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1996Final results

1996 election for Arizona Legislative District 18

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Marc Spitzer (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Don Peters (D) by 29.2 points.

Marc SpitzerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%28,352
Don PetersDemocrat
32.2%14,870
Donna HancockLibertarian
6.3%2,891
46,113 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

EvenR+16.51988D+4.51990D+0.71992R+29.21996R+12.42008R+22.22010

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