1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Arizona Legislative District 9
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Jeffrey J. Hill (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating John J. Hutton (D) by 8.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jeffrey J. HillRepublican · winner
54.2%9,361
John J. HuttonDemocrat · incumbent
45.8%7,915
17,276 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