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1990Final results

1990 election for Arizona Legislative District 17

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Patricia Wright (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Ray Reese (D) by 20.7 points.

Patricia WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%21,290
Ray ReeseDemocrat
39.6%13,976
35,266 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+44.81976R+45.91980R+34.71988R+20.71990D+8.82002D+22.32004

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