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1986 Arizona U.S. Senate Election

Arizona · 2 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Arizona U.S. Senate Election?

John McCain won the 1986 Arizona U.S. Senate Election. John McCain received 521,850 popular votes (60.47%). The main challenger was Richard Kimball (39.51%).

See the full head-to-head between McCain and Kimball

McCain +21.0 pts · won by 180,885 votes
John McCainRepublicanWINNER60.47%
521,850 votes
Richard KimballDemocratic39.51%
340,965 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.