2008Final results
2008 election for Arizona Legislative District 17
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: David Schapira (D), Ed Ableser (D) won.
2 seatsDavid SchapiraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.5%33,210
Ed AbleserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.9%30,467
Mark ThompsonRepublican
22.2%23,437
Wes WaddleRepublican
17.5%18,461
105,575 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET