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1978Final results

1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 1

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

2 seats: John Hays (R), Jerry Everall (R) won.

2 seats
John HaysRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.0%16,928
Jerry EverallRepublican · winner
26.6%13,673
Jerri WagnerDemocrat
18.6%9,538
D. R. GumpDemocrat
14.8%7,594
William PychonIndependent
7.0%3,583
51,316 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+1.31974R+7.91976R+17.81978R+13.21982R+20.41984R+15.31986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET