Political party strength in Arizona

As of January 2023, Arizona's registered voters include 1,443,142 Republicans (34.7%), 1,270,613 Democrats (30.5%), 32,961 Libertarians (0.8%), and 1,415,020 "Other" (34.0%).[1]

State politics

Most political offices are currently held by members of the Republican Party. Both U.S. Senators and 3 of out the 9 House of Representatives members are Democrats, (the other six are Republicans) Many were first elected in the 2018 elections. The following table indicates the political parties of elected officials in Arizona:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1863–1911)
YearExecutive officesTerritorial Legislature United States Congress
GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralSupt. of Pub. Inst.SenateHouseDelegate
1863 John A. Gurley (R)[lower-alpha 1] Richard C.
McCormick (R)		 [?] [?] [?] [?] Charles D. Poston (R)
John Noble Goodwin (R)[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
1864 Coles Bashford (R)[lower-alpha 4]
1865 John Noble Goodwin (R)
1866 John A. Rush
Richard C.
McCormick (R)[lower-alpha 3]		 James P. T. Carter (R)
1867 Coles Bashford (I)
1868 [?]
James P. T. Carter (R)[lower-alpha 5]
1869 Coles Bashford (R)[lower-alpha 6] G. H. Oury (D) Richard C.
McCormick (U)
Anson P. K. Safford (R)
1870 [?]
1871
1872 J. E. McCaffry
1873 [?]
1874
1875 Hiram Sanford Stevens (D)
1876 John Philo Hoyt (R)
1877
John Philo Hoyt (R) John J. Gosper (R)
1878
John C. Frémont (R)[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 6]
1879 John G. Campbell (D)
1880
1881 G. H. Oury (D)
John J. Gosper (R)[lower-alpha 5]
1882
Frederick Augustus Tritle (R)[lower-alpha 6] Hiram M. Van Arman (R)
1883
1884 Clark Churchill (R)
1885 Curtis Coe Bean (R)
C. Meyer Zulick (D) James A. Bayard (D)
1886
1887 Briggs Goodrich Marcus A. Smith (D)
1888 John A. Rush
1889 Clark Churchill (R)
Lewis Wolfley (R)[lower-alpha 6] Oakes Murphy (R)
1890
John N. Irwin (R)[lower-alpha 6]
1891
1892 William Herring (R)
Oakes Murphy (R) Nathan A. Morford (R)
1893 John C. Herndon
L. C. Hughes (D)[lower-alpha 8] Charles Morelle Bruce (D) Francis J. Heney (R)
1894
1895 Thomas D. Satterwhite Oakes Murphy (R)
1896 J. F. Wilson
Charles Morelle Bruce (D)[lower-alpha 5]
Benjamin Joseph Franklin (D)
1897 A. P. Shewman Marcus A. Smith (D)
Myron H. McCord (R)[lower-alpha 6] Charles H. Akers (R)
1898 C. M. Frazier
Oakes Murphy (R)[lower-alpha 9] Charles F. Ainsworth
1899 John Frank Wilson (D)
1900
1901 Marcus A. Smith (D)
1902 Isaac T. Stoddard (R) Edmund W. Wells (R) [?]
Alexander Brodie (R)[lower-alpha 6]
1903 John Frank Wilson (D)
1904 William F. Nichols (R) Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)
1905 E. S. Clark Marcus A. Smith (D)
William F. Nichols (R)[lower-alpha 5]
Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)
1906
1907
1908 John H. Page (R)
1909 Ralph H. Cameron (R)
Richard Elihu Sloan (R) George U. Young (R)
1910 John B. Wright
1911
YearGovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralSupt. of Pub. Inst.SenateHouseDelegate
Executive officesTerritorial Legislature United States Congress

1912–present
YearExecutive officesState LegislatureCorp.
Comm.		United States CongressElectoral votes
GovernorSecretary
of State		Attorney
General		TreasurerSupt. of Pub. Inst.Mine InspectorSenateHouseU.S. Senator
(Class I)		U.S. Senator
(Class III)		U.S.
House
1912 George W. P. Hunt (D) Sidney Preston
Osborn (D)		 George Purdy Bullard (D) David F. Johnson (D) Charles O. Case (D) G. H. Bolin (D) 15D, 4R 31D, 4R 3D Henry F. Ashurst (D) Marcus A. Smith (D) Carl
Hayden
(D)		 Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913
1914
1915 Wiley E. Jones (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 35D
1916
1917 Thomas E. Campbell (R)[lower-alpha 10] David F. Johnson (D) 14D, 5R 31D, 4R
George W. P. Hunt (D)
1918
1919 Thomas E. Campbell (R) Mit Simms (D) Harry S. Ross (D) 26D, 9R
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R) Green tickY
1921 Ernest Hall (R) W. J. Galbraith (R) Raymond R. Earhart (D) Elsie Toles (R) John F. White (R) 10R, 9D 20D, 18R Ralph H. Cameron (R)
1922
1923 George W. P. Hunt (D) James H. Kerby (D) John W. Murphy (D) Wayne Hubbs (D) Charles O. Case (D) Tom C. Foster (D) 18D, 1R 41D, 6R
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Green tickY
1925 Vernon S. Wright (D) 17D, 2R
1926
1927 J. C. Callaghan (D) 43D, 9R Carl Hayden (D) Lewis
Douglas
(D)[lower-alpha 6]
1928 K. Berry Peterson (D) Hoover/
Curtis (R) Green tickY
1929 John C. Phillips (R) J. C. Callaghan (D)[lower-alpha 11] Charles R. Price (D) 37D, 17R
1930 I. P. "Ike" Fraizer (R)[lower-alpha 12]
1931 George W. P. Hunt (D) Scott White (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 52D, 12R
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1933 Benjamin B. Moeur (D) James H. Kerby (D) Arthur T. La Prade (D) W. M. Cox (D) Herman E. Hendrix (D) 19D 59D, 4R Isabella
Greenway
(D)[lower-alpha 13]
1934
1935 John L. Sullivan (D) Mit Simms (D) 18D, 1R 51D
1936
1937 Rawghlie C. Stanford (D) Joe Conway (D) Harry M. Moore (D) 19D 50D, 1R John R.
Murdock
(D)
1938
1939 Robert Taylor Jones (D) Harry M. Moore (D)[lower-alpha 11] William G. Petersen (D) 51D, 1R
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Green tickY
1941 Sidney Preston Osborn (D)[lower-alpha 11] Joe Hunt (D) E. D. Ring (D) 53D Ernest McFarland (D)
1942
Dan Edward Garvey (D)[lower-alpha 14]
1943 James D. Brush (D) 58D 2D
1944 John L. Sullivan (D) Alva E. Weaver (D)[lower-alpha 12] Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Green tickY
1945 William T. Brooks (D) Clifford J. Murdock (D) 57D, 1R
1946
1947 Mit Simms (D) Nolan D. Pulliam (D) 53D, 5R
1948 Evo Anton DeConcini (D)
Dan Edward Garvey (D)[lower-alpha 15] Curtis Williams (D) Truman/
Barkley (D) Green tickY
1949 Wesley Bolin (D) Fred O. Wilson (D) J. W. Kelly (D) Marion Brooks (D) 52D, 7R
1950
1951 John Howard Pyle (R) E. T. Williams Jr. (D) 61D, 10R
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Green tickY
1953 Ross F. Jones (R) J. W. Kelly (D) Edward Massey (D) 15D, 4R 50D, 30R Barry Goldwater (R) 1D, 1R
1954 2D, 1R
1955 Ernest McFarland (D) Robert Morrison (D) E. T. Williams Jr. (D) Cliff Harkins (D) 26D, 2R 61D, 19R 3D
1956
1957 J. W. Kelly (D) Marion Brooks (D) 57D, 23R
1958
1959 Paul Fannin (R) H. Y. Sprague (D) Wilburn W. Dick (D) R. V. Hersey (D) 27D, 1R 55D, 25R
1960 Wade Church (D) John Quebedeaux (R)[lower-alpha 12] Nixon/
Lodge (R) Red XN
1961 Robert Pickrell (R) J. W. Kelly (D) 24D, 4R 52D, 28R
1962
1963 Milton J. Husky (D) 48D, 32R 2D, 1R 2D, 1R
1964 Goldwater/
Miller (R) Red XN
1965 Sam Goddard Jr. (D) Darrell F. Smith (R) Bob Kennedy (D) Sarah Folsom (R) Verne C. McCutchan (R) 26D, 2R 45D, 35R 3D Paul Fannin (R)
1966
1967 Jack Williams (R)[lower-alpha 16] Charles H. Garland (R) 16R, 14D 33R, 27D 2R, 1D
