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Presidential elections in Arizona
Number of elections 28 Voted Democratic 9 Voted Republican 19 Voted other 0 Voted for winning candidate 22 Voted for losing candidate 6
Since
Arizona 's
admission to the Union in February 1912,
[1] it has participated in 28
United States presidential elections . In the
1912 presidential election , the incumbent president
William Howard Taft finished fourth in Arizona, receiving just 12.75% of the popular vote. In the
1936 presidential election , the
Democratic Party 's candidate
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Arizona, defeating the
Republican Party 's candidate
Alf Landon by 42.92%, which remains the largest margin of victory in the state's history.
Ross Perot , the
independent candidate in the
1992 presidential election , received the highest vote share (23.79%) ever won by a
third-party candidate in Arizona.
[4]
Joe Biden , the Democratic Party's candidate in the
2020 presidential election , won Arizona, defeating the incumbent president
Donald Trump by a close margin of 0.3%.
[5] During the
2021 joint session of the Congress for ascertaining the electoral votes , 69 members objected to the certification of electoral votes of Arizona, asserting that "they were not, under all of the known circumstances, regularly given".
[6] The objection failed by a vote of 6–93 in the
Senate and 121–303 in the
House of Representatives .
[7] However,
Trump's campaign has launched various
post-election lawsuits challenging the results.
[8] As of 2022, no Republican has won the presidency without carrying Arizona since its statehood in 1912, but Democrats have won the presidency without carrying the state six times, most recently
Barack Obama in
2012 .
Since the
1952 presidential election , Arizona has been considered a stronghold state for the Republican Party, as it won Arizona in all elections since except 1996 and 2020.
[9] However, recent political realignment has led some to consider Arizona as a
swing state , and demographic changes and trends in
Maricopa County ,
Pinal County and
Pima County has led others to believe Arizona will slowly solidify into a Democratic stronghold, much like the trends seen in
Florida in recent decades.
[9]
[10]
Presidential elections
Key for parties
Note – A double dagger (‡) indicates the national winner.
Note – Percentages may not total 100.0% because of rounding.
Presidential elections in Arizona from 1912 to present
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Other candidate
[a]
EV
Ref.
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Woodrow Wilson
(D) ‡
10,324
43.6%
Theodore Roosevelt
(PR)
6,949
29.3%
Eugene Debs
(S)
3,163
13.4%
3
Woodrow Wilson
(D) ‡
33,170
57.2%
Charles Evans Hughes
(R)
20,522
35.4%
Allan L. Benson
(S)
3,174
5.5%
3
Warren G. Harding
(R) ‡
37,016
55.4%
James M. Cox
(D)
29,546
44.2%
Eugene Debs
(S)
222
0.3%
3
Calvin Coolidge
(R) ‡
30,516
41.3%
John W. Davis
(D)
26,235
35.5%
Robert M. La Follette
(PR)
17,210
23.3%
3
Herbert Hoover
(R) ‡
52,533
57.6%
Al Smith
(D)
38,537
42.2%
William Z. Foster
(CPUSA)
184
0.2%
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(D) ‡
79,264
67.0%
Herbert Hoover
(R)
36,104
30.5%
Norman Thomas
(S)
2,618
2.2%
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(D) ‡
86,722
69.8%
Alf Landon
(R)
33,433
26.9%
William Lemke
(U)
3,307
2.7%
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(D) ‡
95,267
63.5%
Wendell Willkie
(R)
54,030
36.0%
Roger Babson
(PRO)
742
0.5%
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(D) ‡
80,926
58.8%
Thomas E. Dewey
(R)
56,287
40.9%
Claude A. Watson
(PRO)
421
0.3%
4
Harry S. Truman
(D) ‡
95,251
53.8%
Thomas E. Dewey
(R)
77,597
43.8%
Henry A. Wallace
(PR)
3,310
1.9%
4
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(R) ‡
152,042
58.3%
Adlai Stevenson
(D)
108,528
41.7%
–
–
–
4
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(R) ‡
176,990
61.0%
Adlai Stevenson
(D)
112,880
38.9%
T. Coleman Andrews
(C)
303
0.1%
4
Richard Nixon
(R)
221,241
55.5%
John F. Kennedy
(D) ‡
176,781
44.4%
Eric Hass
(SLP)
469
0.1%
4
Barry Goldwater
[c]
(R)
242,535
50.4%
Lyndon B. Johnson
(D) ‡
237,753
49.5%
Eric Hass
(SLP)
482
0.1%
5
Richard Nixon
(R) ‡
266,721
54.8%
Hubert Humphrey
(D)
170,514
35.0%
George Wallace
(AI)
46,573
9.6%
5
Richard Nixon
(R) ‡
402,812
64.7%
George McGovern
(D)
198,540
31.9%
John G. Schmitz
(AI)
21,208
3.4%
6
Gerald Ford
(R)
418,642
56.4%
Jimmy Carter
(D) ‡
295,602
39.8%
Eugene McCarthy
(I)
19,229
2.6%
6
Ronald Reagan
(R) ‡
529,688
60.6%
Jimmy Carter
(D)
246,843
28.2%
John B. Anderson
(I)
76,952
8.8%
6
Ronald Reagan
(R) ‡
681,416
66.4%
Walter Mondale
(D)
333,854
32.5%
David Bergland
(LI)
10,585
1.0%
7
George H. W. Bush
(R) ‡
702,541
60.0%
Michael Dukakis
(D)
454,029
38.7%
Ron Paul
(LI)
13,351
1.1%
7
George H. W. Bush
(R)
572,086
38.5%
Bill Clinton
(D) ‡
