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2002Final results

2002 election for Arizona Legislative District 12

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Robert Blendu (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Peter Mahoney (D) by 7.5 points.

Robert BlenduRepublican · winner
53.8%18,426
46.2%15,849
34,275 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

EvenR+2.01988R+7.71990D+12.62000R+7.52002R+8.22004R+5.02008

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