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1982Final results

1982 election for Arizona Legislative District 15

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

S. H. Runyan (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Alan L. Bowlsby (D) by 34.3 points.

S. H. RunyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%16,143
32.9%7,900
24,043 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+31.31980R+34.31982R+23.81988R+24.51996D+25.12002D+30.12004

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