Arizona State Senate elections, 2002

Elections for the Arizona State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 7, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.

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 2002 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $2,149,412. The top 10 contributors were:

2002 Donors, Arizona State Senate
Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$785,660
Smith, David Burnell	$60,685
Mead, Slade	$53,250
Daniels, Lori S	$38,202
Public Fund	$26,970
Bennett, Cmte to Elect Ken	$26,286
Burns, Cmte to Elect Robert Bob	$12,606
Arizona Association of Realtors	$11,140
Salt River Project	$8,920
Home Builders Association of Central Arizona	$6,770

List of candidates

District 1

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Robert Donahue: 1,701
• Dawn Knight: 5,420 a
• John O'Donnell: 2,778

September 7 Republican primary:

• Ken Bennett: 18,583 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Dawn Knight: 24,390

Ken Bennett: 33,433

District 2

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Jack C. Jackson Sr.: 11,069 a
• Rita Johnson: 6,579
• Walter Phelps: 1,369

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Jack C. Jackson Sr.: 33,777

District 3

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Jacqueline Jessie: 4,148 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Linda Binder: 9,876 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jacqueline Jessie: 13,901

Linda Binder: 23,972

District 4

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Edward Cirillo: 8,129
• Jack W. Harper: 10,977 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jack W. Harper: 44,455

District 5

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Jack A. Brown: 10,993 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Jack A. Brown: 29,874

District 6

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Stephen Lesjak: 2,993 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Luigi Baratta (Write-In): 5
• Dean Martin: 7,261 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Stephen Lesjak: 12,658

Dean Martin: 25,338

District 7

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Jeff Bollerman: 3,227 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Wes Marsh: 3,034
• David Burnell Smith: 3,048
• Jim Waring: 3,918 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jeff Bollerman: 14,801

Jim Waring: 28,326

District 8

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Stuart Turnansky (Write-In): 104

September 7 Republican primary:

• Carolyn S. Allen: 12,631 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Orville Weyrich (Write-In): 6 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Carolyn S. Allen: 44,385

Orville Weyrich: 7,566

District 9

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Lee Gagner: 5,182 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Robert Burns: 7,913 a
• Blaine Donaldson: 2,718
• Bart Turner: 3,845

November 5 General election candidates:

Lee Gagner: 16,736

Robert Burns: 30,175

District 10

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Judy Kennedy: 3,548 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Jim Weiers: 7,052 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Manfred Alber (Write-In): 8 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Judy Kennedy: 13,601

Jim Weiers: 16,716

Manfred Alber: 1,068

District 11

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Stuart Starky: 5,638 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Susan Gerard: 8,402
• Barbara Leff: 8,439 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Stuart Starky: 19,683

Barbara Leff: 35,403

District 12

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Peter Mahoney: 4,038 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Robert Blendu: 6,833 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Peter Mahoney: 15,849

Robert Blendu: 18,426

District 13

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Kathi Foster: 1,487
• Richard Miranda: 2,352 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Richard Miranda: 11,498

District 14

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Bill Brotherton: 2,806 a
• Earl Wilcox: 2,569

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian candidate:

• John Wilde (Write-In): 6 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Bill Brotherton: 12,240

John Wilde: 2,920

Bradley Cashman (Write-In): 8

Don Karg (Write-In): 5

District 15

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Ken Cheuvront: 3,226 a
• Kathryn Ann Mitchell: 1,971

September 7 Republican primary:

• Ed Hedges (Write-In): 326 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Ken Cheuvront: 12,903

Ed Hedges: 7,721

District 16

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Linda Aguirre: 4,816 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Thomas Pawlenko (Write-In): 3

November 5 General election candidates:

Linda Aguirre: 13,149

District 17

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Harry Mitchell: 6,125 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Laura Knaperek: 7,793 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Yuri Downing: 124 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Harry Mitchell: 20,610

Laura Knaperek: 17,166

Yuri Downing: 1,467

District 18

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Mark Anderson: 8,671 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Mark Anderson: 21,354

Ilias Kostopoulos (Write-In): 12

District 19

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Paul Cash: 4,949 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Marilyn Jarrett: 13,472 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Paul Cash: 16,785

Marilyn Jarrett: 30,960

District 20

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Lori Daniels: 4,369
• Slade Mead: 5,850 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Slade Mead: 31,099

District 21

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Morris P. Cooper: 1,885
• Jay Tibshraeny: 8,913 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jay Tibshraeny: 35,669

District 22

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Brent Whiting Brown: 3,656 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Cynthia L. Dunham: 5,956
• Thayer Verschoor: 6,204 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Brent Whiting Brown: 18,226

Thayer Verschoor: 28,339

District 23

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Pete Rios: 7,957 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Pete Rios: 19,379

District 24

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Herb Guenther: 5,546 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Herb Guenther: 17,172

District 25

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Marsha Arzberger: 9,110 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Marsha Arzberger: 20,637

Dave Stoddard: 12,941

District 26

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Toni Hellon: 12,224 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Toni Hellon: 42,819

District 27

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Jorge Luis Garcia: 6,770 a
• John Kromko: 5,609

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Jorge Luis Garcia: 23,618

Dale Gorney: 7,530

District 28

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Gabrielle Giffords: 11,075 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian candidates:

• Kimberly Swanson: 202 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Gabrielle Giffords: 31,301

Kimberly Swanson: 10,888

District 29

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Ramon Valadez: 7,119 a

September 7 Republican primary:

• Bruce P. Murchison (Write-In): 119 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Ramon Valadez: 19,497

District 30

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 Republican primary:

• Tim Bee: 15,683 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Tim Bee: 46,915

See also

• Arizona State Senate
• Arizona State Legislature

External links

• Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2002 Primary Election Results
• Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2002 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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