Arizona is one of the swing states that has an outsized influence in Federal elections, and its history is a checkerboard of red and blue. With all 9 House seats, a Senate seat, and a governorship up for grabs in 2022, there’s so much to take in that this is the first in a series of posts on the state’s political landscape.
Democrats have won only 1 in the last 5 gubernatorial elections, but Gov. Doug Ducey (R) is not running in 2022.
Democrats have won only 2 of the last five Senatorial elections, and Sen. Mark Kelly (D), who won the seat in a 2020 special election, is seeking re-election to his first full term. His opponent will be decided by the Republican primary on August 2.
Arizona has voted Republican in presidential elections except for Bill Clinton in 1996 and Joe Biden in 2020 (by only 0.3%). It was one of the states for which the Trump campaign attempted to submit fake electors in the 2020 election.
Arizona’s U.S. Representatives are divided 5(D):4 (R).
The Districts held by Republicans are located in predominantly white suburbs of metropolitan Phoenix.
Democrats have not commanded a majority in Arizona’s state legislature for over 30 years.
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