2016 Senate elections · Arizona history
Arizona U.S. Senate election 2016
John McCain REP +13.0 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 2,530,730
- Margin
- 13.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in AZ
- R+3.5same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain Won | REP | 1,359,267 | 53.71% | |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | DEM | 1,031,245 | 40.75% | |
| Gary Swing | GRE | 138,634 | 5.48% | |
| Pat Quinn | W | 694 | 0.03% | |
| Sydney Dudikoff | W | 494 | 0.02% | |
| Selena Lopez | W | 223 | 0.01% | |
| Leonard A. Clark | W | 83 | 0.00% | |
| Anthony Camboni | W | 45 | 0.00% | |
| Sheila Bilyeu | W | 34 | 0.00% | |
| Gene Scott | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Santos Chavez | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,530,730 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2016 Arizona Senate race?
John McCain (REP) won with 53.7% of the vote, ahead of Ann Kirkpatrick (40.7%), a margin of 13.0 points.
Did the Arizona Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Arizona Senate race?
2,530,730 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.