2012Final results
2012 election for Arizona Legislative District 21
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Rick Murphy (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Tarrats (D) by 19.2 points.
Rick MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%44,369
Michael TarratsDemocrat
40.4%30,087
74,456 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