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1982Final results

1982 election for Arizona Legislative District 27

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Juanita Harelson (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating David Cohen (D) by 29.5 points.

Juanita HarelsonRepublican · winner
61.5%14,696
David CohenDemocrat
32.0%7,653
Jennifer DouglasLibertarian
6.5%1,556
23,905 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+14.51976R+19.01978R+30.51980R+29.51982R+31.41984R+29.31986

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