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2012Final results

2012 election for Arizona Legislative District 5

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Kelli Ward (R) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Beth Weisser (D) by 42.5 points.

Kelli WardRepublican · winner
71.2%49,613
Beth WeisserDemocrat
28.8%20,040
69,653 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

EvenR+21.92006R+9.02008R+34.32010R+42.52012R+50.52018D+41.42022

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