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1982Final results

1982 election for Arizona Legislative District 12

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

John T. Mawhinney (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating David E. Bradshaw (D) by 6.8 points.

John T. MawhinneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%16,089
46.6%14,045
30,140 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

EvenR+11.31978R+4.21980R+6.81982R+26.81984R+2.01988R+7.71990

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