2016Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2016 election for Arizona Legislative District 18
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Sean Bowie (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Schmuck (R) by 2.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sean BowieDemocrat · winner
51.4%53,962
Frank SchmuckRepublican
48.6%50,935
104,897 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