Arizona was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 3 . Its current senators are Republicans John McCain and Jeff Flake .
List of Senators
Class 1
Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle who were elected for three Congresses in the state's first election of 1912. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2000 , 2006 , and 2012 , and the next election will be in 2018 .
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Class 3
Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle who were elected for two Congresses in the state's first election of 1912. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1998 , 2004 , and 2010 , and the next election will be in 2016 .
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Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Years in office
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Henry F. Ashurst
Democratic
March 27, 1912 –
January 3, 1941
Elected in 1912 .
1
62nd Congress
1
Elected in 1912 .
Retired.
March 27, 1912 –
March 3, 1921
Democratic
Marcus A. Smith
1
63rd Congress
64th Congress
2
Re-elected in 1914 .
Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1916 .
2
65th Congress
66th Congress
67th Congress
3
Elected in 1920 .
March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1927
Republican
Ralph H. Cameron
2
Re-elected in 1922 .
3
68th Congress
69th Congress
70th Congress
4
First elected in 1926 .
March 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1969
Democratic
Carl Hayden
3
Re-elected in 1928 .
4
71st Congress
72nd Congress
73rd Congress
5
Re-elected in 1932 .
Re-elected in 1934 .
Lost renomination.
5
74th Congress
75th Congress
76th Congress
6
Re-elected in 1938 .
2
Ernest McFarland
Democratic
January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1953
First elected in 1940 .
6
77th Congress
78th Congress
79th Congress
7
Re-elected in 1944 .
Re-elected in 1946 .
Lost re-election.
7
80th Congress
81st Congress
82nd Congress
8
Re-elected in 1950 .
3
Barry Goldwater
Republican
January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1965
First elected in 1952 .
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83rd Congress
84th Congress
85th Congress
9
Re-elected in 1956 .
Re-elected in 1958 .
Retired to run for U.S. President .
9
86th Congress
87th Congress
88th Congress
10
Re-elected in 1962 .
Retired.
4
Paul Fannin
Republican
January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1977
First elected in 1964 .
10
89th Congress
90th Congress
91st Congress
11
Elected again in 1968 .
January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1987
Republican
Barry Goldwater
4
Re-elected in 1970 .
Retired.
11
92nd Congress
93rd Congress
94th Congress
12
Re-elected in 1974 .
5
Dennis DeConcini
Democratic
January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1995
First elected in 1976 .
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95th Congress
96th Congress
97th Congress
13
Re-elected in 1980 .
Retired.
Re-elected in 1982 .
13
98th Congress
99th Congress
100th Congress
14
First elected in 1986 .
January 3, 1987 –
Present
Republican
John McCain
5
Re-elected in 1988 .
Retired.
14
101st Congress
102nd Congress
103rd Congress
15
Re-elected in 1992 .
6
Jon Kyl
Republican
January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2013
First elected in 1994 .
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104th Congress
105th Congress
106th Congress
16
Re-elected in 1998 .
Re-elected in 2000 .
16
107th Congress
108th Congress
109th Congress
17
Re-elected in 2004 .
Re-elected in 2006 .
Retired.
17
110th Congress
111th Congress
112th Congress
18
Re-elected in 2010 .
7
Jeff Flake
Republican
January 3, 2013 –
Present
Elected in 2012 .
18
113th Congress
114th Congress
115th Congress
19
To be determined in the 2016 election .
To be determined in the 2018 election .
19
116th Congress
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Years in office
Electoral history
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Class 1
Class 3
Living former U.S. Senators from Arizona
As of January 2016 , there are two former Senators from Arizona who are currently living, both from Class 1.
Senator
Term of office
Class
Date of birth (and age)
Dennis DeConcini
1977–1995
1
(1937-05-08 ) May 8, 1937 (age 78)
Jon Kyl
1995–2013
1
(1942-04-25 ) April 25, 1942 (age 73)
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