1980Final results
1980 election for Arizona Legislative District 6
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Polly Getzwiller (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating James W. Alverson (R) by 19.5 points.
Polly GetzwillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%9,992
James W. AlversonRepublican
37.7%6,589
Ronald Patrick McKinneyLibertarian
5.1%887
17,469 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