1958 Arizona Senate election

1958 Arizona Senate election
All 28 seats of the Arizona Senate; 15 seats needed for a majority
Senate President before election; Clarence L. Carpenter; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Clarence L. Carpenter; Democratic

The 1958 Arizona Senate election was held on November 4, 1958. Voters elected all 28 members of the Arizona Senate to serve two-year terms. At the time, each of Arizona's 14 counties elected two state senators for a total of 28 members of the Arizona Senate. Primary elections were held on September 9, 1958.^[3]

Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a supermajority of 26 seats over the Republicans' 2 seats.

Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber and increased their supermajority by one seat to 27 Democrats to 1 Republican.^[4] The newly elected senators served in the 24th Arizona State Legislature, which met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1959, and adjourned on March 31; while the second convened on January 11, 1960, and adjourned on March 26.^[5]^[6]

Summary of Results by County

County	Incumbent		Elected Senator
Apache	Lynn Lockhart	Dem	Lynn Lockhart	Dem Hold
Apache	Melvin C. Greer	Dem	Melvin C. Greer	Dem Hold
Cochise	A. R. Spikes	Dem	A. R. Spikes	Dem Hold
Cochise	Dan S. Kitchel	Dem	Dan S. Kitchel	Dem Hold
Coconino	Robert W. Prochnow	Dem	Robert W. Prochnow	Dem Hold
Coconino	Fred F. Udine	Dem	Fred F. Udine	Dem Hold
Gila	Clarence L. Carpenter	Dem	Clarence L. Carpenter	Dem Hold
Gila	William A. Sullivan	Dem	William A. Sullivan	Dem Hold
Graham	Wilford R. Richardson	Dem	Jim Smith	Dem Hold
Graham	W. B. Mattice	Dem	John Mickelson	Dem Hold
Greenlee	M. L. (Marshall) Sims	Dem	M. L. (Marshall) Sims	Dem Hold
Greenlee	Carl Gale	Dem	Carl Gale	Dem Hold
Maricopa	Joe Haldiman Jr.	Dem	Hilliard T. Brooke	Dem Hold
Maricopa	Frank G. Murphy	Dem	Frank G. Murphy	Dem Hold
Mohave	Earle Cook	Dem	C. Clyde Bollinger^[a]	Dem Hold
Mohave	Robert E. Morrow	Dem	Robert E. Morrow	Dem Hold
Navajo	William R. Bourdon	Rep	Glenn Blansett	Dem Gain
Navajo	J. Morris Richards	Dem	J. Morris Richards	Dem Hold
Pima	Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett	Rep	Hiram H. (Hi) Corbett	Rep Hold
Pima	Harry Ackerman	Dem	David Wine	Dem Hold
Pinal	Ben Arnold	Dem	Ben Arnold	Dem Hold
Pinal	Charles S. Goff	Dem	Charles S. Goff	Dem Hold
Santa Cruz	Neilson Brown	Dem	Neilson Brown	Dem Hold
Santa Cruz	C. B. (Bert) Smith	Dem	C. B. (Bert) Smith	Dem Hold
Yavapai	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr.	Dem	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr.	Dem Hold
Yavapai	David H. Palmer	Dem	David H. Palmer	Dem Hold
Yuma	Harold C. Giss	Dem	Harold C. Giss	Dem Hold
Yuma	Ray H. Thompson	Dem	Ray H. Thompson	Dem Hold

^ Senator C. Clyde Bollinger died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.

Detailed Results

Apache District • Cochise District • Coconino District • Gila District • Graham District • Greenlee District • Maricopa District • Mohave District • Navajo District • Pima District • Pinal District • Santa Cruz District • Yavapai District • Yuma District

Apache District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melvin C. Greer (incumbent)	1,712	50.31%
	Democratic	Lynn Lockhart (incumbent)	1,691	49.69%
Total votes			3,403	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Cochise District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A.R. Spikes (incumbent)	8,754	50.01%
	Democratic	Dan S. Kitchel (incumbent)	8,750	49.99%
Total votes			17,504	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Coconino District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert W. Prochnow (incumbent)	4,940	53.47%
	Democratic	Fred F. Udine (incumbent)	4,299	46.53%
Total votes			9,239	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Gila District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence L. Carpenter (incumbent)	6,557	50.86%
	Democratic	William A. Sullivan (incumbent)	6,334	49.14%
Total votes			12,891	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Graham District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Mickelson	2,901	52.27%
	Democratic	Jim Smith	2,649	47.73%
Total votes			5,550	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Greenlee District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. L. (Marshall) Sims (incumbent)	3,589	51.37%
	Democratic	Carl Gale (incumbent)	3,398	48.63%
Total votes			6,987	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Maricopa District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank G. Murphy (incumbent)	74,683	27.40%
	Democratic	Hilliard T. Brooke	71,508	26.23%
	Republican	Charles H. Garland	64,735	23.75%
	Republican	William R. Pyper	61,682	22.63%
Total votes			272,608	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Mohave District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Morrow (incumbent)	1,774	41.72%
	Democratic	C. Clyde Bollinger	1,763	41.46%
	Republican	Ben R. Joy	715	16.82%
Total votes			4,252	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Navajo District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn Blansett	3,458	36.23%
	Democratic	J. Morris Richards (incumbent)	3,217	33.71%
	Republican	William R. Bourdon (incumbent)	2,869	30.06%
Total votes			9,544	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican
	Democratic hold

Pima District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Wine	32,885	34.85%
	Republican	Hiram S. (Hi) Corbett (incumbent)	32,267	34.20%
	Democratic	Thomas Collins	29,198	30.95%
Total votes			94,350	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican hold

Pinal District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Arnold (incumbent)	8,104	51.65%
	Democratic	Charles S. Goff (incumbent)	7,586	48.35%
Total votes			15,690	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Santa Cruz District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. B. (Bert) Smith (incumbent)	1,887	40.11%
	Democratic	Neilson Brown (incumbent)	1,843	39.17%
	Republican	Lawrence E. Sexton	975	20.72%
Total votes			4,705	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Yavapai District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David H. Palmer (incumbent)	6,233	50.41%
	Democratic	Charles H. (Chick) Orme, Sr. (incumbent)	6,132	49.59%
Total votes			12,365	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Yuma District

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold C. Giss (incumbent)	7,535	53.07%
	Democratic	Ray H. Thompson (incumbent)	6,664	46.93%
Total votes			14,199	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

References

[Bollinger-7] Senator C. Clyde Bollinger died in office. His wife, Thelma Bollinger, was appointed to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.

[1] "Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[2] "24th Arizona Senate taken in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.

[3] "1958 Official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[4] "1958 Official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.

[ASL1-5] "1959 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fourth Legislature, First Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona.

[ASL2-6] "1960 Session laws, State of Arizona, Twenty-fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session". Secretary of State of Arizona.

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