Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
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The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election is May 30, 2012. The primary election day will be August 28, 2012.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds the majority in the Arizona State Senate:
| Arizona State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 21 | 17 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | |
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Arizona in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 84 | $2,954,711 |
| 2008 | 60 | $3,185,493 |
| 2006 | 65 | $2,571,504 |
| 2004 | 58 | $2,274,490 |
| 2002 | 73 | $2,149,412 |
In 2010, candidates running for the state senate received a total of $2,954,711 in campaign contributions. Their top contributors were: [2]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Public Fund | $751,935 |
| Davis, Rich | $36,230 |
| Konopnicki, William | $33,140 |
| Kohner, Shawn | $26,132 |
| Kohner, Stephen | $25,050 |
| Downing, Theodore | $24,450 |
| Arizona Association of Realtors | $19,424 |
| Cox Communications | $17,490 |
| Bundgaard, Scott | $15,000 |
| Arizona Medical Association | $10.580 |
Qualifications
Article 4, Part 2, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution states: No person shall be a member of the Legislature unless he shall be a citizen of the United States at the time of his election, nor unless he shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and shall have been a resident of Arizona at least three years and of the county from which he is elected at least one year before his election.
Term limits
All of Arizona's 30 state senate seats will be up for election on November 6. Arizona senators serve two-year terms with a four-term/eight-year limit that was imposed by Proposition 107 in 1992. Arizona's term limits apply to parts of terms and not just full terms. One state senator in 2010, Albert Hale, was affected by this provision of Arizona's law.
In the 2012 state senate elections, 2 senators, or 6.7% of the total senate seats, (0 Democratic state senators and 2 GOP state senators) cannot run for re-election.
In addition to the 2 state senators who are leaving office because of Arizona's term limits, 5 state representatives are also termed-out.
Democrats (0):
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Republicans (2):
List of candidates
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