1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Arizona Legislative District 21
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Tim Hayes (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating James P. Walsh (D) by 4.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tim HayesRepublican · winner
52.0%9,636
James P. WalshDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%8,901
18,537 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