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1982Final results

1982 election for Arizona Legislative District 6

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Polly Getzwiller (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating James W. Alverson (R) by 18.7 points.

Polly GetzwillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%10,527
40.7%7,215
17,742 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

EvenD+18.71982D+2.91984D+33.71986D+99.01988D+15.81990R+33.11992

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