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2016Final results

2016 election for Arizona Legislative District 16

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

2 seats: Kelly Townsend (R), Doug Coleman (R) won.

2 seats
Kelly TownsendRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.6%51,466
Doug ColemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.5%51,312
16.9%25,912
Cara PriorDemocrat
16.0%24,581
153,271 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+36.52010R+24.02012R+28.42014R+32.92016R+17.92018R+18.72020

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