List of United States Senators from Arizona
Arizona was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans John McCain and Jeff Flake.
List of Senators
Class 1
Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle who were elected for three Congresses in the state's first election of 1912. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2000, 2006, and 2012, and the next election will be in 2018. |
C o n g r e s s |
Class 3
Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle who were elected for two Congresses in the state's first election of 1912. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1998, 2004,2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. |
# |
Senator |
Party |
Years in office |
Electoral history |
T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history |
Years in office |
Party |
Senator |
# |
1 |
Henry F. Ashurst |
Democratic |
March 27, 1912 – January 3, 1941 |
Elected in 1912. |
1 |
62nd Congress |
1 |
Elected in 1912. |
March 27, 1912 – March 3, 1921 |
Democratic |
Marcus A. Smith |
1 |
63rd Congress |
64th Congress |
2 |
Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. |
Re-elected in 1916. |
2 |
65th Congress |
66th Congress |
67th Congress |
3 |
Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927 |
Republican |
Ralph H. Cameron |
2 |
Re-elected in 1922. |
3 |
68th Congress |
69th Congress |
70th Congress |
4 |
First elected in 1926. |
March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1969 |
Democratic |
Carl Hayden |
3 |
Re-elected in 1928. |
4 |
71st Congress |
72nd Congress |
73rd Congress |
5 |
Re-elected in 1932. |
Re-elected in 1934. Lost renomination. |
5 |
74th Congress |
75th Congress |
76th Congress |
6 |
Re-elected in 1938. |
2 |
Ernest McFarland |
Democratic |
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 |
First elected in 1940. |
6 |
77th Congress |
78th Congress |
79th Congress |
7 |
Re-elected in 1944. |
Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
7 |
80th Congress |
81st Congress |
82nd Congress |
8 |
Re-elected in 1950. |
3 |
Barry Goldwater |
Republican |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965 |
First elected in 1952. |
8 |
83rd Congress |
84th Congress |
85th Congress |
9 |
Re-elected in 1956. |
Re-elected in 1958. Retired to run for U.S. President. |
9 |
86th Congress |
87th Congress |
88th Congress |
10 |
Re-elected in 1962. Retired. |
4 |
Paul Fannin |
Republican |
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977 |
First elected in 1964. |
10 |
89th Congress |
90th Congress |
91st Congress |
11 |
Elected again in 1968. |
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1987 |
Republican |
Barry Goldwater |
4 |
Re-elected in 1970. Retired. |
11 |
92nd Congress |
93rd Congress |
94th Congress |
12 |
Re-elected in 1974. |
5 |
Dennis DeConcini |
Democratic |
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 |
First elected in 1976. |
12 |
95th Congress |
96th Congress |
97th Congress |
13 |
Re-elected in 1980. Retired. |
Re-elected in 1982. |
13 |
98th Congress |
99th Congress |
100th Congress |
14 |
First elected in 1986. |
January 3, 1987 – Present |
Republican |
John McCain |
5 |
Re-elected in 1988. Retired. |
14 |
101st Congress |
102nd Congress |
103rd Congress |
15 |
Re-elected in 1992. |
6 |
Jon Kyl |
Republican |
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected in 1994. |
15 |
104th Congress |
105th Congress |
106th Congress |
16 |
Re-elected in 1998. |
Re-elected in 2000. |
16 |
107th Congress |
108th Congress |
109th Congress |
17 |
Re-elected in 2004. |
Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
17 |
110th Congress |
111th Congress |
112th Congress |
18 |
Re-elected in 2010. |
7 |
Jeff Flake |
Republican |
January 3, 2013 – Present |
Elected in 2012. |
18 |
113th Congress |
114th Congress |
115th Congress |
39 |
Re-elected in 2016. |
To be determined in the 2018 election. |
19 |
116th Congress |
117th Congress |
118th Congress |
20 |
To be determined in the 2022 election. |
# |
Senator |
Party |
Years in office |
Electoral history |
T e r m |
|
T e r m |
Electoral history |
Years in office |
Party |
Senator |
# |
Class 1 |
Class 3 |
Living former U.S. Senators from Arizona
As of October 2016, there are two former Senators from Arizona who are currently living, both from Class 1. The most recent senator to die was Paul Fannin of Class 1 (1965-1977) on January 13, 2002. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Barry Goldwater (1953-1965, 1969-1987) on May 29, 1998.
Senator |
Term of office |
Class |
Date of birth (and age) |
Dennis DeConcini |
1977–1995 |
1 |
(1937-05-08) May 8, 1937 |
Jon Kyl |
1995–2013 |
1 |
(1942-04-25) April 25, 1942 |
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