1968 Arizona Senate election
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Seats before | 16 | 14 | Seats after | 17 | 13 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | |
Senate President before election Marshall Humphrey[1] Republican | Elected Senate President William S. (Bill) Porter[2] Republican | |
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The 1968 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 1968. Voters elected all 30 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms.
Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 16 seats over the 14 seats held by Democrats.
Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber and expanded their majority to 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Republicans.[4]
The newly elected senators served in the 29th Arizona State Legislature.
Retiring Incumbents
Democrats
- District 2: Dan S. Kitchel, Senator from Cochise County.
- District 2: A. R. Spikes, Senator from Cochise County.
- District 5: John Gregovich, Senator from Gila County.[a]
Republicans
- District 8-A: Marshall Humphrey, Senator from Maricopa County.
- District 8-I: Chet Goldberg Jr., Senator from Maricopa County.
Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections
Democrats
- District 3: Glenn Blansett, Senator from Navajo County.
- District 8-F: Wing F. Ong, Senator from Maricopa County.
- District 8-M: William T. "Bill" Crowley, Senator from Maricopa County.
Incumbents Defeated in General Elections
Republicans
- District 7-C: Ernest Garfield, Senator from Pima County.
Detailed Results
District 1
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Boyd Tenney (incumbent) | 4,354 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,354 | 100.00% |
District 2
- District 2 elected two Senators at the time.
District 3
- District 3 elected two Senators at the time.
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | LeRoy A. Palmer | 1,872 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,872 | 100.00% |
District 4
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas M. (Tommy) Knoles Jr. (incumbent) | 3,250 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,250 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas M. (Tommy) Knoles Jr. (incumbent) | 5,747 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,747 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 5
- District 5 elected two Senators at the time.
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | A. V. "Bill" Hardt | 12,620 | 51.17% |
| Democratic | E. B. "Blodie" Thode (incumbent) | 12,041 | 48.83% |
Total votes | 24,661 | 100.00% |
District 6
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Harold C. Giss (incumbent) | 5,509 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,509 | 100.00% |
District 7-A
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joe Castillo (incumbent) | 3,904 | 52.23% |
| Democratic | Eddie Jacobs | 3,094 | 41.40% |
| Democratic | Ernie Soto Navarro | 476 | 6.37% |
Total votes | 7,474 | 100.00% |
District 7-B
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | F. T. (Limie) Gibbings (incumbent) | 4,037 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,037 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | F. T. (Limie) Gibbings (incumbent) | 8,357 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 8,357 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 7-C
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sam Lena | 5,289 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,289 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ernest Garfield (incumbent) | 2,793 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,793 | 100.00% |
District 7-D
District 7-E
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Marvin Bell | 3,895 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,895 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ken Cardella[b] (incumbent) | 3,458 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,458 | 100.00% |
District 7-F
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ross Gomez | 3,919 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,919 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William C. Jacquin (incumbent) | 4,985 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,985 | 100.00% |
District 8-A
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Bob Winters | 3,562 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,562 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James F. Holley | 3,087 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,087 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James F. Holley | 10,467 | 58.27% |
| Democratic | Bob Winters | 7,495 | 41.73% |
Total votes | 17,962 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 8-B
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joseph S. Jarvis | 2,299 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,299 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | William S. (Bill) Porter (incumbent) | 4,325 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,325 | 100.00% |
District 8-C
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Guy Stillman | 2,175 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,175 | 100.00% |
District 8-D
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David B. Kret (incumbent) | 3,112 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,112 | 100.00% |
District 8-E
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert Edwards | 2,313 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,313 | 100.00% |
District 8-F
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Archie C. Ryan | 2,171 | 50.81% |
| Democratic | Wing F. Ong (incumbent) | 2,102 | 49.19% |
Total votes | 4,273 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mike Farren | 1,608 | 60.45% |
| Republican | Edwin J. Egan | 1,052 | 39.55% |
Total votes | 2,660 | 100.00% |
District 8-G
District 8-H
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John B. Haldiman | 3,116 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,116 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Orme Lewis Jr. (incumbent) | 3,009 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,009 | 100.00% |
District 8-I
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Somers White | 3,225 | 64.33% |
| Republican | Virginia A. Troster | 1,788 | 35.67% |
Total votes | 5,013 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Somers White | 12,747 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 12,747 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 8-J
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bob Wilcox (incumbent) | 4,039 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,039 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bob Wilcox (incumbent) | 12,938 | 97.04% |
| Fair Tax Equalization | John Michael Morris | 394 | 2.96% |
Total votes | 13,332 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 8-K
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward D. Lewis | 2,133 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,133 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ray A. Goetze (incumbent) | 5,637 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,637 | 100.00% |
District 8-L
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | L. J. "Jim" Grube | 3,552 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,552 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Christopher T. "Chris" Johnson (incumbent) | 2,890 | 70.27% |
| Republican | Dr. Wayne Howard Stump, D. C. | 1,223 | 29.73% |
Total votes | 4,113 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Christopher T. "Chris" Johnson (incumbent) | 12,605 | 68.28% |
| Democratic | L. J. "Jim" Grube | 5,855 | 31.72% |
Total votes | 18,460 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 8-M
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dr. Al Frantz | 2,211 | 45.40% |
| Democratic | Bob Rickard | 1,572 | 32.28% |
| Democratic | William T. "Bill" Crowley (incumbent) | 1,087 | 22.32% |
Total votes | 4,870 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Terry Jones | 1,893 | 64.98% |
| Republican | Walter Chopiwskyj | 1,020 | 35.02% |
Total votes | 2,913 | 100.00% |
District 8-N
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James Forrest | 1,339 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,339 | 100.00% |
District 8-O
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | P. A. "Joe" Silva | 1,976 | 51.65% |
| Democratic | John A. Fresco | 1,850 | 48.35% |
Total votes | 3,826 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dan Halacy (incumbent) | 2,852 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,852 | 100.00% |
- ^ a b Democratic Senator Clarence L. Carpenter of Gila County died on February 7, 1967. The Gila County Board of Supervisors appointed Mr. John Gregovich to succeed Senator Carpenter.[5]
- ^ a b c Republican Senator Thomas G. Beaham of Pima County died on May 2, 1967. The Pima County Board of Supervisors appointed Mr. Kenneth C. Cardella to succeed Senator Beaham.[6]
References
- ^ "28th Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "29th Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1968 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1968 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1967, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Twenty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1967, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Twenty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Special Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
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