Provided is a stator for a rotary electric machine which can suppress the mechanical effects of thermal expansion and contraction of a fixing member for fixing a temperature detector, on a temperature detection element. The stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator coil, a temperature detection unit including a temperature detection element, a protection member extending in a longitudinal direction to cover the temperature detection unit, and a fixing member serving as a positioning mechanism for the temperature detection unit with respect to a stator coil. The fixing member includes a clamp portion for fixing the protection member, and the clamp portion clamps the protection member at a position where the clamp portion does not overlap the temperature detection element in a longitudinal direction of the protection member.