Elections in Arizona are authorized under the Arizona State Constitution, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature.
In a 2020 study, Arizona was ranked as the 21st hardest state for citizens to vote in.
Presidential elections
United States Senate elections
Before the ratification of the
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and2 of the Constitution, under w ...
in 1913, United States senators were elected by state legislatures. Arizona's first two Senate elections, which took place in 1912, still featured popular elections, following which the state legislature unanimously elected their respective victories.
Class I (1916 - Present)
Class I (1912)
Class III (1914 - Present)
Class III (1912)
United States House of Representatives elections
Gubernatorial elections
Governors of Arizona are elected to a term of four years. Prior to a 1968 amendment to the state constitution, governors of Arizona served two-year terms.
1970 - Present
1911 - 1968
See also
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2020 Arizona elections
Elections were held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 General Election. Arizona voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
Three seats on the Arizona Corporation ...
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Women's suffrage in Arizona
The movement for women's suffrage in Arizona began in the late 1800s. After women's suffrage was narrowly voted down at the 1891 Arizona Constitutional Convention, prominent suffragettes such as Josephine Brawley Hughes and Laura M. Johns formed t ...
References
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League of Women Voters)
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Digital Public Library of America
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Political events in Arizona
Government of Arizona