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1970 election for Arizona Legislative District 3
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Roy Palmer (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Bus Mead (D) by 8.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Roy PalmerRepublican · winner
54.1%4,540
Bus MeadDemocrat
45.9%3,855
8,395 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET