1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Arizona Legislative District 5
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
A. V. Hardt (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating E. B. Thode (D) by 1.7 points.
A. V. HardtDemocrat · winner
50.8%17,543
E. B. ThodeDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%16,973
34,516 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET