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1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 8

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

2 seats: Joe Lane (R), Steve Vukcevich (D) won.

2 seats
Joe LaneRepublican · winner
37.9%9,941
Steve VukcevichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.3%8,492
James A. ElliottDemocrat · incumbent
29.8%7,818
26,251 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+28.91972D+19.91974R+12.01978D+19.01980R+8.51982R+0.71984

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