# List of people executed in Arizona

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arizona since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. A total of 40 people, all male, have been executed in Arizona. All of them were convicted of murder and were executed at the Florence State Prison in Florence, Arizona.

## List of people executed in Arizona since 1976

| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
| 1 | Donald Eugene Harding | White | 43 | M | April 6, 1992 | Pima | Gas chamber | Allen Gage, Robert Wise, and Martin Concannon | Fife Symington |
| 2 | John George Brewer | White | 27 | M | March 3, 1993 | Coconino | Lethal injection | Rita Brier | Fife Symington |
| 3 | James Dean Clark | White | 35 | M | April 14, 1993 | Cochise | Lethal injection | 4 murder victims | Fife Symington |
| 4 | Jimmie Wayne Jeffers | White | 49 | M | September 13, 1995 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Penelope Cheney | Fife Symington |
| 5 | Daren Lee Bolton | White | 29 | M | June 19, 1996 | Pima | Lethal injection | Zosha Lee Picket | Fife Symington |
| 6 | Luis Morine Mata | Hispanic | 45 | M | August 22, 1996 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Debra Lee Lopez | Fife Symington |
| 7 | Randy Greenawalt | White | 47 | M | January 23, 1997 | Yuma | Lethal injection | 4 murder victims | Fife Symington |
| 8 | William Lyle Woratzeck | White | 51 | M | June 25, 1997 | Pinal | Lethal injection | Linda Leslie | Fife Symington |
| 9 | Jose Jesus Ceja | Hispanic | 42 | M | January 21, 1998 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Linda Leon and Randy Leon | Jane Dee Hull |
| 10 | Jose Roberto Villafuerte | Hispanic | 45 | M | April 22, 1998 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Amelia Shoville | Jane Dee Hull |
| 11 | Arthur Martin Ross | White | 43 | M | April 29, 1998 | Pima | Lethal injection | James Ruble | Jane Dee Hull |
| 12 | Douglas Edward Gretzler | White | 47 | M | June 3, 1998 | Pima | Lethal injection | Michael Sandsberg and Patricia Sandsberg | Jane Dee Hull |
| 13 | Jess James Gillies | White | 38 | M | January 13, 1999 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Suzanne Rossetti | Jane Dee Hull |
| 14 | Darrick Leonard Gerlaugh | Native American | 38 | M | February 3, 1999 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Scott Schwartz | Jane Dee Hull |
| 15 | Karl-Heinz LaGrand | White | 35 | M | February 24, 1999 | Pima | Lethal injection | Kenneth Hartsock | Jane Dee Hull |
| 16 | Walter Bernhard LaGrand | White | 37 | M | March 3, 1999 | Pima | Gas chamber | Kenneth Hartsock | Jane Dee Hull |
| 17 | Robert Wayne Vickers | White | 41 | M | May 5, 1999 | Pinal | Lethal injection | Wilmar Holsinger | Jane Dee Hull |
| 18 | Michael Kent Poland | White | 59 | M | June 16, 1999 | Yavapai | Lethal injection | Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey | Jane Dee Hull |
| 19 | Ignacio Alberto Ortiz | Hispanic | 57 | M | October 27, 1999 | Pima | Lethal injection | Manuelita McCormack | Jane Dee Hull |
| 20 | Anthony Lee Chaney | White | 45 | M | February 16, 2000 | Coconino | Lethal injection | Coconino County reserve deputy John B. Jamison | Jane Dee Hull |
| 21 | Patrick Gene Poland | White | 50 | M | March 15, 2000 | Yavapai | Lethal injection | Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey | Jane Dee Hull |
| 22 | Donald Jay Miller | White | 36 | M | November 8, 2000 | Pima | Lethal injection | Jennifer Geuder | Jane Dee Hull |
| 23 | Robert Charles Comer | White | 50 | M | May 22, 2007 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Larry Pritchard and Tracy Andrews | Janet Napolitano |
