1996Final results
1996 election for Arizona Legislative District 26
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Tom Patterson (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Bodo Diehn (D) by 28.7 points.
Tom PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%32,081
Bodo DiehnDemocrat
35.7%17,775
49,856 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET