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1988Final results

1988 election for Arizona Legislative District 12

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

John T. Mawhinney (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Reid Ewing (D) by 2.0 points.

John T. MawhinneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%25,124
Reid EwingDemocrat
49.0%24,133
49,257 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

EvenR+4.21980R+6.81982R+26.81984R+2.01988R+7.71990D+12.62000

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