2010Final results
2010 election for Arizona Legislative District 9
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Rick Murphy (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Sheri Vanhorsen (D) by 22.6 points.
Rick MurphyRepublican · winner
58.7%32,895
Sheri VanhorsenDemocrat
36.1%20,215
Michael PattiLibertarian
5.2%2,920
56,030 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