2020 Senate elections · Arizona history
Arizona U.S. Senate election 2020 (special)
Mark Kelly DEM +2.4 · Class III seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 3,355,317
- Margin
- 2.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Vacantheld
- President in AZ
- D+0.3same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kelly Won | DEM | 1,716,467 | 51.16% | |
| Martha McSally | REP | 1,637,661 | 48.81% | |
| Matthew Dorchester | W | 379 | 0.01% | |
| Nicholas N. Glenn | W | 152 | 0.01% | |
| Debbie Simmons | W | 98 | 0.00% | |
| John Schiess | W | 92 | 0.00% | |
| Joshua Rodriguez | W | 69 | 0.00% | |
| Christopher Beckett | W | 69 | 0.00% | |
| Mohammad Arif | W | 68 | 0.00% | |
| Perry Kapadia | W | 58 | 0.00% | |
| Matthew Haupt | W | 37 | 0.00% | |
| Patrick Thomas | W | 29 | 0.00% | |
| Edward Davida | W | 28 | 0.00% | |
| Jim Stevens | W | 23 | 0.00% | |
| Buzz Stewart | W | 22 | 0.00% | |
| William Decker | W | 21 | 0.00% | |
| Adam Chilton | W | 19 | 0.00% | |
| Benjamin Rodriguez | W | 17 | 0.00% | |
| Frank Saenz | W | 8 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 3,355,317 | |||
Official source: 2020_General_State_Canvass.pdf
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 2020 Arizona Senate race (special election)?
Mark Kelly (DEM) won with 51.2% of the vote, ahead of Martha McSally (48.8%), a margin of 2.4 points.
Did the Arizona Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Arizona Senate race?
3,355,317 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.