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1980Final results

1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 27

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

James A. Mack (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating David Cohen (D) by 30.5 points.

James A. MackRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%21,960
David CohenDemocrat
30.5%10,974
Monica SwiftLibertarian
8.5%3,043
35,977 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+14.51976R+19.01978R+30.51980R+29.51982R+31.41984R+29.31986

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