1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 21
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Richard Kimball (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Hayes (R) by 4.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard KimballDemocrat · winner
50.8%6,851
Tim HayesRepublican · incumbent
46.0%6,211
Don StottLibertarian
3.2%432
13,494 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