2010 Arizona Senate election

2010 Arizona Senate election
November 2, 2010
All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Russell Pearce David Schapira
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 18th 17th
Seats before 18 12
Seats after 21 9
Seat change 3 3
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Senate President before election

Robert "Bob" Burns
Republican

 Elected Senate President

Russell Pearce (Jan. 10, 2011 - Nov. 8, 2011)
Steve Pierce (Nov. 10, 2011 - Jan. 1, 2013)
Republican

The 2010 Arizona Senate election was held on November 2, 2010. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on August 24, 2010.

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 21 Republicans to nine Democrats, a net gain of three seats for Republicans.

The newly elected senators served in the 50th Arizona State Legislature.

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