▁for ▁governor ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate . ▁ ▁M embers ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁legisl ative ▁districts ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ; ▁however , ▁one ▁Senator ▁represents ▁the ▁constitu ency , ▁while ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁Representatives ▁per ▁district . ▁In ▁this ▁election , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁leaders ▁from ▁both ▁ch amb ers ▁retired , ▁and ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁different ▁offices . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁Close ▁R aces ▁State ▁Senate ▁Se ats ▁where ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁was ▁under ▁ 1 0 % : ▁ ▁State ▁House ▁Se ats ▁where ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁was ▁under ▁ 5 % : ▁ ▁Early ▁campaign ▁In ▁June , ▁a ▁judge ▁ruled ▁that ▁former ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Don ▁Sho oter , ▁who ' d ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁chamber ▁earlier ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁could ▁remain ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁for ▁the ▁Y uma ▁district ▁even ▁though ▁Sho oter ▁briefly ▁registered ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁Phoenix . ▁ ▁Independent ▁district ▁ 2 8 ▁sen ate ▁candidate ▁Mark ▁Sym s , ▁husband ▁of ▁representative ▁Maria ▁Sym s , ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁ball ot ▁after ▁a ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁judge ▁determined ▁that ▁his ▁pet itions ▁contained ▁over ▁ 9 0 0 ▁for ged ▁vot er ▁sign atures . ▁This ▁followed ▁reports ▁that ▁inc umb ent ▁district ▁ 2 8 ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Kate ▁Bro phy ▁McG ee ▁was ▁supporting ▁house ▁candidate ▁Kath y ▁P ets as . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁compet