2012Final results
2012 election for Arizona Legislative District 8
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Barbara McGuire (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Ortiz (R) by 2.9 points.
Barbara McGuireDemocrat · winner
48.9%25,026
Joe OrtizRepublican
46.0%23,542
Dean DillOther party
5.0%2,570
51,138 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