Overview

The U.S. state of 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...

 is the home of Senators 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...

 and 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 the state is widely regarded as a Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 stronghold. Recent demographic trends, however, have altered this somewhat, bolstering the numbers of both independent voters and Democrats

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

. Democrats in 2008

United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2008

The 2008 congressional elections in Arizona were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who would represent the state of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives, co-inciding with the presidential election...

 won five of the state's eight seats in the US House of Representatives, though two of these were lost in the elections of 2010

United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2010

The 2010 congressional elections in Arizona was held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives. Arizona has eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census...

. Statistics show a close division among registered voters: Republicans 36%, Democrats 33%, and independents 30%, with independents growing at a much faster rate than either major party.

State politics

State politics are still largely controlled by Republicans, particularly from the conservative wing. The following table indicates the political parties of elected officials in Arizona:

• Governor
• Secretary of State
  Secretary of State of Arizona
  The Secretary of State of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona has no lieutenant governor, the Secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The Secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of...
  
  
• Attorney General
• State Treasurer
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• State Mine Inspector

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

• State Senate
  Arizona Senate
  The Arizona Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members representing an equal amount of constituencies across the state, with each district having average populations of 219,859 . Members serve two-year terms with...
  
  
• State House of Representatives
  Arizona House of Representatives
  The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms...
  
  
• State Corporation Commission
  Arizona Corporation Commission
  The Arizona Corporation Commission is the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Arizona, established by Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution. There are currently five members of the commission . Arizona is one of only a handful of states with elected commissioners...
  
  
• State delegation to the U.S. Senate
• State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives

For years in which a presidential election

United States presidential election

Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...

 was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows: (D), (N), (R), and .

Year	|Executive offices	|State Legislature Arizona Legislature The Arizona Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. There are 60 Representatives and 30 Senators...	|Corp. Comm. Arizona Corporation Commission The Arizona Corporation Commission is the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Arizona, established by Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution. There are currently five members of the commission . Arizona is one of only a handful of states with elected commissioners...	|United States Congress United States congressional delegations from Arizona These are complete tables of congressional delegations from Arizona to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1863 – 1912: 1 non-voting delegate:-1912 – 1943: 1 seat:-1943 – 1963: 2 seats:...	|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
	Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Arizona The Secretary of State of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona has no lieutenant governor, the Secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The Secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of...	Attorney General	Treasurer	Supt. of Pub. Inst.	Mine Inspector	State Senate Arizona Senate The Arizona Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members representing an equal amount of constituencies across the state, with each district having average populations of 219,859 . Members serve two-year terms with...	State House Arizona House of Representatives The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms...	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House
1863	John A. Gurley John A. Gurley John Addison Gurley was a U.S. Congressman from Ohio during the early part of the American Civil War. He was appointed as the first Governor of the Arizona Territory, but died before taking office....  (R)	Richard Cunningham McCormick Richard Cunningham McCormick Richard Cunningham McCormick, Jr. was an American politician, businessman, and journalist. He served as the second Governor of Arizona Territory, three time Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York...  (R)
	John Noble Goodwin John Noble Goodwin John Noble Goodwin was a United States attorney and politician who served as the first Governor of Arizona Territory...  (R)
1864			Coles Bashford Coles Bashford Coles Bashford was an American lawyer and politician who became the fifth Governor of Wisconsin. His one term as governor ended in a bribery scandal that forced him to leave the state, but he was later instrumental in the government of the newly formed Arizona Territory.-Early life and...  (R)
1865
1866
	Richard Cunningham McCormick (R)	James P. T. Carter (R)
1867
1868
	James P. T. Carter (R) (act)
1869		Coles Bashford (R)	Granville Henderson Oury Granville Henderson Oury Granville Henderson Oury was a nineteenth century American politician, lawyer, judge, soldier and miner.-Early life and career:...
	Anson P.K. Safford Anson P.K. Safford Anson Pacely Killen SaffordVarious sources give multiple variations for the spelling of Safford's two middle names. Among these are Peasley, Peacely, Keeler, and Killen. was the third Governor of Arizona Territory...  (R)
1870
1871
1872			J. E. McCaffry
1873
1874
1875
1876		John Philo Hoyt John Philo Hoyt John Philo Hoyt was an American politician and jurist. He served as the fourth Governor of Arizona Territory and was nominated to become Governor of Idaho Territory but declined the position...  (R)
1877
	John Philo Hoyt (R)	John Jay Gosper (R)
1878
	John C. Frémont John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder...  (R)
1879
1880
1881
	John Jay Gosper (R) (act)
1882
	Frederick Augustus Tritle Frederick Augustus Tritle Frederick Augustus Tritle was an American politician, businessman, and attorney. He served as the sixth Governor of Arizona Territory and held a number of lesser government positions there and in Nevada...  (R)	Hiram M. Van Arman (R)
1883
1884			Clark Churchill
1885
	C. Meyer Zulick (D)	James A. Bayard (D)
1886
1887			Briggs Goodrich
1888			John A. Rush
1889			Clark Churchill
	Lewis Wolfley Lewis Wolfley Lewis Wolfley was an American civil engineer who served as the eighth Governor of Arizona Territory. He is commonly regarded as the first territorial governor to be a resident of Arizona at the time of his appointment and was the only bachelor to hold the position.Wolfley's political career was...  (R)	Oakes Murphy Oakes Murphy Nathan Oakes Murphy was the fourteenth Governor of Arizona Territory.Born in Jefferson, Maine, Murphy attended the public schools.He taught school in Wisconsin....  (R)
1890
	John N. Irwin John N. Irwin John Nichol Irwin was an American businessman, politician and diplomat. Among the positions he held were Mayor of Keokuk, Iowa, Governor of Idaho Territory, Governor of Arizona Territory, and U.S...  (R)
1891
1892			William Herring
	Oakes Murphy (R)	Nathan A. Morford (R)
1893			John C. Herndon
	L. C. Hughes (D)	Charles Morelle Bruce (D)	Francis J. Heney Francis J. Heney Francis Joseph Heney was an American lawyer who served as Attorney General of the Arizona Territory between 1893 and 1895.- Early years :...
1894
1895			Thomas D. Satterwhite
1896			J. F. Wilson
	Charles Morelle Bruce (D) (act)
	Benjamin Joseph Franklin Benjamin Joseph Franklin Benjamin Joseph Franklin was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, and territorial governor of Arizona.Born in Maysville, Kentucky, in March 1839, Franklin attended private schools, and Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia from 1849 to 1851.He taught school.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar...  (D)
1897
	Myron H. McCord Myron H. McCord Myron Hawley McCord was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Ceres, McKean County, Pennsylvania, McCord attended Richburg Academy, New York....  (R)	Charles H. Akers (R)
1898			C. M. Frazier
	Oakes Murphy (R)		Charles F. Ainsworth
1899
1900
1901
1902		Isaac T. Stoddard Isaac T. Stoddard Isaac Taft Stoddard was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Arizona.-Life:...  (R)	Edmund W. Wells Edmund W. Wells Edmund William Wells was an American jurist, businessman, and politician. Known as "Arizona's first millionaire", he was considered the richest man in Arizona during his attempt to be elected Governor. He served as Attorney General for Arizona Territory before being appointed as a judge...
	Alexander Oswald Brodie Alexander Oswald Brodie Alexander Oswald Brodie was an American military officer and engineer. Earning his initial reputation during the Indian wars, he came to prominence for his service with the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War...  (R)
1903
1904		William F. Nichols (R)	Joseph Henry Kibbey Joseph Henry Kibbey Joseph Henry Kibbey was an American politician, who most notably served as Governor of Arizona Territory from 1905 to 1909.-Early life:...
1905			E. S. Clark
	William F. Nichols (R) (act)
	Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)
1906
1907
1908		John H. Page (R)
1909
	Richard Elihu Sloan Richard Elihu Sloan Richard Elihu Sloan was a United States Republican politician, who held the distinction of being the last Territorial Governor of Arizona....  (R)	George U. Young (R)
1910			John B. Wright
1911
1912	George W. P. Hunt (D)	Sidney Preston Osborn Sidney Preston Osborn Sidney Preston Osborn was the seventh Governor of Arizona and is, as of 2007, the only governor of Arizona to serve four consecutive two-year terms ....  (D)	George Purdy Bullard (D)							Henry Fountain Ashurst (D)	Marcus Aurelius Smith (D)		Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...  and Thomas R. Marshall Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson...  (D)
1913
1914
1915			Wiley E. Jones (D)
1916
1917	Thomas Edward Campbell Thomas Edward Campbell Thomas Edward Campbell was the second governor of the state of Arizona, United States. He is the first Republican and first native-born governor elected after Arizona achieved statehood in 1912....  (R)
	George W. P. Hunt (D)
1918
1919	Thomas Edward Campbell (R)	Mit Simms (D)
1920													Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...  and Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...  (R)
1921		Ernest R. Hall (R)	W. J. Galbraith (R)								Ralph Henry Cameron (R)
1922
1923	George W. P. Hunt (D)	James H. Kerby (D)	John W. Murphy (D)
1924													Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...  and Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S...  (R)
1925
1926
1927											Carl Trumbull Hayden (D)
1928			K. Berry Peterson (D)										Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...  and Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...  (R)
1929	John Calhoun Phillips John Calhoun Phillips John Calhoun Phillips was the third Governor of the state of Arizona. He served between 1929-1931.Born in 1870 in Vermont, Illinois, calling himself the "ugliest man in Arizona", Phillips was a construction worker in his early life and helped to build the state capitol building that he was later...  (R)	J. C. Callaghan (R)
1930		I. P. "Ike" Fraizer (R)
1931	George W. P. Hunt (D)	Scott White Scott White Scott Benton White was a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 46th legislative district...  (D)
1932													Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...  and John Nance Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :...  (D)
1933	Benjamin Baker Moeur Benjamin Baker Moeur Benjamin Baker Moeur was the fourth Governor of Arizona, one of the United States of America.Born in Decherd, Tennessee, Moeur was a doctor before running for public office...  (D)	James H. Kerby (D)	Arthur T. La Prade (D)
1934
1935			John L. Sullivan (D)
1936
1937	Rawghlie Clement Stanford Rawghlie Clement Stanford Rawghlie Clement Stanford was the fifth Governor of Arizona and served from 1937 to 1939. Born in Buffalo Gap, Texas, he was a lawyer and served as Justice of the Arizona State Supreme Court after his governorship in 1943. He later became Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court in 1953.Stanford...  (D)		Joe Conway (D)
1938
1939	Robert Taylor Jones Robert Taylor Jones Robert Taylor Jones was the sixth Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and served from 1939 to 1941. Born in Rutledge, Tennessee, he was a civil engineer and participated in the construction of the Panama Canal. He owned pharmacies in Phoenix and Tucson. He also owned the Jones Western Store in...  (D)	Harry M. Moore (D)
1940													Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...  and Henry A. Wallace Henry A. Wallace Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd Vice President of the United States , the Secretary of Agriculture , and the Secretary of Commerce . In the 1948 presidential election, Wallace was the nominee of the Progressive Party.-Early life:Henry A...  (D)
1941	Sidney Preston Osborn (D)									Ernest William McFarland (D)
1942
		Dan Edward Garvey Dan Edward Garvey Dan Edward Garvey was the eighth Governor of Arizona from 1948 to 1951.-Early career:Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he graduated from St. Aloysius High School and he worked for the Illinois Central Railroad...  (D)
1943
1944			John L. Sullivan (D)										Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...  and Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...  (D)
1945
1946
1947
1948			Evo Anton DeConcini Evo Anton DeConcini Evo Anton DeConcini was Attorney General of Arizona, and a Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court from 1949 to 1953.Born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, DeConcini and his family soon moved to Wisconsin. He began studies at the University of Wisconsin in 1920, but his father's death in an automobile...  (D)
	Dan Edward Garvey (D)	Curtis Williams Curtis Williams Curtis Williams is an American television actor who is best known for his role as Nicholas Peterson on the sitcom The Parent 'Hood...  (D)											Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...  and Alben W. Barkley Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States , under President Harry S. Truman....  (D)
1949		Wesley Bolin Wesley Bolin Wesley Bolin was a Democratic Party politician who served as the 15th governor of the U.S. state of Arizona between 1977 and 1978. His five months in office mark the shortest term in office for any Arizona governor....  (D)	Fred O. Wilson (D)
1950
1951	John Howard Pyle John Howard Pyle John Howard Pyle was the ninth Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, serving from 1951 to 1955. He was a Republican...  (R)
1952													Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...  and Richard M. Nixon (R)
1953			Ross F. Jones (R)							Barry Morris Goldwater (R)
1954
1955	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...  (D)		Robert Morrison (D)
1956
1957
1958
1959	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 :...  (R)
1960			Wade Church (D)										Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,...  (R)
1961			Robert Pickrell (R)
1962
1963
1964													Barry Morris Goldwater and William E. Miller William E. Miller William Edward "Bill" Miller was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election...  (R)
1965	Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. was an American politician and the 12th Governor of Arizona, serving from January 1965 till January 1967...  (D)		Darrell F. Smith (R)							Paul Jones Fannin (R)
1966
1967	Jack Richard Williams Jack Richard Williams John Richard Williams , a dedicated political conservative, was a radio announcer, advertising writer, mayor of Phoenix, and the 13th governor of Arizona...  (R)
1968													Richard M. Nixon and Spiro Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland...  (R)
1969			Gary K. Nelson (R)								Barry Morris Goldwater (R)
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974			N. Warner Lee (R)
1975	Raul Hector Castro Raúl Héctor Castro Raul Hector Castro is a Mexican-born American politician. He has served in both elected and non-elected public offices, including United States Ambassador and the 14th Governor of Arizona. He was the first Mexican American to be elected governor of Arizona...  (D)		Bruce Babbitt Bruce Babbitt Bruce Edward Babbitt , a Democrat, served as United States Secretary of the Interior and as the 16th governor of Arizona, from 1978 to 1987.-Biography:...  (D)
1976													Gerald R. Ford and Bob Dole Bob Dole Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...  (R)
1977
	Wesley Bolin (D)	Rose Perica Mofford (D)								Dennis Webster DeConcini (D)
1978
	Bruce Babbitt (D)		John A. (“Jack”) LaSota, Jr. John A. (“Jack”) LaSota, Jr. John A. LaSota is a former Arizona Attorney General . LaSota also served as Bruce Babbitt's Chief of Staff when the former was governor of Arizona. He is now a lobbyist for the firm -Legal and Lobbying Career :...  (D)
1979			Bob Corbin Bob Corbin Bob Corbin was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977-2000. His district consisted of a portion of Montgomery County, Ohio. He was succeeded by John White.-References:...  (R)
1980													Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....  and George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...  (R)
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985												4R, 1D
1986
1987	Evan Mecham Evan Mecham Evan Mecham was the 17th Governor of Arizona. A decorated veteran of World War II, Mecham earned his living as an automotive dealership owner and occasional newspaper publisher...  (R)										John Sidney McCain III (R)
1988													George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...  and Dan Quayle Dan Quayle James Danforth "Dan" Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush . He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana....  (R)
	Rose Perica Mofford (D)	James Shumway James Shumway James "Jim" Shumway was an election administrator and Secretary of State of Arizona.He was born in Tempe and attended Tempe High School where he became a noted football player. His skill in this sport earned him a football scholarship to Brigham Young University where he also excelled at the game...  (D)
1989
1990
1991	Fife Symington III Fife Symington III John Fife Symington III is an American businessman and the former Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona from 1991 until his resignation in 1997.-Background:...  (R)	Richard Mahoney Richard Mahoney (Arizona politician) Richard D. Mahoney was the Democratic Secretary of State of Arizona from 1991 until 1995.Mahoney, the son of William P. Mahoney, a Phoenix lawyer and United States Ambassador to Ghana, was born in 1952...  (D)	Grant Woods Grant Woods Grant Woods served as attorney general of Arizona from 1991 until 1999. A Republican, he was first elected in 1990 and was reelected in 1994. He was selected by his fellow Attorneys General as the nation’s top Attorney General in 1995. He chaired the Civil Rights and Supreme Court committees for...  (R)
1992
1993												3R, 3D
1994
