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2012Final results

2012 election for Arizona Legislative District 26

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Ed Ableser (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Lewis (R) by 13.7 points.

Ed AbleserDemocrat · winner
54.0%26,051
Jerry LewisRepublican
40.3%19,442
Damian TrabelLibertarian
5.7%2,747
48,240 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+0.62006R+2.12008R+7.92010D+13.72012D+31.52018D+34.32020

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