Legislative election in Arizona
1976 Arizona Senate election
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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate 16 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Seats before | 18 | 12 | Seats after | 16 | 14 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | |
Senate President before election Bob Stump[1] Democratic | Elected Senate President Ed C. Sawyer[2] Democratic | |
Elections in Arizona |
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The 1976 Arizona Senate election was held on November 2, 1976. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1976.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a majority of 18 seats over the Republicans' 12 seats.
Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber with 16 Democrats to 14 Republicans, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.[4]
The newly elected senators served in the 33rd Arizona State Legislature.
Detailed Results
District 1
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Boyd Tenney (incumbent) | 9,904 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 9,904 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Ronald D. Klotz[a] | - | 100.00% |
Total votes | - | 100.00% |
District 2
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dr. Lewis J. McDonald | 4,268 | 52.18% |
| Democratic | Annice Husband | 3,912 | 47.82% |
Total votes | 8,180 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Albert Jarrell | 3,818 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,818 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dr. Lewis J. McDonald | 14,345 | 67.09% |
| Republican | Albert Jarrell | 7,036 | 32.91% |
Total votes | 21,381 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 3
District 4
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) | 12,713 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 12,713 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) | 17,942 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 17,942 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 5
District 6
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Polly Getzwiller | 3,735 | 53.76% |
| Democratic | Ana Maria Chavez | 3,213 | 46.24% |
Total votes | 6,948 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Polly Getzwiller | 12,250 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 12,250 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 7
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | William L. Swink (incumbent) | 4,893 | 46.92% |
| Democratic | Marie E. Dore | 3,616 | 34.68% |
| Democratic | Roy Nuch | 1,919 | 18.40% |
Total votes | 10,428 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | William L. Swink (incumbent) | 13,930 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 13,930 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 8
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ed C. Sawyer (incumbent) | 10,826 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 10,826 | 100.00% |
District 9
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John J. Hutton | 6,061 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,061 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Hercules V. Galie | 4,236 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,236 | 100.00% |
District 10
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tom Moore | 1,734 | 27.04% |
| Democratic | Luis Armando Gonzales | 1,698 | 26.48% |
| Democratic | Joe Skinner | 1,639 | 25.56% |
| Democratic | Cora B. Equibel | 1,004 | 15.66% |
| Democratic | Lino F. Aragon | 337 | 5.26% |
Total votes | 6,412 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John Seabrook Moore | 1,016 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,016 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tom Moore | 9,806 | 79.25% |
| Republican | John Seabrook Moore | 2,567 | 20.75% |
Total votes | 12,373 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 11
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank J. Felix (incumbent) | 6,573 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,573 | 100.00% |
District 12
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sue Dye (incumbent) | 7,679 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,679 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Pete Hershberger | 6,042 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,042 | 100.00% |
District 13
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Morris Farr (incumbent) | 7,550 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,550 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid | 3,770 | 54.76% |
| Republican | James W. "Jim" Cocke | 3,115 | 45.24% |
Total votes | 6,885 | 100.00% |
District 14
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lucy Davidson (incumbent) | 6,556 | 66.52% |
| Democratic | Glynn Burkhardt | 3,299 | 33.48% |
Total votes | 9,855 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jim Kolbe | 8,101 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 8,101 | 100.00% |
District 15
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) | 7,214 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,214 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) | 17,158 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 17,158 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 16
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Marcia Weeks (incumbent) | 7,216 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,216 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Nonavie Dyer | 7,916 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,916 | 100.00% |
District 17
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Joe D. Alvarado | 5,556 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,556 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Anne Lindeman | 10,965 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 10,965 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Anne Lindeman | 23,000 | 73.66% |
| Democratic | Joe D. Alvarado | 8,223 | 26.34% |
Total votes | 31,223 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 18
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Phyllis Rowe | 4,896 | 99.94% |
| Democratic | Hanna G. "Happy" Shaw[d] | 3 | 0.06% |
Total votes | 4,899 | 100.00% |
District 19
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Madelene Van Arsdell (incumbent) | 4,952 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,952 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ray Rottas | 7,074 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,074 | 100.00% |
District 20
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lela Alston | 4,640 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,640 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Howard Adams | 4,454 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,454 | 100.00% |
District 21
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James P. Walsh (incumbent) | 4,888 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,888 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tim Hayes | 5,160 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,160 | 100.00% |
District 22
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Manuel "Lito" Peña (incumbent) | 4,528 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,528 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James L. "Jim" Cassavant | 1,497 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,497 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent) | 7,611 | 64.77% |
| Republican | James L. "Jim" Cassavant | 4,139 | 35.23% |
Total votes | 11,750 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 23
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) | 2,176 | 45.77% |
| Democratic | Cloves C. Campbell | 1,697 | 35.70% |
| Democratic | Ben R. Miranda | 626 | 13.17% |
| Democratic | Loraine Ellis | 255 | 5.36% |
Total votes | 4,754 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wanda M. Williams | 461 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 461 | 100.00% |
District 24
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James W. McCullough[e] | 18 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 18 | 100.00% |
District 25
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Betty Morrison (incumbent) | 5,060 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,060 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Trudy Camping | 4,656 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,656 | 100.00% |
District 26
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edith "Jo" Laetz | 3,928 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,928 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rod McMullin | 4,498 | 50.61% |
| Republican | John Roeder (incumbent) | 4,390 | 49.39% |
Total votes | 8,888 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rod McMullin | 14,559 | 63.61% |
| Democratic | Edith "Jo" Laetz | 8,328 | 36.39% |
Total votes | 22,887 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 27
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | William T. Bill Crowley | 3,278 | 51.15% |
| Democratic | Tom Alden | 3,131 | 48.85% |
Total votes | 6,409 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent) | 7,705 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,705 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Dennis Davis | 6 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6 | 100.00% |
District 28
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | G. H. "Dick" Shefrin | 3,023 | 66.92% |
| Democratic | Earnest Forrester Romero | 1,494 | 33.08% |
Total votes | 4,517 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert B. Usdane | 5,224 | 53.64% |
| Republican | A. "Mac" Carvalho | 4,515 | 46.36% |
Total votes | 9,739 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Richard K. Dodge | 4 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert B. Usdane | 16,099 | 60.20% |
| Democratic | G. H. "Dick" Shefrin | 9,357 | 34.99% |
| Libertarian | Richard K. Dodge | 1,285 | 4.81% |
Total votes | 26,741 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 29
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Larry Friedman | 3,552 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,552 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack J. Taylor (incumbent) | 5,752 | 71.34% |
| Republican | Don Crandall | 2,311 | 28.66% |
Total votes | 8,063 | 100.00% |
District 30
- ^ Withdrew from the general election.
- ^ Write-in candidate with no party designated.
- ^ Senator Davis was elected as a Republican in 1974, but ran for re-election as an Independent in 1976.
- ^ a b Write-in candidate.
- ^ Write-in candidate; did not qualify for general election ballot.
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