2006 Arizona Legislature election

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Elections to the 48th Arizona Legislature were held on November 7, 2006. Primary elections to determine political party nominees were held on September 12, 2006. The two candidates with the highest vote count in each primary advanced to the November election. The Legislature is composed of 30 legislative districts, each electing two Representatives (to the Arizona House of Representatives) and one Senator (to the Arizona Senate). No person may serve more than four consecutive terms in either body. Members of the Republican Party currently hold a majority of seats in both the House and Senate.

District Incumbents Party Status Candidates 1 Lucy Mason Tom O'Halleran Republican Republican Running Running for State Senate Andy Tobin (R) Wesley Edmonds (D) George Seaman (I) 2 Ann Kirkpatrick Albert Tom Democratic Democratic Running Running Preston J. Korn (R) 3 Trish Groe Nancy McLain Republican Republican Running Running Luis Lopez (D) 4 Tom Boone Judy Burges Republican Republican Running Running Debra Boehlke (D) Sue Dolphin (D) 5 Jack Brown Bill Konopnicki Democratic Republican Running Running 6 Ted Carpenter Pamela Gorman Republican Republican Running for State Senate Running for State Senate Doug Clark (R) Sam Crump (R) 7 Ray Barnes Nancy K. Barto Republican Republican Running Running Marilyn Fox (D) Jeanne Lunn (D) Jim Iannuzo (L) 8 Michele Reagan Colette Rosati Republican Republican Running Retiring John Kavanagh (R) Stephanie Rimmer (D) H. William Sandburg (D) 9 Rick Murphy Bob Stump Republican Republican Running Running Sheri van Horsen (D) 10 Doug Quelland James P. Weiers Republican Republican Running Running Lamont Lovejoy (D) Jackie Thrasher (D) 11 John Allen Stephen Tully Republican Republican Retiring Retiring Adam Driggs (R) Don Hesselbrock (R) Mark Anthony DeSimone (D) 12 John Nelson Jerry Weiers Republican Republican Running Running None 13 Steve Gallardo Martha Garcia Democratic Democratic Running Running None 14 Debbie McCune Davis Robert Meza Democratic Democratic Running for State Senate Running Chad Campbell (D) John Stevens (R) Mike Renzulli (L) 15 David Lujan Kyrsten Sinema Democratic Democratic Running Running Robert Gear (R) William Wheat (R) (write in) Richard Buck (L) 16 Leah Landrum Taylor Ben Miranda Democratic Democratic Running for State Senate Running Cloves Campbell, Jr. (D) Daniel Coleman (R) 17 Meg Burton Cahill Laura Knaperek Democratic Republican Running for State Senate Running Ed Ableser (D) David Schapira (D) Dale Despain (R) 18 Mark Anderson Russell Pearce Republican Republican Running Running Tammie Pursley (D) 19 Kirk Adams Gary Pierce Republican Republican Running Running for Arizona Corporation Commission Rich Crandall (R) Lara Wibeto (D) 20 John McComish Bob Robson Republican Republican Running Running Jack Heald (L) 21 Warde Nichols Steve Yarbrough Republican Republican Running Running Phil Hettmansperger (D) 22 Andy Biggs Eddie Farnsworth Republican Republican Running Running Edward Schwebel (L) 23 Cheryl Chase Pete Rios Republican Democratic Running for State Senate Running John Fillmore (R) Frank Pratt (R) Barbara McGuire (D) 24 Amanda Aguirre Russell Jones Democratic Republican Running for State Senate Running for State Senate Joseph "Mel" Melchione (R) Ken Rosevar (R) Lynne Pancrazi (D) Theresa Ulmer (D) Martin Rodney (I) 25 Manuel Alvarez Jennifer Burns Democratic Republican Running Running Patricia Fleming (D) Gail Griffin (R) 26 Pete Hershberger Steve Huffman Republican Republican Running Retiring David Jorgenson (R) Lena Saradnik (D) 27 Olivia Cajero Bedford Phil Lopes Democratic Democratic Running Running Gene Chewning (R) 28 David Bradley Ted Downing Democratic Democratic Running Retiring Steve Farley (D) Bill Phillips (R) 29 Linda Lopez Tom Prezelski Democratic Democratic Running Running Bruce Murchison (R) 30 Marian McClure Jonathan Paton Republican Republican Running Running Clarence Boykins (D)

Five incumbents—three Democrats and two Republicans— retired and didn't seek another elective office. Eleven State House members ran for the State Senate, and one State Senator ran for a seat in the State House; switching between chambers, especially when a term limit has been reached in one chamber, is a common occurrence in the Arizona Legislature. Two members of the State Legislature sought statewide offices, and one sought election to the United States House of Representatives. There were 14 races in which an incumbent Senator or both the incumbent Representatives are sought reelection and faced a primary challenge for the nomination(s) of their respective parties. Out of the 90 state legislative races, there are only six in which there are candidates ran without opposition. The Republican Party needed to pick up one seat in the State House and two in the State Senate and lose none of their own in either chamber to gain a legislature that could override a Governor's veto. The Democratic Party needed to pick up nine seats in the State House without losing any of their own to form a House majority, and pick up three in the State Senate without losing any of their own to form a Senate majority.