1992 Arizona Senate election


The 1992 Arizona Senate election was held on November 3, 1992. 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 8, 1992.
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a majority of 17 seats over the Republicans' 13 seats.
Following the election, Republicans flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 18 Republicans to 12 Democrats, a net gain of five seats for Republicans.
The newly elected senators served in the 41st Arizona State Legislature.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 2: Karan English
  2. District 6: Alan J. Stephens
  3. District 11: Jaime P. Gutierrez
  4. District 13: David C. Bartlett
  5. District 23: Armando Ruiz

Republicans

  1. District 15: Bob Denny
  2. District 27: Doug Todd
  3. District 30: James J. Sossaman

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Democrats

  1. District 9: John Dougherty
  2. District 18: Nancy Hill

Detailed Results

District 2

  • Democratic Senator Karan English did not seek reelection and no other Democrat ran in the district; therefore, it was an automatic pick-up for the Republicans.