Arizona Republican Party
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The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the US state of Arizona. Its headquarters are in Phoenix.[1] The party currently controls six of Arizona's nine U.S. House seats, seventeen of thirty State Senate seats, thirty-three of sixty State House of Representatives seats, four of five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission and three Statewide Executive Offices (State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and State Mine Inspector)
Since 2020, the state party has had significant Christian nationalist and far-right factions.[2][3][4] The Arizona Republican Party played key roles in attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 United States presidential election[4] and the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election.[5]
History
The organizational convention of the Republican Party in the Arizona Territory, chaired by James Churchman, was held on November 6–7, 1866, in Prescott, Arizona.Template:Sfn
Republicans held both of the state's U.S. Senate seats between 1995 and 2019, and the governorship for all but six years between 1991 and 2023. Republican presidential candidates won the state in every election between 1996 and 2020.[6]
The party's cash reserves fell from around $770,000 in 2019, to less than $50,000 in 2023. The organization spent $300,000 on legal counseling while attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and $500,000 on an election night party in 2022.[7]
Current structure
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Elected officers of the State Committee
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State Executive Committee
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State Committee
- The 15 county Republican chairmen
- One member for each three elected Republican PCs
The chairman, Secretary and Treasurer elected at the biannual Statutory Meeting and other officers elected at the biannual Mandatory Meeting (except National Committeeman and Committeewoman, who are elected at quadrennial State Convention).
County committees
County committees include all PCs within that county. They meet in January after general elections to elect a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.
Legislative district committees
Legislative district committees exist in counties of more than 500,000 people (Maricopa and Pima Counties), and include all PCs within that district. Officers are elected at Organizational Meetings after the general election including a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.
Precinct committeemen
Precinct committeemen are elected one per precinct, plus one additional for each 125 registered voters of that party as of March 1 of the general election year. There are over 1,666 precincts statewide (including over 724 precincts in Maricopa County.)
Federal officials
These are the Republican Party members who hold federal offices.[11]
U.S. Senate
- None
Both of Arizona's U.S. Senate seats have been held by the Democratic caucus since 2020. Martha McSally is the last Republican to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate. Appointed in 2019 by Governor Doug Ducey after the resignation of Jon Kyl who was appointed to the seat after the death of John McCain in 2018, McSally lost the 2020 special election to determine who would serve the remainder of the term expiring in 2023. McSally lost the special election to Democratic challenger Mark Kelly, who won a full term in 2022, defeating Blake Masters. John McCain is the last Republican elected to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate in 2016, while Jeff Flake is the last Republican to represent Arizona for a full term in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.
U.S. House of Representatives
Out of the nine seats Arizona is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, six are held by Republicans:
- AZ-01: David Schweikert
- AZ-02: Eli Crane
- AZ-05: Andy Biggs
- AZ-06: Juan Ciscomani
- AZ-08: Abraham Hamadeh
- AZ-09: Paul Gosar
State officials
Executive
The Arizona Republican Party controls 7 of 11 elected statewide executive offices:[12]
Senate
The Arizona Republican Party holds the majority in the Arizona Senate, holding 17 of the 30 seats.[13]
House
The Arizona Republican Party holds the majority in the Arizona House of Representatives, holding 33 of the 60 seats.[14]
Mayors
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- Jason Beck (Peoria)[15]
- Steve Otto (Payson)[16]
- Scott Anderson (Gilbert)[17]
- Mark Stanton (Paradise Valley)[18]
- Michael LeVault (Youngtown)[19]
- Cal Sheehy (Lake Havasu City)[20]
- Thomas Schoaf (Litchfield Park)[21]
- Jon Thompson (Coolidge)[22]
- Phil Goode (Prescott)[23]
- Mark Freeman (Mesa)[24]
- Kevin Hartle (Chandler)[25]
- Byron Lewis (Snowflake)[26]
Party chairs
| Party Chair | Term |
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| Orme Lewis | 1938–1940 |
| Carl Divelbis | 1948–1950 |
| Richard Myers | 1952–1954 |
| Richard Kleindienst | 1956–1960 |
| Stephen Shadegg | 1960–1961 |
| Richard Kleindienst | 1961–1963 |
| Keith Brown | 1963–1965 |
| Harry Rosenzweig | 1965–1976 |
| James Colter | 1976–1978 |
| Thomas Pappas | 1978–1983 |
| John Munger | 1983–1985 |
| Burton Kruglick | 1985–1991 |
| Gerald Davis | 1991–1993 |
| Dodie Londen | 1993–1997 |
| Mike Hellon | 1997–1999 |
| Michael Minnaugh | 1999–2001 |
| Bob Fannin | 2001–2005 |
| Matt Salmon | 2005–2007 |
| Randy Pullen | 2007–2011 |
| Tom Morrissey | 2011–2013 |
| Robert Graham | 2013–2017 |
| Jonathan Lines | 2017–2019 |
| Kelli Ward | 2019–2023 |
| Jeff DeWit | 2023–2024 |
| Jill Norgaard | 2024–2024 (interim) |
| Gina Swoboda | 2024–present |
Election results
Presidential
Gubernatorial
| Election | Gubernatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
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| 1911 | Edmund W. Wells | 9,166 | 42.4% | Lost Red X |
| 1914 | Ralph H. Cameron | 17,602 | 34.5% | Lost Red X |
| 1916 | Thomas E. Campbell | 28,051 | 47.9% | Lost Red X |
| 1918 | Thomas E. Campbell | 25,927 | 49.9% | Won Green tick |
| 1920 | Thomas E. Campbell | 37,060 | 54.2% | Won Green tick |
| 1922 | Thomas E. Campbell | 30,599 | 45.1% | Lost Red X |
| 1924 | Dwight B. Heard | 37,571 | 49.5% | Lost Red X |
| 1926 | Elis S. Clark | 39,580 | 49.8% | Lost Red X |
| 1928 | John Calhoun Phillips | 47,829 | 51.7% | Won Green tick |
| 1930 | John Calhoun Phillips | 46,231 | 48.6% | Lost Red X |
| 1932 | J. C. "Jack" Kinney | 42,202 | 35.4% | Lost Red X |
| 1934 | Thomas Maddock | 39,242 | 38.2% | Lost Red X |
| 1936 | Thomas E. Campbell | 36,114 | 29.1% | Lost Red X |
| 1938 | Jerrie W. Lee | 32,022 | 27.3% | Lost Red X |
| 1940 | Jerrie W. Lee | 50,358 | 33.8% | Lost Red X |
| 1942 | Jerrie W. Lee | 23,562 | 26.9% | Lost Red X |
| 1944 | Jerrie W. Lee | 27,261 | 21.2% | Lost Red X |
| 1946 | Bruce Brockett | 48,867 | 39.9% | Lost Red X |
| 1948 | Bruce Brockett | 70,419 | 40.1% | Lost Red X |
| 1950 | John Howard Pyle | 99,109 | 50.8% | Won Green tick |
| 1952 | John Howard Pyle | 156,592 | 60.2% | Won Green tick |
| 1954 | John Howard Pyle | 115,866 | 47.5% | Lost Red X |
| 1956 | Horace B. Griffen | 116,744 | 40.5% | Lost Red X |
| 1958 | Paul Fannin | 160,136 | 55.1% | Won Green tick |
| 1960 | Paul Fannin | 235,502 | 59.3% | Won Green tick |
| 1962 | Paul Fannin | 200,578 | 54.8% | Won Green tick |
| 1964 | Richard Kleindienst | 221,404 | 46.8% | Lost Red X |
| 1966 | Jack Williams | 203,438 | 53.8% | Won Green tick |
| 1968 | Jack Williams | 279,923 | 57.8% | Won Green tick |
| 1970 | Jack Williams | 209,356 | 50.9% | Won Green tick |
| 1974 | Russell Williams | 273,674 | 49.6% | Lost Red X |
| 1978 | Evan Mecham | 241,093 | 44.8% | Lost Red X |
| 1982 | Leo Corbet | 235,877 | 32.5% | Lost Red X |
| 1986 | Evan Mecham | 343,913 | 39.7% | Won Green tick |
| 1990 (runoff) | Fife Symington III | 492,569 | 52.4% | Won Green tick |
| 1994 | Fife Symington III | 593,492 | 52.5% | Won Green tick |
| 1998 | Jane Dee Hull | 620,188 | 61.0% | Won Green tick |
| 2002 | Matt Salmon | 554,465 | 45.2% | Lost Red X |
| 2006 | Len Munsil | 543,528 | 35.4% | Lost Red X |
| 2010 | Jan Brewer | 938,934 | 54.3% | Won Green tick |
| 2014 | Doug Ducey | 805,062 | 53.4% | Won Green tick |
| 2018 | Doug Ducey | 1,330,863 | 56.0% | Won Green tick |
| 2022 | Kari Lake | 1,270,774 | 49.7% | Lost Red X |
Former prominent Arizona Republicans
United States delegates
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United States senators
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United States representatives
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Territorial governors
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State governors
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See also
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- Arizona Democratic Party
- Arizona Libertarian Party
- Arizona Green Party
- Political party strength in Arizona
- Constitution Party of Arizona
References
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Works cited
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External links
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- Arizona Federation of Republican Women
- Arizona College Republicans
- Maricopa County Republican Committee
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