1982Final results
1982 election for Arizona Legislative District 23
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: Carolyn Walker (D), Armando Ruiz (D) won.
2 seatsCarolyn WalkerDemocrat · winner
37.5%7,616
Armando RuizDemocrat · winner
34.4%6,998
Maxine Provost BrubakerRepublican
11.4%2,311
Roderick A. JacobsenRepublican
10.2%2,076
Karen EmdenLibertarian
3.6%738
James Eric WeightmanLibertarian
2.9%590
20,329 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Carolyn Walker (D)Armando Ruiz (D)Maxine Provost Brubaker (R)Roderick A. Jacobsen (R)
Also on the ballot: Karen Emden (Libertarian), 3.6%; James Eric Weightman (Libertarian), 2.9%