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1984Final results

1984 election for Arizona Legislative District 12

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

John T. Mawhinney (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating William E. Minette (D) by 26.8 points.

John T. MawhinneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%26,885
36.6%15,506
42,391 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 1984

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