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1970Final results

1970 election for Arizona Legislative District 17

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Ray A. Goetze (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Donald G. Knox (D) by 28.7 points.

Ray A. GoetzeRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%11,239
35.6%6,224
17,463 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+23.91974R+44.81976R+45.91980R+34.71988R+20.71990D+8.82002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET