1970Final results
1970 election for Arizona Legislative District 8
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Charles Awalt (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Rush Dezonia (R) by 38.5 points.
Charles AwaltDemocrat · winner
69.2%7,928
Rush DezoniaRepublican
30.8%3,522
11,450 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