The 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Arizona. It was held concurrently with a gubernatorial election, other elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as various other state and local elections.
Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly was elected in a 2020 special election with 51.2% of the vote and is eligible to seek a full term. Republican John McCain was re-elected to his seat in 2016. McCain died on August 25, 2018, and former Senator Jon Kyl was appointed to fill the seat. Kyl resigned at the end of the year, and was replaced by former U.S. Representative Martha McSally, who lost to Kelly in a special election in 2020.
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| ← 2020 (special) | November 8, 2022 | 2028 → |
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| Nominee | Mark Kelly | Andy Biggs |
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Popular vote | 1,792,684 | 1,559,044 |
| Percentage | 53.42% | 46.46% |
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Nominee[]
- Mark Kelly, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Nominee[]
- Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 5th congressional district (2017–present)
Eliminated in primary[]
- Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona (2015–present)
- Jim Lehman, businessman
- Blake Masters, chief operating officer of Thiel Capital
- Michael McGuire, former Adjutant General of the Arizona National Guard
- Robert Paveza, software engineer
Declined[]
- Kirk Adams, former Chief of Staff to Governor Doug Ducey (2015–2018) and former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives (2009–2011) (running for secretary of state)
- Doug Ducey, Governor of Arizona (2015–2023)
- Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 4th congressional district (2013–present) and former U.S. Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district (2011–2013) (running for governor)
- Daniel McCarthy, skincare company executive and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020 (running for governor)
- Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona (2019–2023) (running for governor)
- Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party (2019–2027), former state senator (2012–2015) and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018
Primary results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🟥 Republican | Mark Brnovich | 314,505 | 41.90% |
| 🟥 Republican | Andy Biggs | 313,712 | 41.80% |
| 🟥 Republican | Michael McGuire | 53,872 | 7.17% |
| 🟥 Republican | Blake Masters | 33,852 | 4.51% |
| 🟥 Republican | Jim Lehman | 20,671 | 2.75% |
| 🟥 Republican | Robert Paveza | 11,708 | 1.56% |
| Write-ins | 2,381 | 0.31% | |
| Total | 750,701 | 100.00% | |
Recounts and "Biggs vs. Arizona"[]
The day after the primary, Andy Biggs accused Mark Brnovich of voter fraud. Biggs claimed on multiple occasions that around 1,500 votes were uncounted in Maricopa County. Due to Brnovich winning the primary by around 793 votes, these votes could flip the results of the primary. A recount occurred 3 days after the primary, which brought Brnovich's lead down to around 301 votes. A final recount gave Brnovich a 24 vote lead. The Arizona Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs, announced there would be no more recounts and Mark Brnovich would move to the general. Andy Biggs took the State of Arizona to the Supreme Court. Before the case, a whistleblower revealed 143 Biggs ballots were removed by Brnovich supporters who were vote counters. With this new information, the Supreme Court sided 6-3 with Andy Biggs. He was advanced to the general, and Mark Brnovich was taken off the general ballot. Multiple years later, however, in 2029, Brnovich sued Biggs claiming the whistleblower was paid by Biggs. This was shot down by the Arizona Supreme Court, however.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🟥 Republican | Andy Biggs | 314,271 | 41.87% |
| 🟥 Republican | Mark Brnovich | 314,152 | 41.85% |
| 🟥 Republican | Michael McGuire | 53,871 | 7.17% |
| 🟥 Republican | Blake Masters | 33,856 | 4.50% |
| 🟥 Republican | Jim Lehman | 20,673 | 2.75% |
| 🟥 Republican | Robert Paveza | 11,708 | 1.55% |
| Write-ins | 2,385 | 0.31% | |
| Total | 750,916 | 100.00% | |
| *Results come from the 3rd recount and added Biggs ballots | |||
General election[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🟦 Democratic | Mark Kelly | 1,792,684 | 53.42% |
| 🟥 Republican | Andy Biggs | 1,559,044 | 46.46% |
| Write-ins | 4,034 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 3,355,317 | 100.00% | |