1978 Arizona Senate election

1978 Arizona Senate election
November 7, 1978
All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 14 16
Seats after 16 14
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Senate President before election

Ed C. Sawyer[1]
Democratic

 Elected Senate President

Leo Corbet[2]
Republican

The 1978 Arizona Senate election was held on November 7, 1978. 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 12, 1978.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a majority of 16 seats over the Republicans' 14 seats.

Following the election, Republicans flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 16 Republicans to 14 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 34th Arizona State Legislature.

Retiring Incumbents

Democrat

  1. District 11: Frank J. Felix

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Democrats

  1. District 2: Dr. Lewis J. McDonald
  2. District 10: Tom Moore

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Democrats

  1. District 9: John J. Hutton
  2. District 12: Sue Dye
  3. District 16: Marcia Weeks

Republican

  1. District 21: Tim Hayes

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
1st Boyd Tenney Rep Boyd Tenney Rep Hold
2nd Lewis J. McDonald Dem Tony Gabaldon Dem Hold
3rd Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. Dem Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. Dem Hold
4th A.V. "Bill" Hardt Dem A.V. "Bill" Hardt Dem Hold
5th Jones Osborn Dem Jones Osborn Dem Hold
6th Polly Getzwiller Dem Polly Getzwiller Dem Hold
7th William L. Swink Dem William L. Swink Dem Hold
8th Ed Sawyer Dem Ed Sawyer Dem Hold
9th John J. Hutton Dem Jeffrey J. Hill Rep Gain
10th Tom Moore Dem Luis A. Gonzales Dem Hold
11th Frank J. Felix Dem Jaime P. Gutierrez Dem Hold
12th Sue Dye Dem John T. Mawhinney Rep Gain
13th Morris Farr Dem Morris Farr Dem Hold
14th Jim Kolbe Rep Jim Kolbe Rep Hold
15th S.H. "Hal" Runyan Rep S.H. "Hal" Runyan Rep Hold
16th Marcia Weeks Dem Wayne Stump Rep Gain
17th Anne Lindeman Rep Anne Lindeman Rep Hold
18th Leo Corbet Rep Leo Corbet Rep Hold
19th Ray Rottas Rep Ray Rottas Rep Hold
20th Lela Alston Dem Lela Alston Dem Hold
21st Timothy D. Hayes Rep Richard Kimball Dem Gain
22nd Manuel "Lito" Peña Dem Manuel "Lito" Peña Dem Hold
23rd Alfredo Gutierrez Dem Alfredo Gutierrez Dem Hold
24th John C. Pritzlaff Jr. Rep John C. Pritzlaff Jr. Rep Hold
25th Trudy Camping Rep Trudy Camping Rep Hold
26th Rod J. McMullin Rep Rod J. McMullin Rep Hold
27th James A. (Jim) Mack Rep James A. (Jim) Mack Rep Hold
28th Robert B. Usdane Rep Robert B. Usdane Rep Hold
29th Jack J. Taylor Rep Jack J. Taylor Rep Hold
30th Stan Turley Rep Stan Turley Rep Hold

Detailed Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30

District 1

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 5,104 56.88%
Republican Sam Steiger 3,869 43.12%
Total votes 8,973 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boyd Tenney (incumbent) 18,573 100.00%
Total votes 18,573 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Gabaldon 3,480 57.30%
Democratic Dr. Lewis J. McDonald (incumbent) 2,593 42.70%
Total votes 6,073 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Gabaldon 11,269 100.00%
Total votes 11,269 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 3

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) 4,552 100.00%
Total votes 4,552 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) 10,424 100.00%
Total votes 10,424 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) 8,574 100.00%
Total votes 8,574 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis I. Davis 2,727 100.00%
Total votes 2,727 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) 11,788 59.92%
Republican Dennis I. Davis 7,885 40.08%
Total votes 19,673 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 5

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jones Osborn (incumbent) 4,545 100.00%
Total votes 4,545 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jones Osborn (incumbent) 8,800 100.00%
Total votes 8,800 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Polly Getzwiller (incumbent) 3,751 66.97%
Democratic R. G. "Danny" Pena 1,850 33.03%
Total votes 5,601 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Polly Getzwiller (incumbent) 8,520 100.00%
Total votes 8,520 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William L. Swink (incumbent) 4,451 100.00%
Total votes 4,451 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William L. Swink (incumbent) 9,219 100.00%
Total votes 9,219 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 8

