2012Final results
2012 election for Arizona Legislative District 26
Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona
2 seats: Juan Mendez (D), Andrew Sherwood (D) won.
2 seatsJuan MendezDemocrat · winner
28.2%24,213
Andrew SherwoodDemocrat · winner
27.3%23,481
Mary Lou TaylorRepublican
19.5%16,766
Raymond D. SpeakmanRepublican
18.8%16,153
Chris WillLibertarian
4.0%3,480
2.2%1,872
85,965 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Juan Mendez (D)Andrew Sherwood (D)Mary Lou Taylor (R)Raymond D. Speakman (R)
Also on the ballot: Chris Will (Libertarian), 4.0%; Haryaksha Gregor Knauer (Green), 2.2%