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1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Arizona Legislative District 9

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Stephen A. Davis (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating John C. Scott Ulm (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Stephen A. DavisRepublican · winner
50.5%7,799
John C. Scott UlmDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%7,639
15,438 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

EvenD+10.41976R+8.41978R+21.71980R+2.81982R+4.81984R+21.41986

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