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2012Final results

2012 election for Arizona Legislative District 17

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

2 seats: Tom Forese (R), J.D. Mesnard (R) won.

2 seats
Tom ForeseRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.9%44,422
J.D. MesnardRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.7%42,955
Karyn LathanDemocrat
29.3%36,265
123,683 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+6.72006D+13.02008D+19.42010R+8.42012R+17.02014R+4.62016

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