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2008Final results

2008 election for Arizona Legislative District 7

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Jim Waring (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Lisa Black (D) by 18.7 points.

Jim WaringRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%46,673
Lisa BlackDemocrat
39.1%31,583
Dennis GrenierLibertarian
3.1%2,465
80,721 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

EvenR+31.42002R+34.02004R+14.22006R+18.72008R+34.42010D+34.32018

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

The candidates

Jim Waring (R)Lisa Black (D)

Also on the ballot: Dennis Grenier (Libertarian), 3.1%