1950 Arizona Senate election
Appearance
November 7, 1950
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The 1950 Arizona Senate election was held on November 7, 1950, to determine which party would control the Arizona Senate for the following two years in the 20th Arizona State Legislature. All 19 seats in the Arizona Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, all seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats retain all seats in the State Senate.[1]
Results
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| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | Result | ||
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| Apache | Earl Platt | Dem | Harris R. Miller | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Cochise | Ralph Cowan | Dem | Ralph Cowan | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| John Pintek | Dem | John Pintek | Dem | Democratic hold | |||
| Coconino | F. L. Christensen | Dem | Charles W. Dryden | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Gila | Clarence L. Carpenter | Dem | Clarence L. Carpenter | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| William A. Sullivan | Dem | William A. Sullivan | Dem | Democratic hold | |||
| Graham | Warner B. Mattice | Dem | Warner B. Mattice | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Greenlee | Fred J. Fritz | Dem | A. C. Stanton | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Maricopa | John E. Hunt | Dem | John E. Hunt | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Roy D. Stone | Dem | Roy D. Stone | Dem | Democratic hold | |||
| Mohave | Clyde Bollinger | Dem | Clyde Bollinger | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Navajo | Clay Simer | Dem | Clay Simer | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Pima | J. B. Mead | Dem | Thomas Collins | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| William Kimball | Dem | William Kimball | Dem | Democratic hold | |||
| Pinal | James Herron Jr. | Dem | James Herron Jr. | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Santa Cruz | Hubert O. Merryweather | Dem | Hubert O. Merryweather | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| Yavapai | Sam J. Head | Dem | Sam J. Head | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
| John R. Franks | Dem | John R. Franks | Dem | Democratic hold | |||
| Yuma | Joseph D. Mansfield | Dem | Harold C. Giss | Dem | Democratic hold | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "1951 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twentieth Legislature, First Regular Session, 1950, First and Second Special Sessions, Nineteenth Legislature". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ "Members of the 20th Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2025.