Republican Party (Ariz.)

The election year 1952 was a landmark for the Arizona Republican Party. Barry M. Goldwater was elected to the U.S. Senate, John Rhodes was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and Howard Pyle was elected governor. Prior to this, the last Arizona Republican to have served in Congress was Senator Ralph Cameron whose term ended in 1927. The election results were remarkable considering that registered voters in the Democratic Party members outnumbered those in the Republican Party by 4:1. This watershed election not only signaled the resurgence of the Party's fortunes in Arizona but was also a harbinger of change in voting patterns elsewhere in the U.S. Subsequent Republican governors elected between the 1950s and 1990s were Paul Fannin, Jack Williams, Evan Mecham, J. (John) Fife Symington III, and Jane Dee Hull.

Paul Fannin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1964 and served two terms. Sam Steiger was elected in 1967 to the House of Representatives. Between the 1970s and 2000s the Arizona Republican Party also experienced considerable success in electing John B. Conlan, Bob Stump, Eldon Rudd, John McCain, Jim Kolbe, John Kyle, J.D. Hayworth, John Shadegg, Matt Salmon and Jay Rhodes to national offices while at the same time gradually gaining equity in registration with the Arizona Democratic Party. The Party also succeeded in electing many Republicans to the Arizona State Legislature and local offices making it the dominant political party in the State.

From the description of Arizona Republican Party, 1952-2001 1980s-1990s [manuscript]. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 692225701

The election year 1952 was a landmark for the Arizona Republican Party. Barry M. Goldwater was elected to the U.S. Senate, John Rhodes was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and Howard Pyle was elected Governor. Prior to these elections, the last Arizona Republican to have served in Congress was Senator Ralph Cameron, whose term ended in 1927. The election results were remarkable considering that registered voters in the Democratic Party outnumbered those in the Republican Party by a margin of 4 to 1. This watershed election not only signaled the resurgence of the Party's fortunes in Arizona but was also a harbinger of change in voting patterns elsewhere in the U.S. Subsequent Republican Governors elected between the 1950s and 1990s were Paul Fannin, Jack Williams, Evan Mecham, J. (John) Fife Symington III, and Jane Dee Hull.

Paul Fannin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1964 and served two terms. Sam Steiger was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1967. Between the 1970s and the 2000s the Arizona Republican Party also sent John B. Conlan, Bob Stump, Eldon Rudd, John McCain, Jim Kolbe, John Kyle, J. D. Hayworth, John Shadegg, Matt Salmon and, Jay Rhodes to national offices while gradually gaining equity in registration with the Arizona Democratic Party. The Party also succeeded in electing many Republicans to the Arizona State Legislature and to local offices, making it the dominant political party in the State.

From the guide to the Arizona Republican Party Records, 1952-2009, 1980s-1990s, (Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection)