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1980Final results

1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 4

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

A. V. Hardt (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Crosby (R) by 11.2 points.

A. V. HardtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%15,842
Jim CrosbyRepublican
43.3%12,582
Joshua WilsonLibertarian
2.2%635
29,059 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+11.21980D+15.71988D+19.11990D+8.91996D+10.31998R+18.22006

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

The candidates

A. V. Hardt (D)Jim Crosby (R)

Also on the ballot: Joshua Wilson (Libertarian), 2.2%