1988Final results
1988 election for Arizona Legislative District 26
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Tom Patterson (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Deborah Linzer (D) by 9.5 points.
Tom PattersonRepublican · winner
54.8%19,573
Deborah LinzerDemocrat
45.2%16,176
35,749 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