1995		Jane Dee Hull Jane Dee Hull Jane Dee Hull was the second woman to serve as Governor of Arizona, the first female Republican governor of the state, and the first woman to be elected to the position.-Biography:...  (R)			Lisa Graham Keegan Lisa Graham Keegan Lisa Graham Keegan is an American education reform advocate.  Since 2010 she has been the CEO of the Education Breakthrough Network....  (R)					Jon Llewellyn Kyl (R)		5R, 1D
1996													Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...  and Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....  (D)
1997
	Jane Dee Hull (R)	Betsey Bayless Betsey Bayless Betsey Bayless was the Republican Secretary of State of Arizona from September 5, 1997 until January 6, 2003. She was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Jane Dee Hull...  (R)
1998
1999			Janet Napolitano Janet Napolitano Janet Napolitano is the third and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She is the fourth person to hold the position, which was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the 21st...  (D)	Carol Springer Carol Springer Carol Springer served as state treasurer of Arizona from January 1999 until January 2003. A Republican, she was elected in November 1998.During her tenure, all five of Arizona's statewide executive offices were held by women: Governor Jane Dee Hull, Secretary of State Betsey Bayless, Attorney...  (R)
2000													George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....  and Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....  (R)
2001					Jaime Molera (R)
2002
2003	Janet Napolitano (D)	Jan Brewer Jan Brewer Janice Kay "Jan" Brewer is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and a member of the Republican Party. She is the fourth woman, and third consecutive woman, to hold the office...  (R)	Terry Goddard Terry Goddard Samuel Pearson "Terry" Goddard III was the Attorney General of Arizona, from 2003 to 2011, who also served as Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 1984 to 1990....  (D)		Tom Horne Tom Horne Thomas Charles "Tom" Horne is the current Arizona Attorney General. He served as the Arizona Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2003 to 2011.-Early Life and Education:...  (R)							6R, 2D
2004
2005							18R, 12D	38R, 22D
2006								39R, 21D
2007				Dean Martin Dean Martin (politician) Dean Martin was the Arizona State Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. A Republican, he defeated Democrat Rano Singh in the 2006 general election. He was previously a member of the Arizona Senate.-Personal:...  (R)		Joe Hart Joe Hart (politician) Joe Hart is the current Arizona state mine inspector. A Republican, he was first elected in 2006 as a former state representative and broadcast company owner.-Electoral history:- References :* - External links :*...  (R)	17R, 13D	33R, 27D	5R			4R, 4D
2008													John McCain and Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...  (R)
2009							18R, 12D	36R, 24D	3R, 2D			5D, 3R
	Jan Brewer (R)	Ken Bennett Ken Bennett Ken Bennett is a Republican politician and businessman who served as president of the Arizona Senate, and is currently serving as the Secretary of State of Arizona.-Biography:...  (R)
2010
2011			Tom Horne Tom Horne Thomas Charles "Tom" Horne is the current Arizona Attorney General. He served as the Arizona Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2003 to 2011.-Early Life and Education:...  (R)	Doug Ducey Doug Ducey Doug Ducey is the 32nd State Treasurer of Arizona. He was elected on November 2, 2010 and took office January 3, 2011.-Personal:Ducey was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. He is married to his wife of 20 years, Angela...  (R)	John Huppenthal John Huppenthal John Huppenthal is the current Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.His political career includes serving as City Councilman, State Representative, and State Senator. Huppenthal was also a Senior Planning Analyst for Salt River Project.- Personal :Huppenthal was born in Michigan City,...  (R)		21R, 9D	40R, 20D				5R, 3D
Year	Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Arizona The Secretary of State of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona has no lieutenant governor, the Secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The Secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of...	Attorney General	Treasurer	Supt. of Pub. Inst.	Mine Inspector	State Senate Arizona Senate The Arizona Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members representing an equal amount of constituencies across the state, with each district having average populations of 219,859 . Members serve two-year terms with...	State House Arizona House of Representatives The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms...	|Corp. Comm. Arizona Corporation Commission The Arizona Corporation Commission is the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Arizona, established by Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution. There are currently five members of the commission . Arizona is one of only a handful of states with elected commissioners...	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House	|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
	Executive offices						|State Legislature Arizona Legislature The Arizona Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. There are 60 Representatives and 30 Senators...	|United States Congress United States congressional delegations from Arizona These are complete tables of congressional delegations from Arizona to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1863 – 1912: 1 non-voting delegate:-1912 – 1943: 1 seat:-1943 – 1963: 2 seats:...

See also

• Law and government in Arizona