Legislative election in Arizona
1980 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 | Republican | Democratic | Seats before | 16 | 14 | Seats after | 16 | 14 | Seat change | | | |
Senate President before election Leo Corbet[1] Republican | Elected Senate President Leo Corbet[2] Republican | |
Elections in Arizona |
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The 1980 Arizona Senate election was held on November 4, 1980. 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 9, 1980.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 16 seats over the Democrats' 14 seats.
Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber and their majority of 16 Republicans to 14 Democrats remained unchanged.[4]
The newly elected senators served in the 35th Arizona State Legislature.
Retiring Incumbents
Republicans
- District 25: Trudy Camping[5]
- District 26: Rod J. McMullin
Incumbents Defeated in General Elections
Democrat
- District 13: Morris Farr
Republican
- District 16: Wayne Stump
Detailed Results
District 1
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Boyd Tenney (incumbent) | 11,138 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 11,138 | 100.00% |
District 2
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Jerry Newton[a] | 9 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 9 | 100.00% |
District 3
District 4
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | A. V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) | 11,976 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 11,976 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jim Crosby | 4,224 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,224 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Joshua Wilson[a] | 1 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1 | 100.00% |
District 5
District 6
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Polly Getzwiller (incumbent) | 4,744 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,744 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James W. Alverson | 1,878 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,878 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Ronald Patrick McKinney | 5 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5 | 100.00% |
District 7
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | William L. Swink (incumbent) | 5,561 | 55.94% |
| Democratic | Len Fuller | 4,380 | 44.06% |
Total votes | 9,941 | 100.00% |
District 8
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ed C. Sawyer (incumbent) | 9,046 | 68.84% |
| Democratic | Albert F. Rodriguez | 4,095 | 31.16% |
Total votes | 13,141 | 100.00% |
District 9
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John R. Humphreys, Sr. | 4,313 | 62.31% |
| Democratic | Carlos G. Gonzales | 2,609 | 37.69% |
Total votes | 6,922 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeffrey J. Hill (incumbent) | 5,410 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,410 | 100.00% |
District 10
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Luis Armando Gonzales (incumbent) | 3,257 | 64.04% |
| Democratic | Mike Martin | 1,829 | 35.96% |
Total votes | 5,086 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Irene L. Bice | 838 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 838 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Buck Crouch | 18 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 18 | 100.00% |
District 11
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jaime P. Gutierrez (incumbent) | 5,158 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,158 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Marcia Niemann | 1,767 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,767 | 100.00% |
District 12
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kay Federoff | 6,165 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,165 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John T. Mawhinney (incumbent) | 5,522 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,522 | 100.00% |
District 13
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Morris Farr (incumbent) | 5,510 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,510 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Lunn | 4,574 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,574 | 100.00% |
District 14
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Peter Stoss | 6,059 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,059 | 100.00% |
District 15
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dennis M. Teel[a] | 194 | 74.90% |
| Democratic | Jim McCoy[a] | 65 | 25.10% |
Total votes | 259 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) | 5,145 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,145 | 100.00% |
District 16
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Marcia G. Weeks | 5,093 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,093 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wayne Stump (incumbent) | 6,476 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,476 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Frank Schoenfeld | 26 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 26 | 100.00% |
District 17
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Justin "Jed" Smith | 3,757 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,757 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Anne Lindeman (incumbent) | 8,022 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 8,022 | 100.00% |
District 18
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sheldon Zwerling[a] | 33 | 62.26% |
| Democratic | Hannah Shaw[a] | 20 | 37.74% |
Total votes | 53 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Kathryn L. O'Connell | 29 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 29 | 100.00% |
District 19
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lois E. Pfau | 2,648 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,648 | 100.00% |
District 20
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Steve Hargan | 2,699 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,699 | 100.00% |
District 21
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Joe Haldiman III | 3,052 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,052 | 100.00% |
District 22
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Manuel "Lito" Peña Jr. (incumbent) | 2,475 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,475 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl T. Smith | 816 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 816 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Roxanna D. Rega | 8 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 8 | 100.00% |
District 23
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) | 2,034 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,034 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bennie Joe "Bossa Nova" Brown | 250 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 250 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) | 5,142 | 82.38% |
| Republican | Bennie Joe "Bossa Nova" Brown | 1,100 | 17.62% |
Total votes | 6,242 | 100.00% |
| Democratic hold |
District 24
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gene Bullock[a] | 286 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 286 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Harry E. Fuller | 41 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 41 | 100.00% |
District 25
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Mike McCormick | 3,066 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,066 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jacque Steiner | 2,892 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,892 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | James Mlnarik | 22 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 22 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jacque Steiner | 9,361 | 52.48% |
| Democratic | Mike McCormick | 7,944 | 44.54% |
| Libertarian | James Mlnarik | 532 | 2.98% |
Total votes | 17,837 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 26
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Mary C. Hegarty | 2,534 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,534 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Peter Kay | 5,317 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,317 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | "J" Wayne Murray | 20 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 20 | 100.00% |
General Election Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Peter Kay | 13,288 | 60.51% |
| Democratic | Mary C. Hegarty | 7,526 | 34.27% |
| Libertarian | "J" Wayne Murray | 1,145 | 5.21% |
Total votes | 21,959 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 27
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | David Cohen | 3,605 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,605 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | James A. "Jim" Mack (incumbent) | 5,308 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,308 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Monica Swift | 39 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 39 | 100.00% |
District 28
Democratic Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Guy Panarello[a] | 419 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 419 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert B. Usdane (incumbent) | 5,659 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,659 | 100.00% |
District 29
Republican Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack J. Taylor (incumbent) | 7,494 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 7,494 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Glen Baumgartner | 10 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 10 | 100.00% |
District 30
Libertarian Primary Results Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Libertarian | Ross Leitch | 33 | 64.71% |
| Libertarian | Clyde R. Dickinson Jr. | 18 | 35.29% |
Total votes | 51 | 100.00% |
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ran as a write-in candidate in the primary.
- ^ a b Ran as a write-in candidate in the general election.
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