Arizona State Senate elections, 2000

Elections for the Arizona State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 12, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000.

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."

Campaign contributions

During the 2000 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $2,127,230. The top 10 contributors were:

2000 Donors, Arizona State Senate
Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$308,058
Nichols, Andrew	$99,627
Public Fund	$72,423
Arizona Republican Party	$44,479
Alexander, Scott	$29,401
Hubbs, Carole	$23,250
Arizona Senate Democratic Campaign Cmte	$23,151
Daniels, Lori S	$23,000
Bowers Election Cmte	$22,098
Martin, Dean	$19,535

List of candidates

District 1

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Dawn Knight: 6,718 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Ken Bennett: 20,888 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dawn Knight: 30,541

Ken Bennett: 43,314

District 2

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Rita Johnson: 6,681 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Joe Hart: 5,219
• John Verkamp: 7,662 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Rita Johnson: 27,207

John Verkamp: 30,570

District 3

September 12 Democratic primary:

• James Henderson, Jr.: 7,251
• Jack C. Jackson: 7,527 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Jack C. Jackson: 29,776

District 4

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Jack A. Brown: 13,026 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Jack A. Brown: 33,378

District 5

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Herb Guenther: 5,828 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Herb Guenther: 22,565

District 6

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Jim McCarthy (Write-In): 679 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Lori Daniels (Write-In): 2,478 a
• Jim Law (Write-In): 817
• Glendon Moody (Write-In): 85
• Francisco Rodriguez (Write-In): 26
• Martin Sepulveda (Write-In): 1,867

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim McCarthy: 29,225

Lori Daniels: 38,871

District 7

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Pete Rios: 7,066 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Pete Rios: 20,411

District 8

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Marsha Arzberger: 9,715 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Gail Griffin: 5,078 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Marsha Arzberger: 17,330

Gail Griffin: 14,824

District 9

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Jim Jaster: 1,397
• Kathy Ramage-White: 4,579 a
• Matt Welch: 1,541

September 12 Republican primary:

• Tim Bee: 6,650 a
• Bill McGibbon: 5,635

Libertarian candidates:

• John J. Auvenshine (Write-In): 11
• Geoffrey Weber (Withdrew): 54 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kathy Ramage-White: 25,448

Tim Bee: 35,730

John J. Auvenshine: 1,455

District 10

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Sally Ann Gonzales: 2,601
• Ramon Valadez: 3,690 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian candidates:

• Dale Gorney: 49 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ramon Valadez: 20,513

Dale Gorney: 3,883

District 11

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Elaine Richardson: 7,624 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian candidates:

• John T. Schmid: 66 a

Green candidates:

• Chris Ford (Withdrew): 47 a
• Daniel Patterson: 24

November 7 General election candidates:

Elaine Richardson: 26,086

John T. Schmid: 3,336

Daniel Patterson: 3,194

District 12

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Mark Osterloh: 6,372 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Scott Alexander: 4,636
• Toni Hellon: 6,055 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Mark Osterloh: 34,707

Toni Hellon: 36,950

District 13

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Andy Nichols: 7,787 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Kathleen Dunbar: 7,550 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Wayne Sunne: 98 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Andy Nichols: 27,714

Kathleen Dunbar: 1,655

Wayne Sunne: 25,845

District 14

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Ruth Solomon: 5,984 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian candidates:

• Ed Kahn (Write-In): 15 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ruth Solomon: 30,108

Ed Kahn: 9,161

District 15

September 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 12 Republican primary:

• Edward J. Cirillo: 6,079 a
• Carole Hubbs: 4,045
• Jerry Overton: 5,317

November 7 General election candidates:

Edward J. Cirillo: 48,116

District 16

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Mark Winemiller: 1,860 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Darden C. Hamilton: 4,089 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Mark Winemiller: 17,358

Darden C. Hamilton: 20,190

District 17

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Leonard Clark (Write-In): 96

September 12 Republican primary:

• Brenda Burns: 9,026 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Brenda Burns: 35,635

District 18

September 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 12 Republican primary:

• Susan Gerard: 8,719 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Susan Gerard: 32,956

District 19

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Martha Bruneau: 3,045 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Scott Bundgaard: 8,491 a
• Debra Raeder: 4,214

Libertarian candidates:

• Clay Adair (Write-In): 9 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Martha Bruneau: 25,920

Scott Bundgaard: 41,814

Clay Adair: 2,335

District 20

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Mary Hartley: 1,989 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Craig Savage: 1,891 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Mary Hartley: 13,835

Craig Savage: 8,503

District 21

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Paul Cash: 3,634 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Russell Bowers: 11,209 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Paul Cash: 24,819

Russell Bowers: 31,700

District 22

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Joe Eddie Lopez: 2,010 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Joe Eddie Lopez: 12,618

District 23

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Linda Aguirre: 2,250 a
• Andrew Miller: 1,089

September 12 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Linda Aguirre: 13,859

Bradley Cashman (Write-In): 8

District 24

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Jeff Bollerman (Write-In): 294 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Tom Horne: 5,240
• Dean Martin: 5,465 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Gary Fallon: 66 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jeff Bollerman: 21,134

Dean Martin: 34,002

Gary Fallon: 2,781

District 25

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Chris Cummiskey: 3,904 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Pat Kaminsky: 4,339 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Chris Cummiskey: 21,970

Pat Kaminsky: 11,135

District 26

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Lee Chabala: 967
• Ed Ranger: 3,272 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Tom Smith: 10,005 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ed Ranger: 20,106

Tom Smith: 26,425

District 27

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Harry E. Mitchell: 3,022 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Gary Richardson: 8,466 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Harry E. Mitchell: 26,784

Gary Richardson: 21,443

District 28

September 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 12 Republican primary:

• Randall Gnant: 10,294 a
• David Smith: 9,272

Libertarian candidates:

• Mark Horning (Write-In): 7 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Randall Gnant: 68,664

Mark Horning: 14,524

District 29

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Ernie R. Jaurigui: 1,784 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• David Petersen: 7,543 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ernie R. Jaurigui: 10,549

David Petersen: 18,266

District 30

September 12 Democratic primary:

• Jay Blanchard: 3,675 a

September 12 Republican primary:

• Ronald Bellus: 4,577
• Jeff Groscost: 11,224 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jay Blanchard: 51,965

Jeff Groscost: 26,303

See also

• Arizona State Senate
• Arizona State Legislature

External links

• Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2000 Primary Election Results
• Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2000 General Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Arizona State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Warren Petersen

Majority Leader:Janae Shamp

Minority Leader:Priya Sundareshan

Senators

District 1

Mark Finchem (R)

District 2

Shawnna Bolick (R)

District 3

John Kavanagh (R)

District 4

Carine Werner (R)

District 5

Lela Alston (D)

District 6

Theresa Hatathlie (D)

District 7

Wendy Rogers (R)

District 8

Lauren Kuby (D)

District 9

Kiana Sears (D)

District 10

David Farnsworth (R)

District 11

Catherine Miranda (D)

District 12

Denise Epstein (D)

District 13

Javan Mesnard (R)

District 14

Warren Petersen (R)

District 15

Jake Hoffman (R)

District 16

Thomas Shope (R)

District 17

Vince Leach (R)

District 18

Priya Sundareshan (D)

District 19

David Gowan (R)

District 20

Sally Gonzales (D)

District 21

Rosanna Gabaldón (D)

District 22

Eva Diaz (D)

District 23

Brian Fernandez (D)

District 24

Analise Ortiz (D)

District 25

Tim Dunn (R)

District 26

Flavio Bravo (D)

District 27

Kevin Payne (R)

District 28

Frank Carroll (R)

District 29

Janae Shamp (R)

District 30

Hildy Angius (R)

Republican Party (17)

Democratic Party (13)

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