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1969 Gary K. Nelson (R) Morris A. Herring (R) Weldon P. Shofstall (R)[lower-alpha 14] 17R, 13D 34R, 26D 2D, 1R Barry Goldwater (R)
1970 2R, 1D
1971 Ernest Garfield (R) 18R, 12D 3R
1972
1973 Bart Fleming (R)[lower-alpha 14] 38R, 22D 3R, 1D
1974 N. Warner Lee (R)
1975 Raúl Héctor Castro (D)[lower-alpha 6] Bruce Babbitt (D) Carolyn Warner (D) Bert C. Romero (D) 18D, 12R 33R, 27D
1976 Ford/
Dole (R) Red XN
1977 Verne C. McCutchan (R)[lower-alpha 11] 16D, 14R 38R, 22D 2R, 1D Dennis DeConcini (D) 2R, 2D
Wesley Bolin (D)[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 17] Rose Mofford (D)[lower-alpha 14]
1978
Bruce Babbitt (D)[lower-alpha 18] Jack LaSota (D)[lower-alpha 12] Ted M. Martinez (D)[lower-alpha 12]
1979 Robert K. Corbin (R) Clark Dierks (R) James H. McCutchan (R) 16R, 14D 42R, 18D
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 43R, 17D
1982
1983 Ray Rottas (R) 18R, 12D 39R, 21D 3R, 2D
1984
1985 38R, 22D 3D 4R, 1D
1986
1987 Evan Mecham (R)[lower-alpha 19] C. Diane Bishop (D) 19R, 11D 36R, 24D 2D, 1R John McCain (R)[lower-alpha 11]
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
Rose Mofford (D)[lower-alpha 17] James Shumway (D)[lower-alpha 12]
1989 Douglas K. Martin (R) 17R, 13D 34R, 26D
1990
1991 Fife Symington (R) Richard Mahoney (D) Grant Woods (R) Tony West (R) 17D, 13R 33R, 27D
1992 Bush/
Quayle (R) Red XN
1993 18R, 12D 35R, 25D 3R, 3D
1994
1995 Jane Dee Hull (R) Lisa Graham Keegan (R)[lower-alpha 6] 19R, 11D 38R, 22D Jon Kyl (R) 5R, 1D
1996 Clinton/
Gore (D) Green tickY
1997 18R, 12D 2R, 1D
Jane Dee Hull (R)[lower-alpha 15] Betsey Bayless (R)
1998
1999 Janet Napolitano (D) Carol Springer (R) 16R, 14D 40R, 20D 3R
2000 Bush/
Cheney (R) Green tickY
2001 Jaime Molera (R)[lower-alpha 12] 15R, 15D[lower-alpha 20] 36R, 24D 5R[lower-alpha 21]
2002
2003 Janet Napolitano (D)[lower-alpha 6][6] Jan Brewer (R) Terry Goddard (D) David Petersen (R) Tom Horne (R) 17R, 13D 39R, 21D 6R, 2D
2004
2005 18R, 12D 38R, 22D
2006 Elliott Hibbs (R)[lower-alpha 12] 39R, 21D
2007 Dean Martin (R) Joe Hart (R) 17R, 13D 33R, 27D 4R, 4D
2008 McCain/
Palin (R) Red XN
2009 Jan Brewer (R)[lower-alpha 15] Ken Bennett (R)[lower-alpha 14] 18R, 12D 36R, 24D 3R, 2D 5D, 3R
2010
2011 Tom Horne (R) Doug Ducey (R) John Huppenthal (R) 21R, 9D 40R, 20D 5R, 3D
2012 Romney/
Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 17R, 13D 36R, 24D 5R Jeff Flake (R) 5D, 4R
2014
2015 Doug Ducey (R) Michele Reagan (R) Mark Brnovich (R) Jeff DeWit (R)[lower-alpha 6][7] Diane Douglas (R) 5R, 4D
2016 18R, 12D Trump/
Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 17R, 13D 35R, 25D
2018
Eileen Klein (R)[lower-alpha 12] Jon Kyl (R)[lower-alpha 12]
2019 Katie Hobbs (D) Kimberly Yee (R) Kathy Hoffman (D) 31R, 29D 4R, 1D Kyrsten Sinema (D) Martha McSally (R)[lower-alpha 12] 5D, 4R
2020 Biden/
Harris (D) Green tickY
2021 16R, 14D 3R, 2D Mark Kelly (D)
2022 Paul Marsh (R)[lower-alpha 12]
2023 Katie Hobbs (D) Adrian Fontes (D) Kris Mayes (D) Tom Horne (R) 4R, 1D Kyrsten Sinema (I)[lower-alpha 22] 6R, 3D
YearGovernorSecretary
of State		Attorney
General		TreasurerSupt. of Pub. Inst.Mine InspectorSenateHouseCorp.
Comm.		U.S. Senator
(Class I)		U.S. Senator
(Class III)		U.S.
House		Electoral votes
Executive officesState LegislatureUnited States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. Appointed territorial governor by President Abraham Lincoln to be the first governor of the territory, but died on August 19, 1863, before he could arrive in the territory.
  2. Gurley died prior to taking office as first appointed governor; Goodwin, who was Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, was appointed by Lincoln in his place.
  3. Resigned to take an elected seat as delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  4. Attorney general of Arizona Territory appointed by Goodwin.
  5. Acting.
  6. Resigned.
  7. It is unknown when Frémont took the oath of office; he and his family arrived in Prescott on the afternoon of October 6, 1878.
  8. Hughes abolished many territorial offices, and unhappy officials successfully petitioned Cleveland to remove him.
  9. Asked by President Theodore Roosevelt to resign for opposing the Newlands Reclamation Act.
  10. Campbell's narrow election win was overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court on December 22, 1917, which, following a recount, awarded the office to George W.P. Hunt. Campbell vacated the office three days later.
  11. Died in office.
  12. Appointed to fill a vacancy.
  13. Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative being elected to the next term, but resigning before the term began.
  14. Initially appointed to fill a vacancy, subsequently elected in his or her own right.
  15. As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term and was later elected in his or her own right.
  16. The state constitution was amended in 1968 to increase gubernatorial terms from two to four years; Williams's first two terms were for two years, his third was for four years.
  17. As state secretary of state, filled unexpired term.
  18. As state attorney general, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right; the secretary of state at the time had been appointed, not elected, and was therefore, per the state Constitution, not in the line of succession.
  19. Impeached and removed from office on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds.
  20. A power-sharing agreement was reached between the Democrats and three moderate Republicans, who elected Randall Gnant President Pro Tempore, and they organized the chamber with committees alternately being chaired by one party or the other. The twelve conservative Republicans organized as the minority faction in the chamber.[3][4]
  21. The state constitution was amended in 2000 to expand the Corporation Commission from three to five members and shorten term lengths from six to four years with the possibility to run for a second four-year term.[5]
  22. Switched party from Democratic to Independent on December 9, 2022. She preserved her committee assignments and seniority through the Democratic Party.

See also

Notes
  1. Historical election data
  2. Entries from 1912–1976 can be downloaded from the Arizona Memory Project here:
  3. http://www.limitedgovernment.org/publications/pubs/briefs/pdfs/brf11-36.pdf
  4. "Randall Gnat: Mushroom Power". Governing. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  5. "Arizona Corporation Commission | Arizona State Library". azlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  6. White, Brian (January 21, 2009). "Napolitano officially resigns as AZ governor". KOLD-TV. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. Associated Press (March 27, 2018). "DeWit to resign April 3 for NASA job". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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