List of United States Senators from Arizona
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Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

 and Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
Jon Llewellyn Kyl is the junior U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Senate Minority Whip, the second-highest position in the Republican Senate leadership. In 2010 he was recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for his persuasive role in the Senate.The son...

.

Class 1

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Henry F. Ashurst
Henry F. Ashurst
Henry Fountain Ashurst was an American Democratic politician and one of the first two Senators from Arizona. Largely self-educated, he served as a district attorney and member of the Arizona Territorial legislature before fulfilling his childhood ambition of joining the United States Senate...

Democratic March 27, 1912 –
January 3, 1941
1 Elected in 1912
2 Re-elected in 1916
3 Re-elected in 1922
4 Re-elected in 1928
5 Re-elected in 1934

Lost renomination
2 Ernest McFarland
Ernest McFarland
Ernest William McFarland was an American politician and, with Warren Atherton, is considered one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill". He is the only Arizonan to serve in the highest office in all three branches of Arizonan government—two at the state level, one at the federal level...

Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1953
6 Elected in 1940
7 Re-elected in 1946

Lost re-election
3 Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...

Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1965
8 Elected in 1952
9 Re-elected in 1958

Retired to run for President
United States presidential election, 1964
The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...

4 Paul Fannin
Paul Fannin
Paul Jones Fannin was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona from 1959 to 1965 and subsequently a U.S. Senator from Arizona. He was a Republican.- Biography :...

Republican January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1977
10 Elected in 1964
11 Re-elected in 1970

Retired
5 Dennis DeConcini
Dennis DeConcini
Dennis Webster DeConcini is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. Son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the United States Senate from 1977 until 1995....

Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1995
12 Elected in 1976
13 Re-elected in 1982
United States Senate elections, 1982
The United States Senate election of November 2, 1982 was an election for the United States Senate following the Republican gains in 1980. Party balance was unchanged following the election. Incumbents Howard Cannon of Nevada and Harrison Schmitt of New Mexico lost seats to the opposite party, the...

14 Re-elected in 1988
United States Senate elections, 1988
The United States Senate election, of November 8, 1988 was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election, the Republicans suffered a net loss of one seat in the Senate...



Retired
6 Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
Jon Llewellyn Kyl is the junior U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Senate Minority Whip, the second-highest position in the Republican Senate leadership. In 2010 he was recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for his persuasive role in the Senate.The son...

Republican January 4, 1995 –
Present
15 Elected in 1994
United States Senate election in Arizona, 1994
The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 7, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican nominee Jon Kyl won the open seat.-Candidates:...

16 Re-elected in 2000
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2000
The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term, as no candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party...

17 Re-elected in 2006

Class 3

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Marcus A. Smith
Marcus A. Smith
Marcus Aurelius "Mark" Smith was an American Democratic politician, and one of the first two Senators from Arizona, the other being Henry F. Ashurst. He died in Washington, D.C...

Democratic March 27, 1912 –
March 3, 1921
1 Elected 1912
2 Re-elected in 1914

Lost re-election
2 Ralph H. Cameron
Ralph H. Cameron
Ralph Henry Cameron was an American Republican politician, and a delegate and Senator from the state of Arizona. He died while on a business trip to Washington, D.C...

Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1927
3 Elected in 1920

Lost re-election
3 Carl Hayden Democratic March 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1969
4 Elected in 1926
5 Re-elected in 1932
6 Re-elected in 1938
7 Re-elected in 1944
8 Re-elected in 1950
9 Re-elected in 1956
10 Re-elected in 1962

Retired
4 Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...

Republican January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1987
11 Elected in 1968
12 Re-elected in 1974
13 Re-elected in 1980
United States Senate elections, 1980
The 1980 U.S. Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's election to the Presidency. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter pulled in many Democratic voters and gave a huge boost to Republican senate candidates....



Retired
5 John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

Republican January 3, 1987 –
Present
14 Elected in 1986
United States Senate election in Arizona, 1986
The 1986 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater decided to retire instead of seeking a sixth term...

15 Re-elected in 1992
United States Senate election in Arizona, 1992
The 1992 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain won re-election to a second term.-Results:-References:...

16 Re-elected in 1998
United States Senate election in Arizona, 1998
The 1998 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain won re-election to a third term.-Results:...

17 Re-elected in 2004
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2004
The 2004 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2, 2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S...

18 Re-elected in 2010
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2010
The 2010 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2, 2010 along with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 24,...


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