1988Final results
1988 election for Arizona Legislative District 1
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
John Hays (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Marion L. Bigelow (Ind) by 31.5 points.
John HaysRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%33,327
Marion L. BigelowIndependent
34.3%17,364
50,691 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET