Thomas "T.J." Shope
State Senator, Arizona Senate District 16 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Arizona Senate District 16 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Arizona Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate Listing: SD16, SHOPE, THOMAS "T.J." (REP) · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Arizona Senate District 16 covers
Covers parts of Pinal County, Pima County and Maricopa County.
Includes Casa Grande, Eloy, Coolidge, Red Rock, Maricopa, Avra Valley, Florence (part), Picture Rocks (part), Tucson Mountains (part), Blackwater, Casa Blanca, Ak-Chin Village and 20 more.
74 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Maricopa County Elections Department, Voting Precincts (2022-2025); Pima County GIS, Voter Precincts — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs kept in the other 13 counties; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
Results
Certified results for Arizona Senate District 16
State Senate District 16
2024 Arizona General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas "T.J." Shope Jr.Republican | Republican | 48,996 | 51.5% |
| Stacey SeamanDemocrat | Democrat | 45,888 | 48.3% |
| Write-in | 187 | 0.2% |
Official canvass · Arizona county official canvasses
Sources (2)
- Official canvass (county Boards of Supervisors)
- partial state coverage — counties: Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yuma, Greenlee (Greenlee County Board of Supervisors, Official Canvass 2024 General (certified 2024-11-19), precinct summary report), Cochise (Cochise County Elections, 2024 General Statement of Votes Cast - Precinct Summary Results Report (official))
State Senate District 16
2022 Arizona General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas "T.J." ShopeRepublican | Republican | 33,502 | 50.6% |
| Taylor KerbyDemocrat | Democrat | 32,636 | 49.3% |
| Write-in | 99 | 0.1% |
Official canvass (county Boards of Supervisors); partial state coverage — counties: Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal · Arizona county official canvasses
State Senate District 16
2020 Arizona General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly TownsendRepublican | Republican | 94,913 | 100.0% |
| John Ross HartIndependent | Independent | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nick FierroIndependent | Independent | 0 | 0.0% |
| Richard GraysonDemocrat | Democrat | 0 | 0.0% |
Official results (Arizona Secretary of State precinct detail file, after county canvasses; state canvass 2020-11-30) · Arizona Secretary of State — results detail
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Arizona Senate District 16
- Elaine AldreteDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_t5997h900.
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