Elections / 2016 · Senate · AZ
Arizona — 2016 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2016 · U.S. SenateArizona · U.S. SenateJohn McCainR+13.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2016 Senate returns.
- John McCain✓(i)Republican1,359,26753.7%
- Ann KirkpatrickDemocrat1,031,24540.8%
- Gary SwingGreen138,6345.5%
- Sydney DudikoffRepublican4940.0%
- Leonard ClarkIndependent830.0%
- Anthony CamboniNone450.0%
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+3.5Senate 2016R+13.0vs. baselineR+9.5
Arizona's 2016 Senate race ran 9.5 points more Republican 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, 2016AZ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.