1980Final results
1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 22
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Manuel Pena (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Carl T. Smith (R) by 9.7 points.
Manuel PenaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%5,439
Carl T. SmithRepublican
43.0%4,441
Roxanna D. RegaLibertarian
4.3%446
10,326 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