1980 Arizona U.S. Senate Election

Arizona · 5 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Arizona U.S. Senate Election?

Barry Goldwater won the 1980 Arizona U.S. Senate Election. Barry Goldwater received 432,371 popular votes (49.46%). The main challenger was Bill Schulz (48.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Goldwater and Schulz

Goldwater +1.1 pts · won by 9,399 votes

Barry Goldwater RepublicanWINNER49.46%

432,371 votes

Bill Schulz Democratic48.38%

422,972 votes

Fred R. EsserLibertarian1.37%

12,008 votes

Lorenzo TorrezPeople Before Profits0.41%

3,608 votes

Josefina OteroSocialist Workers0.37%

3,266 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.