1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Arizona Legislative District 21
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
James P. Walsh (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Howard S. Baldwin (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James P. WalshDemocrat · winner
50.9%8,047
Howard S. BaldwinRepublican · incumbent
49.1%7,747
15,794 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