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The 1960 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 1960. Voters elected all 28 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms. At the time, each of Arizona's 14 counties elected two state senators for a total of 28 members of the Arizona Senate. Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 27 seats over the single Republican Senator.
Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber and their supermajority with 24 Democrats to 4 Republicans.[4] The newly elected senators served in the 25th Arizona State Legislature, which met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1961, and adjourned on March 24; while the second convened on January 8, 1962, and adjourned on March 22.[5][6] There was a single Special Session, which convened on July 17, 1961, and adjourned sine die on July 31.[6]: 463
The Republicans had a net gain of 3 seats in the Arizona Senate following the election.
- ^ "24th Arizona Senate taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "25th Arizona Senate, taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1960 Official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1960 Official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.
- ^ "1961 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "1962 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.