1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Arizona Legislative District 8
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Gus Arzberger (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Carol Lee Macdonald (R) by 12.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gus ArzbergerDemocrat · winner
56.0%15,767
Carol Lee MacdonaldRepublican · incumbent
44.0%12,371
28,138 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