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1996Final results

1996 election for Arizona Legislative District 8

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

2 seats: Paul Newman (D), Gail Griffin (R) won.

2 seats
Paul NewmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.1%17,848
Gail GriffinRepublican · winner
23.6%13,118
23.1%12,856
Michael D. LuntRepublican
21.3%11,852
55,674 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+12.21990D+9.11992D+15.01994R+1.01996D+6.81998D+9.42000

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