1996 Arizona Senate election

1996 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 Brenda Burns Jack A. Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 17th 4th
Seats before 19 11
Seats after 18 12
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1

Senate President before election

John Greene[1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Brenda Burns[2]
Republican

The 1996 Arizona Senate election was held on November 5, 1996. 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 10, 1996.[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 18 Republicans to 12 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Democrats.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 43rd Arizona State Legislature.

In January 1997, Senator Brenda Burns became the first woman elected President of the Arizona State Senate.[5]

  1. ^ "1995, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Second Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "1997, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "1996 State of Arizona official canvass- primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "1996 State of Arizona official canvass- General election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  5. ^ "Brenda Burns: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION". Arizona State Library.