2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Arizona Legislative District 23
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Steve Smith (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Rios (D) by 6.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steve SmithRepublican · winner
53.2%34,568
Rebecca RiosDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%30,361
64,929 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET