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1980Final results

1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 21

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Richard Kimball (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Haldiman III (R) by 16.8 points.

Richard KimballDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%10,473
41.6%7,466
17,943 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

EvenD+1.91974R+4.01976D+4.71978D+16.81980R+37.41984R+28.11986

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