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1956 Arizona Senate election

1956 Arizona Senate election

← 1954 November 6, 1956 1958 →

All 28 seats of the Arizona Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 26 2
Seats after 26 2
Seat change Steady Steady

Senate President before election

Clarence L. Carpenter[1]
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Clarence L. Carpenter[2]
Democratic

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.

  1. ^ "The 22nd Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "1956 Official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "1956 Official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.

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