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1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Arizona Legislative District 3

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

James Henderson Jr. (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Fred Burke (R) by 26.5 points.

James Henderson Jr.Democrat · winner
54.2%11,655
Fred BurkeRepublican
27.6%5,948
Arthur J. HubbardIndependent · incumbent
18.2%3,913
21,516 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

EvenD+32.71972D+68.21982D+26.51984D+45.91990D+50.41996D+47.91998

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