| 24 | Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan | Native American | 50 | M | October 26, 2010 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Chester Dean Dyer | Jan Brewer |
| 25 | Eric John King | Black | 47 | M | March 29, 2011 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Ron Barman and Richard Butts | Jan Brewer |
| 26 | Donald Edward Beaty | White | 56 | M | May 25, 2011 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Christy Ann Fornoff | Jan Brewer |
| 27 | Richard Lynn Bible | White | 49 | M | June 30, 2011 | Coconino | Lethal injection | Jennifer Wilson | Jan Brewer |
| 28 | Thomas Paul West | White | 52 | M | July 19, 2011 | Pima | Lethal injection | Don Bortle | Jan Brewer |
| 29 | Robert Henry Moorman | White | 63 | M | February 29, 2012 | Pinal | Lethal injection | Roberta Maude Moorman | Jan Brewer |
| 30 | Robert Charles Towery | White | 47 | M | March 8, 2012 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Mark Jones | Jan Brewer |
| 31 | Thomas Arnold Kemp | White | 63 | M | April 25, 2012 | Pima | Lethal injection | Hector Juarez | Jan Brewer |
| 32 | Samuel Villegas Lopez | Hispanic | 49 | M | June 27, 2012 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Estafana Holmes | Jan Brewer |
| 33 | Daniel Wayne Cook | White | 51 | M | August 8, 2012 | Mohave | Lethal injection | Carlos Cruz-Ramos and Kevin Swaney | Jan Brewer |
| 34 | Richard Dale Stokley | White | 60 | M | December 5, 2012 | Cochise | Lethal injection | Mandy Meyers and Mary Snyder | Jan Brewer |
| 35 | Edward Harold Schad Jr. | White | 71 | M | October 9, 2013 | Yavapai | Lethal injection | Lorimer Grove | Jan Brewer |
| 36 | Robert Glen Jones Jr. | White | 43 | M | October 23, 2013 | Pima | Lethal injection | 6 murder victims | Jan Brewer |
| 37 | Joseph Rudolph Wood III | White | 55 | M | July 23, 2014 | Pima | Lethal injection | Debbie Dietz and Eugene Dietz | Jan Brewer |
| 38 | Clarence Wayne Dixon | Native American | 66 | M | May 11, 2022 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Deana Lynne Bowdoin | Doug Ducey |
| 39 | Frank Jarvis Atwood | White | 66 | M | June 8, 2022 | Pima | Lethal injection | Vicki Lynne Hoskinson | Doug Ducey |
| 40 | Murray Hooper | Black | 76 | M | November 16, 2022 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | William Patrick Redmond and Helen Genevieve Phelps | Doug Ducey |
| 41 | Aaron Brian Gunches | White | 53 | M | March 19, 2025 | Maricopa | Lethal injection | Ted Price | Katie Hobbs |

## Demographics

Race :
| White | 31 | 76% |
| Hispanic | 5 | 12% |
| Native American | 3 | 7% |
| Black | 2 | 5% |
| Age |||
| 20–29 | 2 | 5% |
| 30–39 | 6 | 15% |
| 40–49 | 15 | 37% |
| 50–59 | 11 | 27% |
| 60–69 | 5 | 12% |
| 70–79 | 2 | 5% |
| Sex |||
| Male | 41 | 100% |
| Date of execution |||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990–1999 | 19 | 46% |
| 2000–2009 | 4 | 10% |
| 2010–2019 | 14 | 34% |
| 2020–2029 | 4 | 10% |
| Method |||
| Lethal injection | 39 | 95% |
| Gas chamber | 2 | 5% |
| Governor (Party) |||
| Raúl Héctor Castro (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Wesley Bolin (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Bruce Babbitt (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Evan Mecham (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Rose Mofford (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Fife Symington (R) | 8 | 20% |
| Jane Dee Hull (R) | 14 | 34% |
| Janet Napolitano (D) | 1 | 3% |
| Jan Brewer (R) | 14 | 35% |
| Doug Ducey (R) | 3 | 7% |
| Katie Hobbs (D) | 1 | 2% |
| Total | 41 | 100% |