1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Arizona Legislative District 9
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
John E. Dougherty (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey J. Hill (R) by 9.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John E. DoughertyDemocrat · winner
54.9%20,949
Jeffrey J. HillRepublican · incumbent
45.1%17,233
38,182 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET