1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Arizona State Senate election results, district by district
Every Arizona State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 13 · R 17
Races30
Changed party2
Unopposed13%4 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 13 · R 17
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | John Hays (R) | 31.5 | |
| LD-2 | Tony Gabaldon (D) | 19.2 | |
| LD-3 | James Henderson Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-4 | A. V. Hardt (D) | 15.7 | |
| LD-5 | Jones Osborn (D) | 27.9 | |
| LD-6 | Alan Stephens (D) | 99.0 | |
| LD-7 | Peter Rios (D) | 25.3 | |
| LD-8 | Gus Arzberger (D) | 12.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Jeffrey J. Hill (R) | 5.9 | |
| LD-10 | Jesus Higuera (D) | 98.0 | |
| LD-11 | Jaime P. Gutierrez (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-12 | John T. Mawhinney (R) | 2.0 | |
| LD-13 | David C. Bartlett (D) | 14.3 | Flipped |
| LD-14 | William J. Delong (R) | 23.7 | |
| LD-15 | Bob Denny (R) | 23.8 | |
| LD-16 | Wayne Stump (R) | 5.9 | |
| LD-17 | Patricia Wright (R) | 34.7 | |
| LD-18 | Leo Corbet (R) | 16.5 | |
| LD-19 | Jan Brewer (R) | 29.6 | |
| LD-20 | Lela Alston (D) | 18.3 | |
| LD-21 | Jerry Gillespie (R) | 5.2 | |
| LD-22 | Manuel Pena (D) | 32.9 | |
| LD-23 | Carolyn Walker (D) | 49.0 | |
| LD-24 | Pete Corpstein (R) | 61.4 | |
| LD-25 | Jacque Steiner (R) | 20.7 | |
| LD-26 | Tom Patterson (R) | 9.5 | |
| LD-27 | Doug Todd (R) | 66.6 | |
| LD-28 | Robert B. Usdane (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Lester N. Pearce (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | James J. Sossaman (R) | 67.9 |
Arizona State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner