1970 United States Senate election in Arizona
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The 1970 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Fannin decided to run for reelection to a second term, running unopposed in the Republican primary. Fannin defeated Democratic nominee Sam Grossman in the general election. This would be the last time until the Republican Revolution of 1994 that Republicans would win Arizona's Class 1 Senate Seat.
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County results Fannin: 50–60% 60–70% Grossman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Paul Fannin, incumbent U.S. Senator
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Sam Grossman, businessman
- John Kruglick, doctor
- H. L. Kelly
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Grossman | 78,006 | 65.2% | |
Democratic | John Kruglick | 27,324 | 22.9% | |
Democratic | H. L. Kelly | 14,238 | 11.9% | |
Total votes | 119,568 | 100.0 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Paul Fannin (incumbent) | 228,284 | 55.98% | +4.55% | |
Democratic | Sam Grossman | 179,512 | 44.02% | -4.55% | |
Majority | 48,772 | 11.96% | +9.11% | ||
Turnout | 407,796 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |