Not to be confused with 1982 United States Senate election in Arizona .
1982 Arizona Senate election All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
The 1982 Arizona Senate election was held on November 2, 1982. 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, 1982.
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 with 18 Republicans to 12 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.
The newly elected senators served in the 36th Arizona State Legislature .
Retiring Incumbents
Democrat
District 21: Richard Kimball
Republicans
District 1: Boyd Tenney
District 14: Jim Kolbe
District 18: Leo Corbet
District 19: Ray Rottas
District 24: John C. Pritzlaff Jr.
District 27: James A. "Jim" Mack
Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections
Democrat
District 7: Bill Swink
Incumbents Defeated in General Elections
Democrat
District 16: Marcia G. Weeks
Detailed Results
District 1
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John U. Hays
9,778
100.00%
Total votes
9,778
100.00%
General Election Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John U. Hays
23,660
100.00%
Total votes
23,660
100.00%
Republican hold
District 2
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John G. Orr
5,695
100.00%
Total votes
5,695
100.00%
District 3
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
MacArthur Lanakila Stant
1,250
99.84%
Republican
Roy O. Hawthorne
2
0.16%
Total votes
1,252
100.00%
District 4
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
A. V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent )
9,878
100.00%
Total votes
9,878
100.00%
General Election Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
A. V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent )
15,132
100.00%
Total votes
15,132
100.00%
Democratic hold
District 5
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Al Face
2,195
100.00%
Total votes
2,195
100.00%
District 6
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Polly Getzwiller (incumbent )
3,399
46.34%
Democratic
Alan Stephens
3,288
44.83%
Democratic
Moses Campbell Jr.
648
8.83%
Total votes
7,335
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
James W. Alverson
2,837
100.00%
Total votes
2,837
100.00%
District 7
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Barbara Peck
2,311
100.00%
Total votes
2,311
100.00%
District 8
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ed Sawyer (incumbent )
10,059
100.00%
Total votes
10,059
100.00%
District 9
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
James L. Baker
3,512
57.57%
Democratic
Hester Johnson
2,588
42.43%
Total votes
6,100
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jeffrey J. Hill (incumbent )
6,365
100.00%
Total votes
6,365
100.00%
District 10
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Luis Armando Gonzales (incumbent )
2,961
55.09%
Democratic
Dave Rodriguez
2,414
44.91%
Total votes
5,375
100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Libertarian
Buck Crouch
14
100.00%
Total votes
14
100.00%
District 11
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jaime P. Gutierrez (incumbent )
5,820
100.00%
Total votes
5,820
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
George F. Beasley
2,376
100.00%
Total votes
2,376
100.00%
District 12
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
David E. Bradshaw
5,429
100.00%
Total votes
5,429
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John T. Mawhinney (incumbent )
6,164
100.00%
Total votes
6,164
100.00%
District 13
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Douglas P. Mitchell
6,214
100.00%
Total votes
6,214
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Greg Lunn (incumbent )
6,860
100.00%
Total votes
6,860
100.00%
District 14
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Georgia Cole Brousseau
3,322
55.31%
Democratic
Ray Clark
2,684
44.69%
Total votes
6,006
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
William J. "Bill" DeLong
6,376
100.00%
Total votes
6,376
100.00%
General Election Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
William J. "Bill" DeLong
14,504
52.19%
Democratic
Georgia Cole Brousseau
13,286
47.81%
Total votes
27,790
100.00%
Republican hold
District 15
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Alan "A.L." L. Bowlsby
3,510
100.00%
Total votes
3,510
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent )
7,403
100.00%
Total votes
7,403
100.00%
District 16
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Marcia G. Weeks (incumbent )
3,102
100.00%
Total votes
3,102
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Wayne Stump
3,934
76.64%
Republican
Tom Bauer
1,199
23.36%
Total votes
5,133
100.00%
District 17
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Anne Lindeman (incumbent )
8,296
100.00%
Total votes
8,296
100.00%
District 18
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Barry Becker
2,412
66.45%
Democratic
Hannah "Happy" Shaw
1,218
33.55%
Total votes
3,630
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tony West
6,478
100.00%
Total votes
6,478
100.00%
General Election Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tony West
16,711
64.96%
Democratic
Barry Becker
9,013
35.04%
Total votes
25,724
100.00%
Republican hold
District 19
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
J. L. "Jerry" Horacek, Sr.
2,770
100.00%
Total votes
2,770
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bill Davis
2,478
35.73%
Republican
John C. Keegan
2,380
34.31%
Republican
George J. Hartman
2,078
29.96%
Total votes
6,936
100.00%
General Election Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bill Davis
16,182
65.21%
Democratic
J. L. "Jerry" Horacek, Sr.
8,634
34.79%
Total votes
24,816
100.00%
Republican hold
District 20
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Hargan
3,848
99.90%
Republican
Martin B. Martin
4
0.10%
Total votes
3,852
100.00%
District 21
Democratic Senator Richard Kimball did not seek reelection and no other Democrat ran in the district; therefore, it was an automatic pick-up for the Republicans.
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Carl J. Kunasek
7,257
100.00%
Total votes
7,257
100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Libertarian
Steve Machol
15
100.00%
Total votes
15
100.00%
District 22
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Manuel "Lito" Peña Jr. (incumbent )
3,185
100.00%
Total votes
3,185
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Caroline Coronado
1,080
100.00%
Total votes
1,080
100.00%
District 23
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent )
3,874
60.11%
Democratic
Cloves C. Campbell
2,571
39.89%
Total votes
6,445
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bennie Joe "Bossa Nova" Brown
996
100.00%
Total votes
996
100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Libertarian
B. W. Chad Raible
22
100.00%
Total votes
22
100.00%
District 24
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Tom Beauchamp
2,420
100.00%
Total votes
2,420
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Pete Corpstein
5,635
100.00%
Total votes
5,635
100.00%
General Election Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Pete Corpstein
13,968
57.14%
Democratic
Tom Beauchamp
10,478
42.86%
Total votes
24,446
100.00%
Republican hold
District 25
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dave Silcox
2,717
60.66%
Democratic
Marvin E. Perry
1,762
39.34%
Total votes
4,479
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jacque Steiner (incumbent )
6,087
100.00%
Total votes
6,087
100.00%
District 26
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Conrad "Jimmy" Carreon
3,558
100.00%
Total votes
3,558
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter Kay (incumbent )
7,974
100.00%
Total votes
7,974
100.00%
District 27
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
David Cohen
3,025
100.00%
Total votes
3,025
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Juanita Harelson
7,047
100.00%
Total votes
7,047
100.00%
Libertarian Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Libertarian
Jennifer Douglas
1
100.00%
Total votes
1
100.00%
General Election Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Juanita Harelson
14,696
61.48%
Democratic
David Cohen
7,653
32.01%
Libertarian
Jennifer Douglas
1,556
6.51%
Total votes
23,905
100.00%
Republican hold
District 28
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Monroe "Mickey" Dingott
2,213
100.00%
Total votes
2,213
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Robert B. Usdane (incumbent )
7,380
100.00%
Total votes
7,380
100.00%
District 29
Democratic Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joseph Frank Assise
2,183
100.00%
Total votes
2,183
100.00%
Republican Primary Results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jack J. Taylor (incumbent )
8,809
100.00%
Total votes
8,809
100.00%
District 30
^ Ran as a write-in candidate in the primary election.
Did not indicate party preference.
Ran as a write-in candidate in the general election.
^ Withdrew from the general election.
References
"1981, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Thirty-Fifth Legislature, 1st Regular Session" . Arizona Secretary of State .
"1983, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session" . Arizona Secretary of State .
"1982 Official canvass, primary election" . Arizona Secretary of State .
"1982 Official canvass, State of Arizona, general election" . Arizona Secretary of State .
"Boyd Tenney Papers" . Sharlot Hall Museum .
"Reminder Remembers" . Pinal Central .
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