1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Arizona Legislative District 5
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: Frank McElhahey (D), Robert J. McLendon (D) won.
2 seatsFrank McElhaheyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.6%10,745
Robert J. McLendonDemocrat · winner
32.1%9,428
Morris CourtrightRepublican · incumbent
31.2%9,162
29,335 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