1960 Arizona Senate election

1960 Arizona Senate election
All 28 seats of the Arizona Senate; 15 seats needed for a majority
Senate President before election; Clarence L. Carpenter; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Clarence L. Carpenter; Democratic

The 1960 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 1960. 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 13, 1960.^[3]

Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 27 seats over the single Republican Senator.

Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber and their supermajority with 24 Democrats to 4 Republicans.^[4] The newly elected senators served in the 25th Arizona State Legislature, which met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 9, 1961, and adjourned on March 24; while the second convened on January 8, 1962, and adjourned on March 22.^[5]^[6] There was a single Special Session, which convened on July 17, 1961, and adjourned sine die on July 31.^[6]^: 463

The Republicans had a net gain of 3 seats in the Arizona Senate following the election.

Summary of Results by County[edit]

County	Incumbent		Elected Senator
Apache	Lynn Lockhart	Dem	Bert J. Colter	Dem Hold
Apache	Melvin C. Greer	Dem	Albert F. Anderson	Rep Gain
Cochise	A. R. Spikes	Dem	A. R. Spikes	Dem Hold
Cochise	Dan S. Kitchel	Dem	Dan S. Kitchel	Dem Hold
Coconino	Robert W. Prochnow	Dem	Robert W. Prochnow	Dem Hold
Coconino	Fred F. Udine	Dem	Fred F. Udine	Dem Hold
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter	Dem	Clarence L. Carpenter	Dem Hold
Gila	William A. Sullivan	Dem	William A. Sullivan	Dem Hold
Graham	John Mickelson	Dem	John Mickelson	Dem Hold
Graham	Jim Smith	Dem	Darvil B. McBride	Dem Hold
Greenlee	M. L. (Marshall) Simms	Dem	M. L. (Marshall) Simms	Dem Hold
Greenlee	Carl Gale	Dem	Carl Gale	Dem Hold
Maricopa	Hilliard T. Brooke	Dem	Joe Haldiman Jr.	Dem Hold
Maricopa	Frank G. Murphy	Dem	Evan Mecham	Rep Gain
Mohave	Thelma Bollinger^[a]	Dem	Thelma Bollinger	Dem Hold
Mohave	Robert E. Morrow	Dem	Robert E. Morrow	Dem Hold
Navajo	Glenn Blansett	Dem	Glenn Blansett	Dem Hold
Navajo	J. Morris Richards	Dem	J. Morris Richards	Dem Hold
Pima	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett	Rep	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett	Rep Hold
Pima	David Wine	Dem	David Wine	Dem Hold
Pinal	Ben Arnold	Dem	Ben Arnold	Dem Hold
Pinal	Charles S. Goff	Dem	Charles S. Goff	Dem Hold
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown	Dem	Frank A. Bennett	Dem Hold
Santa Cruz	C. B. (Bert) Smith	Dem	R. G. Michelena	Dem Hold
Yavapai	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr.	Dem	Sam Steiger	Rep Gain
Yavapai	David H. Palmer	Dem	David H. Palmer	Dem Hold
Yuma	Harold C. Giss	Dem	Harold C. Giss	Dem Hold
Yuma	Ray H. Thompson	Dem	Ray H. Thompson	Dem Hold

^ Senator C. Clyde Bollinger was elected in 1958 but died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.

Detailed Results[edit]

Apache District • Cochise District • Coconino District • Gila District • Graham District • Greenlee District • Maricopa District • Mohave District • Navajo District • Pima District • Pinal District • Santa Cruz District • Yavapai District • Yuma District

Apache District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bert J. Colter	1,610	34.01%
	Republican	Albert F. Anderson	1,574	33.25%
	Democratic	Melvin S. Crosby	1,550	32.74%
Total votes			4,734	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Cochise District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A.R. Spikes (incumbent)	10,162	50.49%
	Democratic	Dan S. Kitchel (incumbent)	9,963	49.51%
Total votes			20,125	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Coconino District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert W. Prochnow (incumbent)	6,455	52.52%
	Democratic	Fred F. Udine (incumbent)	5,836	47.48%
Total votes			12,291	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Gila District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent)	6,889	50.99%
	Democratic	William A. Sullivan (incumbent)	6,621	49.01%
Total votes			13,510	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Graham District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Mickelson (incumbent)	3,197	50.41%
	Democratic	Darvil B. McBride	3,145	49.59%
Total votes			6,342	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Greenlee District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. L. (Marshall) Simms (incumbent)	3,753	58.78%
	Democratic	Carl Gale (incumbent)	2,632	41.22%
Total votes			6,385	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Maricopa District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Haldiman Jr.	101,803	25.60%
	Republican	Evan Mecham	101,022	25.40%
	Republican	Ralph G. Burgbacher	98,477	24.76%
	Democratic	Frank G. Murphy (incumbent)	96,360	24.23%
Total votes			397,662	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Mohave District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert E. Morrow (incumbent)	1,999	40.31%
	Democratic	Thelma E. Bollinger^[a] (incumbent)	1,661	33.49%
	Republican	Wallace E. Stone	1,299	26.19%
Total votes			4,959	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Navajo District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn Blansett (incumbent)	4,300	34.00%
	Democratic	J. Morris Richards (incumbent)	4,135	32.70%
	Republican	Marshall H. Flake	2,211	17.48%
	Republican	Almon D. Owens	2,001	15.82%
Total votes			12,647	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Pima District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett (incumbent)	47,511	35.62%
	Democratic	David Wine (incumbent)	47,030	35.26%
	Democratic	Thomas Collins	38,833	29.12%
Total votes			133,374	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold

Pinal District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Arnold (incumbent)	9,457	43.02%
	Democratic	Charles S. Goff (incumbent)	8,780	39.94%
	Republican	Reuel N. Pomeroy	3,746	17.04%
Total votes			21,983	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Santa Cruz District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank A. Bennett	1,633	28.18%
	Democratic	R. G. Michelena	1,503	25.94%
	Republican	L. E. (Doc) Sexton	1,360	23.47%
	Republican	Margaret M. (Margo) Moore	1,298	22.40%
Total votes			5,794	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Yavapai District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David H. Palmer (incumbent)	6,397	37.12%
	Republican	Sam Steiger	5,550	32.21%
	Democratic	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr. (incumbent)	5,286	30.67%
Total votes			17,233	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Yuma District[edit]

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold C. Giss (incumbent)	9,832	54.25%
	Democratic	Ray H. Thompson (incumbent)	8,291	45.75%
Total votes			18,123	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

^ Senator C. Clyde Bollinger was elected in 1958 but died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term, then she ran for a full term herself.

References[edit]

^ "24th Arizona Senate taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
^ "25th Arizona Senate, taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
^ "1960 Official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
^ "1960 Official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.
^ "1961 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "1962 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

[Bollinger-7] Senator C. Clyde Bollinger was elected in 1958 but died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.

[Thelma-8] Senator C. Clyde Bollinger was elected in 1958 but died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term, then she ran for a full term herself.

[1] "24th Arizona Senate taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[2] "25th Arizona Senate, taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[3] "1960 Official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[4] "1960 Official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[ASL1-5] "1961 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, First Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

[ASL2-6] "1962 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

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