2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for Arizona Legislative District 26
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Al Melvin (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Cheryl Cage (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Al MelvinRepublican · winner
51.0%48,191
Cheryl CageDemocrat
49.0%46,225
94,416 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