1980 Senate elections · Arizona history
Arizona U.S. Senate election 1980
Barry Goldwater REP +1.1 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 874,238
- Margin
- 1.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in AZ
- R+32.4same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Goldwater Won | REP | 432,371 | 49.46% | |
| Bill Schulz | DEM | 422,972 | 48.38% | |
| Fred R. Esser | LIB | 12,008 | 1.37% | |
| Lorenzo Torrez | OTH | 3,608 | 0.41% | |
| Josefina Otero | SWP | 3,266 | 0.37% | |
| Write-in | — | 13 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 874,238 | |||
Official source: data
Other Arizona Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Ruben Gallego | 2.4 |
| 2022 | Class III | Mark Kelly | 4.9 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Mark Kelly | 2.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kyrsten Sinema | 2.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | John McCain | 13.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Jeff Flake | 3.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | John McCain | 24.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 9.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | John McCain | 56.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 71.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | John McCain | 41.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 14.2 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Arizona Senate race?
Barry Goldwater (REP) won with 49.5% of the vote, ahead of Bill Schulz (48.4%), a margin of 1.1 points.
Did the Arizona Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Arizona Senate race?
874,238 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.