1980Final results
1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 2
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Tony Gabaldon (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Newton (Lib) by 57.3 points.
Tony GabaldonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%18,820
Jerry NewtonLibertarian
21.3%5,106
23,926 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