Elections / 1980 · Senate · AZ
Arizona — 1980 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1980 · U.S. SenateArizona · U.S. SenateBarry GoldwaterR+1.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1980 Senate returns.
- Barry Goldwater✓Republican432,37149.5%
- Bill SchulzDemocrat422,97248.4%
- Fred R. EsserLibertarian12,0081.4%
- Lorenzo TorrezPeople Before Profits3,6080.4%
- Josefina OteroSocialist Workers3,2660.4%
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+32.4Senate 1980R+1.1vs. baselineD+31.3
Arizona's 1980 Senate race ran 31.3 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Arizona's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | −1.1% |
| 1982 | +16.6% |
| 1986 | −21.0% |
| 1988 | +15.7% |
| 1992 | −24.2% |
| 1994 | −14.2% |
| 1998 | −41.6% |
| 2000 | −79.3% |
| 2004 | −56.1% |
| 2006 | −9.8% |
| 2010 | −24.3% |
| 2012 | −3.0% |
| 2016 | −13.0% |
| 2018 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | +2.4% |
Same ballot, 1980AZ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.