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All 28 seats of the Arizona Senate 15 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Arizona |
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The 1956 Arizona Senate election was held on November 6, 1956. 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 11, 1956.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 26 seats over the Republicans' 2 seats.
Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber and kept their supermajority of 26 Democrats to 2 Republicans.[4] The newly elected senators served in the 23rd Arizona State Legislature.
Summary of Results by County
County | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome | ||
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Apache | Lynn Lockhart | Dem | Lynn Lockhart | Dem Hold | ||
Melvin C. Greer | Dem | Melvin C. Greer | Dem Hold | |||
Cochise | A. R. Spikes | Dem | A. R. Spikes | Dem Hold | ||
Fred Dove | Dem | Dan S. Kitchel | Dem Hold | |||
Coconino | Robert W. Prochnow | Dem | Robert W. Prochnow | Dem Hold | ||
Fred F. Udine | Dem | Fred F. Udine | Dem Hold | |||
Gila | Clarence L. Carpenter | Dem | Clarence L. Carpenter | Dem Hold | ||
William A. Sullivan | Dem | William A. Sullivan | Dem Hold | |||
Graham | Wilford R. Richardson | Dem | Wilford R. Richardson | Dem Hold | ||
Jim Smith | Dem | W. B. Mattice | Dem Hold | |||
Greenlee | M. L. (Marshall) Simms | Dem | M. L. (Marshall) Simms | Dem Hold | ||
A. C. Stanton | Dem | Carl Gale | Dem Hold | |||
Maricopa | Joe Haldiman, Jr. | Dem | Joe Haldiman, Jr. | Dem Hold | ||
R. S. Hart | Dem | Frank G. Murphy | Dem Hold | |||
Mohave | Earle Cook | Dem | Earle Cook | Dem Hold | ||
Robert E. Morrow | Dem | Robert E. Morrow | Dem Hold | |||
Navajo | William R. Bourdon | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1956_Arizona_Senate_election |