543,050
36.5%
Ross Perot
(I)
353,741
23.8%
8
Bill Clinton
(D) ‡
653,288
46.5%
Bob Dole
(R)
622,073
44.3%
Ross Perot
(RE)
112,072
8.0%
8
George W. Bush
(R) ‡
781,652
51.0%
Al Gore
(D)
685,341
44.7%
Ralph Nader
(G)
45,645
3.0%
8
George W. Bush
(R) ‡
1,104,294
54.9%
John Kerry
(D)
893,524
44.4%
Michael Badnarik
(LI)
11,856
0.6%
10
John McCain
[d]
(R)
1,230,111
53.6%
Barack Obama
(D) ‡
1,034,707
45.1%
Bob Barr
(LI)
12,555
0.5%
10
Mitt Romney
(R)
1,233,654
53.7%
Barack Obama
(D) ‡
1,025,232
44.6%
Gary Johnson
(LI)
32,100
1.4%
11
Donald Trump
(R) ‡
1,252,401
48.7%
Hillary Clinton
(D)
1,161,167
45.1%
Gary Johnson
(LI)
106,327
4.1%
11
Joe Biden
(D) ‡
1,672,143
49.4%
Donald Trump
(R)
1,661,686
49.1%
Jo Jorgensen
(LI)
51,465
1.5%
11
Graph
See also
Notes
^ For purposes of these lists, other candidates are defined as those who were in third place in Arizona.
^ The incumbent president
William Howard Taft finished fourth in Arizona, receiving 3,021 votes ( 12.8%).
^ Arizona was the home state of Barry Goldwater.
^ Arizona was the home state of John McCain.
References
^
"Territories to Statehood, the Southwest: Topics in Chronicling America" .
Library of Congress .
Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^
a
b
"State of Arizona Official Canvass – 1992 General Election – November 3, 1992" (PDF) .
Secretary of State of Arizona . November 23, 1992.
Archived (PDF) from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
^
a
b
"Official 2020 Presidential General Election Result" (PDF) .
Federal Election Commission .
Archived (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^
"Objection to Counting the Electoral Votes of the State of Arizona" (PDF) .
CNN . January 6, 2021.
Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^
"Roll Call 10 – Motion" .
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . January 6, 2021.
Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Billeaud, Jacques (December 16, 2020).
"8th lawsuit fails to overturn presidential voting in Arizona" .
Associated Press .
Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^
a
b Hansen, Ronald J. (October 12, 2020).
"Arizona was once a sure bet for Republicans. Now it's a key swing state in the election" .
The Arizona Republic .
Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^
Widakuswara, Patsy (October 23, 2020).
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Voice of America .
Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
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Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1916 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1920 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1924 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1928 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1932 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1936 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1940 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1944 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1948 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1952 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1956 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1960 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1964 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1968 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1976 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1980 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1984 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^ Leip, David.
"1988 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" .
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^
"State of Arizona Official Canvass – 1996 General Election – November 5, 1996" (PDF) .
Secretary of State of Arizona . November 26, 1996.
Archived (PDF) from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
^
"State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2000 General Election – November 7, 2000" (PDF) .
Secretary of State of Arizona . November 27, 2000.
Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
^
"State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2004 General Election – November 2, 2004" (PDF) .
Secretary of State of Arizona . November 22, 2004.
Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
^
"State of Arizona Official Canvass – 2008 General Election – November 4, 2008" (PDF) .
Secretary of State of Arizona . December 1, 2008.
Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
^
"Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF) .
Federal Election Commission . p. 27.
Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
^
"Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF) .
Federal Election Commission . p. 25.
Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
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