Arizona state legislature elections, 2006
- Arizona state legislature elections, 2006
Elections to the 48th Arizona Legislature will be held on November 7, 2006. A primary election to determine the nominees was held on September 12, 2006. The two candidates with the highest vote count in each primary will advance to the November election. The Legislature is composed of thirty legislative districts, each electing one Senator and two Representatives for a two-year term. No person may serve more than 4 consecutive terms in either body. Members of the Republican Party currently hold a majority of seats in both the House and Senate.
Elections by Chamber and District
tate House of Representatives
tate Senate
"R=Republican, D=Democratic, L=Libertarian, I=Independent/No Affiliation"
Analysis
Five incumbents—three Democrats and two Republicans—are retiring and not seeking another elective office. Eleven State House members are running for the State Senate, and one State Senator is running for a seat in the State House; switching between chambers, especially when a term limit has been reached in one chamber, is a common occurrence in the Arizona Legislature. Two members of the State Legislature are seeking statewide offices, and one is seeking election to the United States House of Representatives.
There were 14 races in which an incumbent Senator or both the incumbent Representatives are seeking reelection and faced a primary challenge for the nomination(s) of their respective parties. Out of the 90 state legislative races, there are only six in which there are candidates running without opposition.
The Republican Party needs to pick up one seat in the State House and two in the State Senate and lose none of their own in either chamber to gain a legislature that could override a Governor's veto. The Democratic Party needs to pick up nine seats in the State House without losing any of their own to form a House majority, and pick up three in the State Senate without losing any of their own to form a Senate majority.
ee also
* Arizona Legislature
* Arizona House of Representatives
* Arizona Senate
* Arizona statewide elections, 2006
* Political party strength in U.S. states
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