List of United States senators from Arizona

Arizona was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912. U.S. senators from Arizona belong to Class 1 and Class 3 and are popularly elected for a six-year term beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats Kyrsten Sinema, serving since 2019, and Mark Kelly, serving since 2020.

Current delegation
Kyrsten Sinema (D)
Mark Kelly (D)

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2020 (special election). The next election will be in 2022.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1
Henry F. Ashurst		 Democratic March 27, 1912 –
January 3, 1941		 Elected in 1912. 1 62nd 1 Elected in 1912. March 27, 1912 –
March 3, 1921		 Democratic
Marcus A. Smith		 1
63rd
64th 2 Re-elected in 1914.

Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1916. 2 65th
66th
67th 3 Elected in 1920.

Lost re-election.		 March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1927		 Republican
Ralph H. Cameron		 2
Re-elected in 1922. 3 68th
69th
70th 4 First elected in 1926. March 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1969		 Democratic
Carl Hayden		 3
Re-elected in 1928. 4 71st
72nd
73rd 5 Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.

Lost renomination.		 5 74th
75th
76th 6 Re-elected in 1938.
2
Ernest McFarland		 Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1953		 Elected in 1940. 6 77th
78th
79th 7 Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.

Lost re-election.		 7 80th
81st
82nd 8 Re-elected in 1950.
3
Barry Goldwater		 Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1965		 First elected in 1952. 8 83rd
84th
85th 9 Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.

Retired to run for U.S. President.		 9 86th
87th
88th 10 Re-elected in 1962.

Retired.
4
Paul Fannin		 Republican January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1977		 Elected in 1964. 10 89th
90th
91st 11 Elected again in 1968. January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1987		 Republican
Barry Goldwater		 4
Re-elected in 1970.

Retired.		 11 92nd
93rd
94th 12 Re-elected in 1974.
5
Dennis DeConcini		 Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1995		 Elected in 1976. 12 95th
96th
97th 13 Re-elected in 1980.

Retired.
Re-elected in 1982. 13 98th
99th
100th 14 Elected in 1986. January 3, 1987 –
August 25, 2018		 Republican
John McCain		 5
Re-elected in 1988.

Retired.		 14 101st
102nd
103rd 15 Re-elected in 1992.
6
Jon Kyl		 Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2013		 Elected in 1994. 15 104th
105th
106th 16 Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000. 16 107th
108th
109th 17 Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.

Retired.		 17 110th
111th
112th 18 Re-elected in 2010.
7
Jeff Flake		 Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019		 Elected in 2012.

Retired.		 18 113th
114th
115th 19 Re-elected in 2016.

Died.
August 25, 2018 –
September 4, 2018		 Vacant
Appointed to continue McCain's term.

Resigned.		 September 4, 2018 –
December 31, 2018		 Republican
Jon Kyl		 6
  December 31, 2018 –
January 3, 2019		 Vacant
8
Kyrsten Sinema		 Democratic January 3, 2019 –
Present		 Elected in 2018. 19 116th Appointed to continue McCain's term.

Lost election to finish McCain's term.		 January 3, 2019 –
December 2, 2020		 Republican
Martha McSally		 7
Elected November 3, 2020 to finish McCain's term. December 2, 2020 –
Present		 Democratic
Mark Kelly		 8
117th
118th 20 To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election. 20 119th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 3

Living former senators

As of May 2022, there are four living former U.S. senators from Arizona. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was John McCain (served 1987–2018), who died in office on August 25, 2018.

Senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Dennis DeConcini January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 (1937-05-08) May 8, 1937
Jon Kyl January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013
September 4, 2018 – December 31, 2018		 (1942-04-25) April 25, 1942
Jeff Flake January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 (1962-12-31) December 31, 1962
Martha McSally January 3, 2019 – December 2, 2020 (1966-03-22) March 22, 1966

Superlatives (top 5)

Longest service
Senator First served Last served Length of service
Carl HaydenMarch 4, 1927January 3, 196941 years, 9 months and 30 days
(15,281 days)
John McCainJanuary 3, 1987August 25, 201831 years, 7 months and 22 days
(11,557 days)
Barry Goldwater January 3, 1953 January 3, 1965 Combined total: 30 years
(10,957 days)
January 3, 1969 January 3, 1987
Henry F. AshurstMarch 27, 1912January 3, 194128 years, 9 months and 7 days
(10,509 days)
Jon Kyl January 3, 1995 January 3, 2013 Combined total: 18 years, 3 months and 27 days
(6,693 days)
September 4, 2018 December 31, 2018

Shortest service

List excludes the incumbent senators who have both served less than a full term

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Martha McSallyJanuary 3, 2019November 30, 20201 year, 10 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(697 days)
Ralph H. CameronMarch 4, 1921March 3, 19275 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,190 days)
Jeff FlakeJanuary 3, 2013January 3, 20196 years (2,191 days)
Marcus A. SmithMarch 27, 1912March 3, 19218 years, 11 months and 4 days
(3,263 days)
Ernest McFarlandJanuary 3, 1941January 3, 195312 years
(4,383 days)
Paul FanninJanuary 3, 1965January 3, 197712 years
(4,383 days)

Youngest at beginning of service
Senator Date of birth First served Age
Henry F. AshurstSeptember 13, 1874March 27, 191237 years, 196 days
Dennis DeConciniMay 8, 1937January 3, 197739 years, 240 days
Kyrsten SinemaJuly 12, 1976January 3, 201942 years, 175 days
Barry GoldwaterJanuary 2, 1909January 3, 195344 years, 1 day
Ernest McFarlandOctober 9, 1894January 3, 194146 years, 86 days

Oldest at end of service
Senator Date of birth Last served Age
Carl HaydenOctober 2, 1877January 3, 196991 years, 93 days
John McCainAugust 29, 1936August 25, 201881 years, 361 days
Barry GoldwaterJanuary 2, 1909January 3, 198778 years, 1 day
Jon KylApril 25, 1942December 31, 201876 years, 250 days
Marcus A. SmithJanuary 24, 1851March 3, 192170 years, 38 days

References
      • "Senate Class I – History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
      • "Senate Class III – History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2013.

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