2002Final results
2002 election for Arizona Legislative District 23
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: Cheryl Chase (D), Ernest Bustamante (D) won.
2 seatsCheryl ChaseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.7%15,072
Ernest BustamanteDemocrat · winner
32.5%13,319
Brett BenedictRepublican
30.8%12,638
41,029 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET