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1976Final results

1976 election for Arizona Legislative District 12

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Sue Dye (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Pete Hershberger (R) by 1.9 points.

Sue DyeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%14,995
49.1%14,439
29,434 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+11.31978R+4.21980R+6.81982R+26.81984R+2.01988R+7.71990

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