1980Final results
1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 23
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: Leon Thompson (D), Tony Abril (D) won.
2 seatsLeon ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.8%4,127
Tony AbrilDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.1%3,935
J. R. ShultzRepublican
13.5%1,472
Ben MorenoIndependent
8.6%934
Tyler OlsenLibertarian
4.0%438
10,906 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
Leon Thompson (D)Tony Abril (D)J. R. Shultz (R)Ben Moreno (I)
Also on the ballot: Tyler Olsen (Libertarian), 4.0%