2008 Arizona Senate election

2008 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 "Bob" Burns Jorge Luis Garcia
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 9th 27th
Seats before 17 13
Seats after 18 12
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1

Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Senate President before election

Timothy S. Bee[1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Robert "Bob" Burns[2]
Republican

The 2008 Arizona Senate election was held on November 4, 2008. 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 2, 2008.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 17 seats over the Democrats' 13 seats.

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 18 Republicans to 12 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Republicans.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 49th Arizona State Legislature.

  1. ^ "2007, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "2009, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "2008 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "2008 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.