2012Final results
2012 election for Arizona Legislative District 17
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Steve Yarbrough (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Gates (D) by 14.4 points.
Steve YarbroughRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%48,581
Bill GatesDemocrat
42.8%36,349
84,930 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