1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Arizona election results
Every race on Arizona's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races65
Changed party4
Unopposed23%15 races
Incumbents defeated7
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Bruce Babbitt (D) | 7.9 |
U.S. House
D 2 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ-1 | John Rhodes (R) | 41.9 | |
| AZ-2 | Morris Udall (D) | 7.1 | |
| AZ-3 | Robert Stump (D) | 69.9 | |
| AZ-4 | Eldon Rudd (R) | 29.3 |
Arizona State Senate
D 14 · R 16 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Boyd Tenney (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | Tony Gabaldon (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-3 | Arthur J. Hubbard (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-4 | A. V. Hardt (D) | 19.8 | |
| LD-5 | Jones Osborn (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-6 | Polly Getzwiller (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-7 | William L. Swink (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-8 | Ed Sawyer (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-9 | Jeffrey J. Hill (R) | 8.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Luis Armando Gonzales (D) | 41.5 | |
| LD-11 | Jaime P. Gutierrez (D) | 64.3 | |
| LD-12 | John T. Mawhinney (R) | 11.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-13 | Morris Farr (D) | 1.9 | |
| LD-14 | James Kolbe (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-15 | S. H. Runyan (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-16 | Wayne Stump (R) | 5.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-17 | Anne Lindeman (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-18 | Leo Corbet (R) | 25.5 | |
| LD-19 | Ray Rottas (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-20 | Lela Alston (D) | 19.0 | |
| LD-21 | Richard Kimball (D) | 4.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-22 | Manuel Pena (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-23 | Alfredo Guteirrez (D) | 61.6 | |
| LD-24 | John C. Pritzlaff (R) | 36.2 | |
| LD-25 | Trudy Camping (R) | 11.7 | |
| LD-26 | Rod McMullin (R) | 63.6 | |
| LD-27 | James A. Mack (R) | 19.0 | |
| LD-28 | Robert B. Usdane (R) | 38.1 | |
| LD-29 | Jack J. Taylor (R) | 54.8 | |
| LD-30 | Stan Turley (R) | Unopposed |
Arizona House of Representatives
D 18 · R 42
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | John Hays · Jerry Everall (R) | 8.1 | |
| LD-2 | John F. Wettaw · Sam A. McConnell (R) | 0.3 | |
| LD-3 | Benjamin Hanley · Daniel Peaches (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| LD-4 | E. C. Rosenbaum · Edward G. Guerrero (D) | 4.6 | |
| LD-5 | Frank McElhahey · Morris Courtright (DEM) | 1.2 | |
| LD-6 | Jim Hartdegan · Renz D. Jennings (REP) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-7 | Richard Pacheco · Marjory Ollson (D) | 6.5 | |
| LD-8 | Joe Lane · Steve Vukcevich (REP) | 2.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Bill English · Bart Baker (R) | 1.7 | |
| LD-10 | Larry Bahill · Carmen Cajero (D) | 38.2 | |
| LD-11 | Peter Goudinoff · Mike Morales (DEM) | 1.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Thomas N. Goodwin · John Kromko (REP) | 3.9 | |
| LD-13 | Clare Dunn · Larry Hawke (DEM) | 1.8 | |
| LD-14 | Arnold Jeffers · Ralph Soelter (R) | 6.6 | |
| LD-15 | Bob Denny · James B. Ratliff (R) | 34.4 | |
| LD-16 | Bob Hungerford · Diane B. McCarthty (R) | 4.5 | |
| LD-17 | Patricia Wright · C. W. Lewis (R) | 23.5 | |
| LD-18 | Burton Barr · Pete Dunn (R) | 17.8 | |
| LD-19 | Tony West · Jane Dee Hull (R) | 17.8 | |
| LD-20 | Debbie McCunedavis · Lillian Jordan (DEM) | 5.3 | |
| LD-21 | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell · Don Kenney (R) | 6.6 | |
| LD-22 | Art Hamilton · Earl V. Wilcox (D) | 33.1 | |
| LD-23 | Leon Thompson · Tony Abril (D) | 35.7 | |
| LD-24 | Pete Corpstein · Cal Holman (R) | 16.6 | |
| LD-25 | Jacque Steiner · D. Lee Jones (R) | 2.0 | |
| LD-26 | Frank Kelley · Peter Kay (R) | 12.9 | |
| LD-27 | Juanita Harelson · Doug Todd (R) | 5.8 | |
| LD-28 | Jim Skelly · David B. Kret (R) | 7.8 | |
| LD-29 | Donna Carlson · Jim Cooper (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | James J. Sossaman · Carl J. Kunasak (R) | 16.8 |
Arizona
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab