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1996Final results

1996 election for Arizona Legislative District 21

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Russell Wesley Bowers (R) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Scott Grainger (Lib) by 50.3 points.

Russell Wesley BowersRepublican · winner
75.1%33,323
Scott GraingerLibertarian
24.9%11,032
44,355 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+37.41984R+28.11986R+5.21988R+19.71990R+12.22000R+19.22012

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