1978Final results
1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 13
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: Clare Dunn (D), Larry Hawke (R) won.
2 seatsClare DunnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%10,448
Larry HawkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.3%9,775
Bruce WheelerDemocrat
24.5%9,101
Seth H. LinthicumRepublican
18.3%6,812
Rita OleschewskiLibertarian
1.6%602
William StefanovLibertarian
1.1%410
37,148 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Clare Dunn (D)Larry Hawke (R)Bruce Wheeler (D)Seth H. Linthicum (R)
Also on the ballot: Rita Oleschewski (Libertarian), 1.6%; William Stefanov (Libertarian), 1.1%