Elections / 1986 · Senate · AZ
Arizona — 1986 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1986 · U.S. SenateArizona · U.S. SenateJohn McCainR+21.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1986 Senate returns.
- John McCain✓Republican521,85060.5%
- Richard KimballDemocrat340,96539.5%
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+33.9Senate 1986R+21.0vs. baselineD+12.9
Arizona's 1986 Senate race ran 12.9 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
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, 1986AZ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.