2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Arizona Legislative District 26
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Charlene Pesquiera (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Al Melvin (R) by 0.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charlene PesquieraDemocrat · winner
50.3%36,069
Al MelvinRepublican
49.7%35,614
71,683 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET