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2008Final results

2008 election for Arizona Legislative District 18

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Russell Pearce (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Judah Nativio (D) by 12.4 points.

Russell PearceRepublican · winner
56.2%24,232
43.8%18,889
43,121 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

EvenD+4.51990D+0.71992R+29.21996R+12.42008R+22.22010R+6.22012

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