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1986Final results

1986 election for Arizona Legislative District 16

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Wayne Stump (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Thelda M. Williams (D) by 27.5 points.

Wayne StumpRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%18,072
36.2%10,267
28,339 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+2.31980R+0.61982R+28.21984R+27.51986R+5.91988D+20.51990

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