1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Arizona Legislative District 27
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Harry Mitchell (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Gary Richardson (R) by 10.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harry MitchellDemocrat · winner
55.4%18,930
Gary RichardsonRepublican · incumbent
44.6%15,230
34,160 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET