1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Arizona Legislative District 19
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Ray Rottas (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Madelene Vanarsdell (D) by 6.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ray RottasRepublican · winner
53.1%12,480
Madelene VanarsdellDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%11,020
23,500 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET