1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Arizona House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Arizona House of Representatives district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 60 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 42
Races30
Changed party0
Unopposed7%2 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
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 House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner