1980Final results
1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 16
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: Bob Hungerford (R), Rhonda Thomas (R) won.
2 seatsBob HungerfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.2%22,263
Rhonda ThomasRepublican · winner
25.7%19,599
Jim KiefferDemocrat
22.4%17,123
Peggy WrightDemocrat
18.2%13,892
Stephen ClarkLibertarian
2.5%1,933
Lorraina M. ValenciaLibertarian
2.0%1,496
76,306 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Bob Hungerford (R)Rhonda Thomas (R)Jim Kieffer (D)Peggy Wright (D)
Also on the ballot: Stephen Clark (Libertarian), 2.5%; Lorraina M. Valencia (Libertarian), 2.0%