1988 Arizona Senate election

1988 Arizona Senate election

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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert B. Usdane Alan Stephens
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 28th 6th
Seats before 19 11
Seats after 17 13
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2

Senate President before election

Carl J. Kunasek[1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Robert B. Usdane[2]
Republican

The 1988 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 1988. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 13, 1988.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 19 seats over the Democrats' 11 seats.

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Democrats.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 39th Arizona State Legislature.

  1. ^ "1987, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "1989, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "1988 State of Arizona, official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "1988 State of Arizona, official canvass, general election,". Arizona Secretary of State.

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