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1978Final results

1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 4

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

A. V. Hardt (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis Davis (R) by 19.8 points.

A. V. HardtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%11,788
Dennis DavisRepublican
40.1%7,885
19,673 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+11.21980D+15.71988D+19.11990D+8.91996D+10.31998R+18.22006

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