Arizona was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, and elects senators to Class I and Class III. Its current senators are John McCain and Jon Kyl.

[edit] Class I

Senator		Party	Took office	Left office	Reason	Other offices/Notes
Henry F. Ashurst		Democratic	March 27, 1912	January 3, 1941	Lost renomination	Speaker of the Arizona Territory House of Representatives (1899)
Ernest McFarland		Democratic	January 3, 1941	January 3, 1953	Lost re-election	Senate Majority Leader (1951–1953) Governor of Arizona (1955–1959) Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1968–1970)
Barry Goldwater		Republican	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1965	Retired	Republican nominee for President (1964) Also served in Arizona's Class III seat
Paul Fannin		Republican	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1977	Retired	Governor of Arizona (1959–1965)
Dennis DeConcini		Democratic	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1995	Retired
Jon Kyl		Republican	January 4, 1995	Present	Incumbent	U.S. Representative (1987–1995) Senate Republican Whip (2007—)

[edit] Class III

Senator		Party	Took office	Left office	Reason	Other offices/Notes
Marcus A. Smith		Democratic	March 27, 1912	March 4, 1921	Lost re-election	Arizona's Territorial Delegate (1887–1895; 1897–1899; 1901–1903; 1905–1909)
Ralph H. Cameron		Republican	March 4, 1921	March 4, 1927	Lost re-election	Arizona's Territorial Delegate (1909–1912)
Carl Hayden		Democratic	March 4, 1927	January 3, 1969	Retired	President pro tempore (1957–1969) U.S. Representatives (1912–1927)
Barry Goldwater		Republican	January 3, 1969	January 3, 1987	Retired	Republican nominee for President (1964) Also served in Arizona's Class I seat
John McCain		Republican	January 3, 1987	Present	Incumbent	Republican nominee for President (2008)

[edit] See also

• United States congressional delegations from Arizona

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