1978Final results
1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 24
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
John C. Pritzlaff (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Jean Reed Roberts (D) by 36.2 points.
John C. PritzlaffRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%23,826
Jean Reed RobertsDemocrat
29.6%10,713
Randy Dana PaulsenLibertarian
4.7%1,691
36,230 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
John C. Pritzlaff (R)Jean Reed Roberts (D)
Also on the ballot: Randy Dana Paulsen (Libertarian), 4.7%