This is the 1980 race. The latest: 2026 →

1980Final results

1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 15

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

S. H. Runyan (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis M. Teel (D) by 31.3 points.

S. H. RunyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%16,068
34.4%8,416
24,484 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

EvenR+31.31980R+34.31982R+23.81988R+24.51996D+25.12002D+30.12004

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