The 1966 Arizona Senate election was held on November 8, 1966. Voters elected all 30 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms. Following the landmark Reynolds v. Sims (1964) US Supreme Court decision, every state had to redraw state electoral districts to be approximately equal in population. Before Reynolds, the Arizona Senate consisted of 28 members with two elected Senators from each of the state's 14 counties. After the ruling, the Arizona Senate shifted to electoral districts.
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966.
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 26 seats over the 2 Republican seats.
Following the election, Republicans flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 16 Republicans to 14 Democrats, a net gain of 14 seats for Republicans.
The newly elected senators served in the 28th Arizona State Legislature.
Retiring Incumbents Democrats District 1: Earle W. Cook, Senator from Mohave County. District 1: Robert E. Morrow, Senator from Mohave County. District 1: David H. Palmer, Senator from Yavapai County. District 2: Darvil B. McBride, Senator from Graham County. District 2: Robert Hathaway, Senator from Santa Cruz County. District 2: C. B. (Bert) Smith, Senator from Santa Cruz County. District 3: John W. (Mac) McLaughlin, Senator from Greenlee County. District 3: M. L. (Marshall) Simms, Senator from Greenlee County. District 4: Fred F. Udine, Senator from Coconino County. District 5: William A. Sullivan, Senator from Gila County. District 7: Edward I. Kennedy, Senator from Pima County.
Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections Democrats District 2: John Mickelson, Senator from Graham County. District 3: Milford A. Hall, Senator from Apache County. District 3: Walter Pulsipher, Senator from Apache County. District 5: Ben Arnold, Senator from Pinal County. District 6: Ray H. Thompson, Senator from Yuma County.
Incumbents Defeated in General Elections Democrats District 7-C: Sol Ahee, Senator from Pima County. District 8-L: George W. Peck, Senator from Maricopa County.
Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District
Incumbents County Incumbent Party Apache Walter Pulsipher Dem Milford Hall Dem Cochise A. R. Spikes Dem Dan S. Kitchel Dem Coconino Fred F. Udine Dem Thomas M. "Tommy" Knoles Jr. Dem Gila Clarence L. Carpenter Dem William A. Sullivan Dem Graham John Mickelson Dem Darvil B. McBride Dem Greenlee M. L. (Marshall) Simms Dem John W. (Mac) McLaughlin Dem Maricopa George W. Peck Dem John Conlan Rep Mohave Earle W. Cook Dem Robert E. Morrow Dem Navajo Glenn Blansett Dem William "Bill" Huso Dem Pima Edward I. Kennedy Dem Sol Ahee Dem Pinal Ben Arnold Dem Mrs. E. B. Thode Dem Santa Cruz C. B. (Bert) Smith Dem Robert Hathaway Dem Yavapai Boyd Tenney Rep David H. Palmer Dem Yuma Harold C. Giss Dem Ray H. Thompson Dem
Elected Senators District Counties Elected Senator Party 1st Mohave,Yavapai Boyd Tenney Rep2ndCochise,Graham,Santa Cruz A. R. Spikes Dem Dan S. Kitchel Dem3rdApache,Greenlee,Navajo Glenn Blansett Dem William "Bill" Huso Dem 4th Coconino Thomas M. "Tommy" Knoles Jr. Dem5thGila,Pinal Clarence L. Carpenter Dem E.B. "Blodie" Thode Dem 6th Yuma Harold C. Giss Dem 7-A Pima (part) Joe Castillo Dem 7-B Pima (part) F. T. "Limie" Gibbings Dem 7-C Pima (part) Ernest Garfield Rep 7-D Pima (part) Douglas S. Holsclaw Rep 7-E Pima (part) Thomas G. Beaham Rep 7-F Pima (part) William C. Jacquin Rep 8-A Maricopa (part) Marshall Humphrey Rep 8-B Maricopa (part) William S. Porter Rep 8-C Maricopa (part) John B. Conlan Rep 8-D Maricopa (part) David B. Kret Rep 8-E Maricopa (part) Isabel Burgess Rep 8-F Maricopa (part) Wing F. Ong Dem 8-G Maricopa (part) Cloves Campbell Dem 8-H Maricopa (part) Orme Lewis Jr. Rep 8-I Maricopa (part) Chet Goldberg Jr. Rep 8-J Maricopa (part) Bob Wilcox Rep 8-K Maricopa (part) Ray A. Goetze Rep 8-L Maricopa (part) Christopher T. Johnson Rep 8-M Maricopa (part) William T. Crowley Dem 8-N Maricopa (part) Bob Stump Dem 8-O Maricopa (part) Dan Halacy Rep
Detailed Results District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7-A • District 7-B • District 7-C • District 7-D • District 7-E • District 7-F • District 8-A • District 8-B • District 8-C • District 8-D • District 8-E • District 8-F • District 8-G • District 8-H • District 8-I • District 8-J • District 8-K • District 8-L • District 8-M • District 8-N • District 8-O__NOTOC__
District 1
District 2 District 2 elected two Senators at the time.
District 3 District 3 elected two Senators at the time.
District 4
District 5 District 5 elected two Senators at the time.
District 6
District 7-A
District 7-B
District 7-C
District 7-D
District 7-E
District 7-F
District 8-A
District 8-B
District 8-C
District 8-D
District 8-E
District 8-F
District 8-G
District 8-H
District 8-I
District 8-J
District 8-K
District 8-L
District 8-M
District 8-N
District 8-O
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