2002Final results
2002 election for Arizona Legislative District 17
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Harry Mitchell (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Laura Knaperek (R) by 8.8 points.
Harry MitchellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%20,610
Laura KnaperekRepublican
43.7%17,166
Yuri DowningLibertarian
3.7%1,467
39,243 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