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1980Final results

1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 26

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Peter Kay (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Mary C. Hegarty (D) by 26.0 points.

Peter KayRepublican · winner
60.4%13,228
34.4%7,526
Wayne J. MurrayLibertarian
5.2%1,145
21,899 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+12.11974R+27.21976R+26.01980R+32.91982R+37.21984R+9.51988

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