2008Final results
2008 election for Arizona Legislative District 17
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Meg Burtoncahill (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Jesse Hernandez (R) by 23.1 points.
Meg BurtoncahillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%35,720
Jesse HernandezRepublican
38.4%22,303
58,023 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