1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Arizona Legislative District 9
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
John J. Hutton (D) won with 39.0% of the vote, defeating Stephen A. Davis (Ind) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John J. HuttonDemocrat · winner
39.0%8,767
Stephen A. DavisIndependent · incumbent
32.4%7,288
Hercules V. GalieRepublican
28.6%6,424
22,479 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