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