1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 16
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Wayne Stump (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Marcia Weeks (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wayne StumpRepublican · winner
50.4%12,254
Marcia WeeksDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%10,929
James C. CameronLibertarian
4.6%1,121
24,304 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