1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Arizona Legislative District 19
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Madelene Vanarsdell (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Rottas (R) by 0.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Madelene VanarsdellDemocrat · winner
50.3%9,588
Ray RottasRepublican · incumbent
49.7%9,473
19,061 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET