2016Final results
2016 election for Arizona Legislative District 17
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Steve Yarbrough (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Weichert (D) by 13.3 points.
Steve YarbroughRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%54,454
Steve WeichertDemocrat
43.4%41,676
96,130 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET