1980Final results
1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 12
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
John T. Mawhinney (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Kay Federoff (D) by 4.2 points.
John T. MawhinneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%19,924
Kay FederoffDemocrat
47.9%18,317
38,241 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