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed C. Sawyer (incumbent) 9,089 100.00%
Total votes 9,089 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed C. Sawyer (incumbent) 13,559 100.00%
Total votes 13,559 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Hutton (incumbent) 3,582 100.00%
Total votes 3,582 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey J. Hill 2,524 73.01%
Republican Hercules V. Galie 933 26.99%
Total votes 3,457 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey J. Hill 9,361 54.18%
Democratic John J. Hutton (incumbent) 7,915 45.82%
Total votes 17,276 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luis Armando Gonzales 1,905 51.74%
Democratic Tom Moore (incumbent) 1,777 48.26%
Total votes 3,682 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roy E. Woods 387 100.00%
Total votes 387 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Diane Crouch 8 100.00%
Total votes 8 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luis Armando Gonzales 5,605 66.51%
Republican Roy E. Woods 2,108 25.01%
Libertarian Diane Crouch 387 4.59%
Independent Lorenzo Torrez 327 3.88%
Total votes 8,427 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 11

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime P. Gutierrez 2,256 51.25%
Democratic Joe Castillo 1,610 36.57%
Democratic Caroline P. Killeen 536 12.18%
Total votes 4,402 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime P. Gutierrez 9,241 82.13%
Independent Emil S. Sasiadek 2,010 17.87%
Total votes 11,251 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 12

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Dye (incumbent) 3,858 100.00%
Total votes 3,858 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John T. Mawhinney 2,472 100.00%
Total votes 2,472 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John T. Mawhinney 11,908 55.64%
Democratic Sue Dye (incumbent) 9,493 44.36%
Total votes 21,401 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 13

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morris Farr (incumbent) 3,606 100.00%
Total votes 3,606 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Lunn 1,917 53.79%
Republican James W. "Jim" Cocke 1,647 46.21%
Total votes 3,564 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Wilfred "Bill" Olschewski 16 100.00%
Total votes 16 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morris Farr (incumbent) 9,740 49.67%
Republican Greg Lunn 9,371 47.79%
Libertarian Wilfred "Bill" Olschewski 498 2.54%
Total votes 19,609 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 14

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Kolbe (incumbent) 3,041 100.00%
Total votes 3,041 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Kolbe (incumbent) 18,192 100.00%
Total votes 18,192 100.00%
Republican hold

District 15

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) 4,057 66.55%
Republican Ken Parker 2,039 33.45%
Total votes 6,096 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) 14,574 100.00%
Total votes 14,574 100.00%
Republican hold

District 16

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcia Weeks (incumbent) 4,072 100.00%
Total votes 4,072 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dr. Wayne Stump 2,474 44.69%
Republican Archie E. Doss 2,296 41.47%
Republican Greg Tripoli 766 13.84%
Total votes 5,536 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian James C. Cameron 17 100.00%
Total votes 17 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dr. Wayne Stump 12,254 50.42%
Democratic Marcia Weeks (incumbent) 10,929 44.97%
Libertarian James C. Cameron 1,121 4.61%
Total votes 24,304 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 17

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anne Lindeman (incumbent) 7,327 100.00%
Total votes 7,327 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anne Lindeman (incumbent) 20,779 100.00%
Total votes 20,779 100.00%
Republican hold

District 18

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phyllis G. Rowe 2,698 100.00%
Total votes 2,698 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leo Corbet (incumbent) 4,287 100.00%
Total votes 4,287 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kathi O'Connell 12 100.00%
Total votes 12 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leo Corbet (incumbent) 9,901 59.99%
Democratic Phyllis G. Rowe 5,691 34.48%
Libertarian Kathi O'Connell 913 5.53%
Total votes 16,505 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helen Kalnitz[a] 120 100.00%
Total votes 120 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Rottas (incumbent) 4,536 100.00%
Total votes 4,536 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Rottas (incumbent) 12,676 100.00%
Total votes 12,676 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lela Alston (incumbent) 3,133 100.00%
Total votes 3,133 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Hussey 2,380 100.00%
Total votes 2,380 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lela Alston (incumbent) 7,768 59.52%
Republican George Hussey 5,283 40.48%
Total votes 13,051 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 21

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Kimball 2,846 100.00%
Total votes 2,846 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Hayes (incumbent) 3,125 100.00%
Total votes 3,125 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Don Stott 10 100.00%
Total votes 10 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Kimball 6,851 50.77%
Republican Tim Hayes (incumbent) 6,211 46.03%
Libertarian Don Stott 432 3.20%
Total votes 13,494 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 22

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Manuel "Lito" Peña Jr. (incumbent) 1,663 52.58%
Democratic Sue Perkins 894 28.26%
Democratic Leon Thompson Jr. 606 19.16%
Total votes 3,163 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Manuel "Lito" Peña Jr. (incumbent) 5,672 100.00%
Total votes 5,672 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 23

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) 1,933 72.97%
Democratic Frances F. Ford 444 16.76%
Democratic Samuel Wesley 272 10.27%
Total votes 2,649 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bennie Joe (Bossa Nova) Brown 203 100.00%
Total votes 203 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) 3,790 80.78%
Republican Bennie Joe (Bossa-Nova) Brown 902 19.22%
Total votes 4,692 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 24

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jean Reed Roberts 2,145 47.21%
Democratic James McCullough 1,472 32.39%
Democratic Tim Rockey 927 20.40%
Total votes 4,544 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Pritzlaff Jr. (incumbent) 7,377 74.55%
Republican Phil Morgan 2,519 25.45%
Total votes 9,896 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Randy Dana Paulsen 16 100.00%
Total votes 16 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John C. Pritzlaff Jr. (incumbent) 23,826 65.76%
Democratic Jean Reed Roberts 10,713 29.57%
Libertarian Randy Dana Paulsen 1,691 4.67%
Total votes 36,230 100.00%
Republican hold

District 25

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerri Pastor 2,027 58.36%
Democratic Tim Evens 1,446 41.64%
Total votes 3,473 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudy Camping (incumbent) 2,594 100.00%
Total votes 2,594 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Michael C. Monson 6 100.00%
Total votes 6 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trudy Camping (incumbent) 6,931 53.83%
Democratic Jerri Pastor 5,419 42.09%
Libertarian Michael C. Monson 525 4.08%
Total votes 12,875 100.00%
Republican hold

District 26

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic E. C. Hochwald[b] 201 100.00%
Total votes 201 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rod McMullin (incumbent) 3,824 100.00%
Total votes 3,824 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Leona Kroger 10 100.00%
Total votes 10 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rod McMullin (incumbent) 11,933 81.78%
Libertarian Leona Kroger 2,659 18.22%
Total votes 14,592 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Ashe 3,264 100.00%
Total votes 3,264 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James A. "Jim" Mack (incumbent) 4,628 100.00%
Total votes 4,628 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Leanna F. Garrison 11 100.00%
Total votes 11 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James A. "Jim" Mack (incumbent) 12,463 57.02%
Democratic Bob Ashe 8,305 38.00%
Libertarian Leanna F. Garrison 1,088 4.98%
Total votes 21,856 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Imogene (Gene) Moore 2,052 100.00%
Total votes 2,052 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert B. Usdane (incumbent) 2,432 40.45%
Republican Steve Birringer 2,141 35.61%
Republican George Broderick 1,440 23.95%
Total votes 6,013 100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Sumner D. Dodge 6 100.00%
Total votes 6 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert B. Usdane (incumbent) 12,639 66.91%
Democratic Imogene (Gene) Moore 5,442 28.81%
Libertarian Sumner D. Dodge 808 4.28%
Total votes 18,889 100.00%
Republican hold

District 29

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Claseman 1,691 100.00%
Total votes 1,691 100.00%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack J. Taylor (incumbent) 4,122 100.00%
Total votes 4,122 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack J. Taylor (incumbent) 12,109 77.39%
Democratic George E. Claseman 3,537 22.61%
Total votes 15,646 100.00%
Republican hold

District 30

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stan Turley (incumbent) 5,659 100.00%
Total votes 5,659 100.00%
General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stan Turley (incumbent) 19,666 100.00%
Total votes 19,666 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ↑ Ran a write-in campaign.
  2. ↑ Ran a write-in campaign.

References

  1. ↑ "Members of the 33rd Arizona State Senate in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ↑ "The 34th Arizona State Legislature at the Capitol in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ↑ "1978 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ↑ "1978 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.
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