1996Final results
1996 election for Arizona Legislative District 3
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
James Henderson Jr. (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Gordon (R) by 50.4 points.
James Henderson Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%26,429
Tom GordonRepublican
24.8%8,716
35,145 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