th Edward CirilloCirillo Redistricted from district 15 to 4. Rep Ken CheuvrontDem Gain 16th Darden C. Hamilton Rep Linda AguirreAguirre Redistricted from district 23 to 16.Dem Gain 17th Brenda Burns Rep Harry MitchellMitchell Redistricted from district 27 to 17.Dem Gain 18th Susan GerardGerard Redistricted from district 18 to 11. Rep Mark Anderson Rep Hold 19th Scott Bundgaard Rep Marilyn JarrettBowers Senator Marilyn Jarrett was appointed September 11, 2001 by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created on August 27, 2001 by the resignation of Russell "Rusty" W. Bowers.Members of the Senate of the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona Arizona Senate Official Records https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/45558Jarrett Redistricted from district 21 to 19. Rep Hold 20th Mary Hartley Dem Slade MeadRep Gain 21st Marilyn JarrettBowersJarrett Rep Jay Tibshraeny Rep Hold 22nd Joe Eddie Lopez Dem Thayer VerschoorRep Gain 23rd Linda AguirreAguirre Dem Pete RiosRios Redistricted from district 7 to 23. Dem Hold 24th Dean MartinMartin Rep Herb GuentherGuentherCannell Senator Robert C. Cannell was appointed January 24, 2003 by the Yuma County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created in District 24 when Herb Guenther was appointed as Director of the Department of Water Resources and did not take the Oath of Office. Robert C. Cannell was sworn in as Senator on January 27, 2003.Members of the Senate of the Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona Arizona Senate Official Records https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/45577Dem Gain 25th Chris Cummiskey Dem Marsha ArzbergerArzberger Dem Hold 26th Tom Smith Rep Toni HellonHellon Rep Hold 27th Harry MitchellMitchell Dem Jorge Luis Garcia Dem Hold 28th Randall Gnant Rep Gabrielle GiffordsDem Gain 29th David Petersen Rep Ramón ValadezValadezSoltero Senator Victor Soltero was appointed January 28, 2003 by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created in District 29 when Ramón Valadez was appointed Special Assistant to the Governor for Southern Arizona and did not take the Oath of Office. Victor Soltero was sworn in as Senator on January 29, 2003.Members of the Senate of the Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, State of Arizona Arizona Senate Official Records https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/45577Dem Gain 30th Jay Blanchard Dem Tim BeeBeeRep Gain 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__NOTOC__ District 1 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Dawn Knight 5420 5420 5420 2778 1701 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party John O'Donnell 2778 2778 5420 2778 1701 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Robert Donahue 1701 1701 5420 2778 1701 2 yes 5420 2778 1701 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Ken Bennett (incumbent) 18583 18583 18583 2 yes 18583 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Ken Bennett (incumbent) 33433 33433 33433 24390 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Dawn Knight 24390 24390 33433 24390 2 yes 33433 24390 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 2 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Jack C. Jackson, Sr. (incumbent)Jackson 11069 11069 11069 6579 1369 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Rita Johnson 6579 6579 11069 6579 1369 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Walter Phelps 1369 1369 11069 6579 1369 2 yes 11069 6579 1369 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Jack C. Jackson, Sr. (incumbent)Jackson 33777 33777 33777 2 yes 33777 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 3 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Jacqueline (Jacquie) Jessie 4148 4148 4148 2 yes 4148 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Linda Binder 9876 9876 9876 2 yes 9876 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Linda Binder 23972 23972 23972 13901 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Jacqueline (Jacquie) Jessie 13901 13901 23972 13901 2 yes 23972 13901 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 4 Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Jack W. Harper 10977 10977 10977 8129 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Edward Cirillo (incumbent)Cirillo 8129 8129 10977 8129 2 yes 10977 8129 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Jack W. Harper 44455 44455 44455 2 yes 44455 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 5 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Jack A. Brown (incumbent)Brown 10993 10993 10993 2 yes 10993 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Jack A. Brown (incumbent)Brown 29874 29874 29874 2 yes 29874 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 6 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Stephen Lesjak 2993 2993 2993 2 yes 2993 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Dean Martin (incumbent)Martin 7261 7261 7261 5 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Luigi BarattaPrimaryWI Was a write-in candidate in the primary election. 5 5 7261 5 2 yes 7261 5 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Dean Martin (incumbent)Martin 25338 25338 25338 12658 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Stephen Lesjak 12658 12658 25338 12658 2 yes 25338 12658 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 7 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Jeff Bollerman 3227 3227 3227 2 yes 3227 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Jim Waring 3918 3918 3918 3048 3034 2 yes Arizona Republican Party David Burnell Smith 3048 3048 3918 3048 3034 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Wes Marsh 3034 3034 3918 3048 3034 2 yes 3918 3048 3034 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Jim Waring 28326 28326 28326 14801 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Jeff Bollerman 14801 14801 28326 14801 2 yes 28326 14801 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 8 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Stuart TurnanskyPrimaryWI 104 104 104 2 yes 104 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Carolyn S. Allen 12631 12631 12631 2 yes 12631 100.00% Libertarian Primary Results Arizona Libertarian Party Orville WeyrichPrimaryWI 6 6 6 2 yes 6 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Carolyn S. Allen 44385 44385 44385 7566 2 yes Arizona Libertarian Party Orville Weyrich 7566 7566 44385 7566 2 yes 44385 7566 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 9 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Lee Gagner 5182 5182 5182 2 yes 5182 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Robert "Bob" Burns 7913 7913 7913 3845 2718 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Bart Turner 3845 3845 7913 3845 2718 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Blaine Donaldson 2718 2718 7913 3845 2718 2 yes 7913 3845 2718 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Robert "Bob" Burns 30175 30175 30175 16736 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Lee Gagner 16736 16736 30175 16736 2 yes 30175 16736 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 10 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Judy Kennedy 3548 3548 3548 2 yes 3548 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Jim Weiers 7052 7052 7052 2 yes 7052 100.00% Libertarian Primary Results Arizona Libertarian Party Manfred AlberPrimaryWI 8 8 8 2 yes 8 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Jim Weiers 16716 16716 16716 13601 1068 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Judy Kennedy 13601 13601 16716 13601 1068 2 yes Arizona Libertarian Party Manfred Alber 1068 1068 16716 13601 1068 2 yes 16716 13601 1068 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 11 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Stuart Starky 5638 5638 5638 2 yes 5638 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Barbara Leff 8439 8439 8439 8402 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Susan Gerard (incumbent)Gerard 8402 8402 8439 8402 2 yes 8439 8402 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Barbara Leff 35403 35403 35403 19683 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Stuart Starky 19683 19683 35403 19683 2 yes 35403 19683 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 12 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Peter Mahoney 4038 4038 4038 2 yes 4038 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Robert Blendu 6833 6833 6833 2 yes 6833 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Robert Blendu 18426 18426 18426 15849 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Peter Mahoney 15849 15849 18426 15849 2 yes 18426 15849 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 13 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Richard Miranda 2352 2352 2352 1487 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Kathi Foster 1487 1487 2352 1487 2 yes 2352 1487 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Richard Miranda 11498 11498 11498 2 yes 11498 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 14 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Bill Brotherton 2806 2806 2806 2569 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Earl Wilcox 2569 2569 2806 2569 2 yes 2806 2569 100.00% Libertarian Primary Results Arizona Libertarian Party John WildePrimaryWI 6 6 6 2 yes 6 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Bill Brotherton 12240 12240 12240 2920 8 5 2 yes Arizona Libertarian Party John Wilde 2920 2920 12240 2920 8 5 2 yes Independent Bradley CashmanPrimaryWI 8 8 12240 2920 8 5 2 yes Independent Don KargPrimaryWI 5 5 12240 2920 8 5 2 yes 12240 2920 8 5 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 15 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Ken Cheuvront 3226 3226 3226 1971 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Kathryn Ann Mitchell 1971 1971 3226 1971 2 yes 3226 1971 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Ed HedgesPrimaryWI 326 326 326 2 yes 326 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Ken Cheuvront 12903 12903 12903 7721 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Ed Hedges 7721 7721 12903 7721 2 yes 12903 7721 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 16 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Linda Aguirre (incumbent)Aguirre 4816 4816 4816 2 yes 4816 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Thomas (Tom) PawlenkoPrimaryWI 3 3 3 2 yes 3 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Linda Aguirre (incumbent)Aguirre 13149 13149 13149 2 yes 13149 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 17 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Harry Mitchell (incumbent)Mitchell 6125 6125 6125 2 yes 6125 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Laura Knaperek 7793 7793 7793 2 yes 7793 100.00% Libertarian Primary Results Arizona Libertarian Party Yuri Downing 124 124 124 2 yes 124 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Harry Mitchell (incumbent)Mitchell 20610 20610 20610 17166 1467 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Laura Knaperek 17166 17166 20610 17166 1467 2 yes Arizona Libertarian Party Yuri Downing 1467 1467 20610 17166 1467 2 yes 20610 17166 1467 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 18 Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Mark Anderson 8671 8671 8671 2 yes 8671 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Mark Anderson 21354 21354 21354 12 2 yes Independent Ilias KostopoulosGeneralWI Was a write-in candidate in the general election. 12 12 21354 12 2 yes 21354 12 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 19 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Paul Cash 4949 4949 4949 2 yes 4949 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)JarrettBowers 13472 13472 13472 2 yes 13472 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)JarrettBowers 30960 30960 30960 16785 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Paul Cash 16785 16785 30960 16785 2 yes 30960 16785 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 20 Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Slade Mead 5850 5850 5850 4369 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Lori Daniels (incumbent)Daniels 4369 4369 5850 4369 2 yes 5850 4369 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Slade Mead 31099 31099 31099 2 yes 31099 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 21 Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Jay Tibshraeny 8913 8913 8913 1885 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Morris P. Cooper 1885 1885 8913 1885 2 yes 8913 1885 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Jay Tibshraeny 35669 35669 35669 2 yes 35669 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 22 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Brent Whiting Brown 3656 3656 3656 2 yes 3656 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Thayer Verschoor 6204 6204 6204 5956 2 yes Arizona Republican Party Cynthia L. Dunham 5956 5956 6204 5956 2 yes 6204 5956 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Thayer Verschoor 28339 28339 28339 18226 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party Brent Whiting Brown 18226 18226 28339 18226 2 yes 28339 18226 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 23 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Pete Rios (incumbent)Rios 7957 7957 7957 2 yes 7957 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Pete Rios (incumbent)Rios 19379 19379 19379 2 yes 19379 100.00% Arizona Democratic Party Arizona Republican Party District 24 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Herb Guenther (incumbent)GuentherCannell 5546 5546 5546 2 yes 5546 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Herb Guenther (incumbent)GuentherCannell 17172 17172 17172 2 yes 17172 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 25 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Marsha Arzberger (incumbent)Arzberger 9110 9110 9110 2 yes 9110 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Marsha Arzberger (incumbent)Arzberger 20637 20637 20637 12941 2 yes Independent Dave Stoddard 12941 12941 20637 12941 2 yes 20637 12941 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 26 Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Toni Hellon (incumbent)Hellon 12224 12224 12224 2 yes 12224 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Toni Hellon (incumbent)Hellon 42819 42819 42819 2 yes 42819 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 27 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Jorge Luis Garcia 6770 6770 6770 5609 2 yes Arizona Democratic Party John Kromko 5609 5609 6770 5609 2 yes 6770 5609 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Jorge Luis Garcia 23618 23618 23618 7530 2 yes Independent Dale Gorney 7530 7530 23618 7530 2 yes 23618 7530 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 28 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Gabrielle Giffords 11075 11075 11075 2 yes 11075 100.00% Libertarian Primary Results Arizona Libertarian Party Kimberly Swanson 202 202 202 2 yes 202 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Gabrielle Giffords 31301 31301 31301 10888 2 yes Arizona Libertarian Party Kimberly Swanson 10888 10888 31301 10888 2 yes 31301 10888 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 29 Democratic primary results Arizona Democratic Party Ramon Valadez (incumbent)ValadezSoltero 7119 7119 7119 2 yes 7119 100.00% Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Bruce P. MurchisonPrimaryWI 119 119 119 2 yes 119 100.00% General election results Arizona Democratic Party Ramon Valadez (incumbent)ValadezSoltero 19497 19497 19497 2 yes 19497 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party District 30 Republican primary results Arizona Republican Party Tim Bee (incumbent)Bee 15683 15683 15683 2 yes 15683 100.00% General election results Arizona Republican Party Tim Bee (incumbent)Bee 46915 46915 46915 2 yes 46915 100.00% Arizona Republican Party Arizona Democratic Party References Senate Arizona Senate Category:Arizona Senate elections