1998 Arizona House of Representatives election

1998 Arizona House of Representatives election
All 60 seats in the Arizona House; 31 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Jeff Groscost; Republican	Elected Speaker ; Jeff Groscost; Republican

The 1998 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 8, 1998.^[8]^[9] Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.^[10]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Arizona state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and Arizona Senate.^[8]^[9]

Following the previous election in 1996, Republicans held a 38-to-22-seat majority over Democrats.^[11] Republicans expanded their majority in 1998, winning 40 seats. At 20 members, Democrats saw a net loss of two seats.^[12] The newly elected members served in the 44th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Jeff Groscost was re-elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.^[b]

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

District 3: Benjamin Hanley
District 3: Jack C. Jackson^[c]
District 8: Paul Newman^[d]
District 22: Art Hamilton^[e]
District 23: Linda Aguirre^[f]
District 23: David Armstead^[g]

Republicans

District 1: Don Aldridge
District 1: Sue Lynch
District 12: Winifred "Freddy" Hershberger
District 19: David L. Eberhart
District 26: Tom Smith^[h]
District 26: Robin Shaw^[i]
District 29: Lela Steffey

Incumbent Defeated in General Election

Democrat

District 13: Brian Fagin

Summary of results

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.^[8]^[9]

District	Incumbent		Elected Representative
1st	Don Aldridge	Rep	Linda Binder	Rep Hold
1st	Sue Lynch	Rep	Barbara B. Blewster	Rep Hold
2nd	Joe Hart	Rep	Joe Hart	Rep Hold
2nd	John Verkamp	Rep	John Verkamp	Rep Hold
3rd	Benjamin Hanley	Dem	Sylvia Laughter	Dem Hold
3rd	Jack C. Jackson^[c]	Dem	Tom Gordon	Rep Gain
4th	Debra Brimhall	Rep	Debra Brimhall	Rep Hold
4th	Jake Flake	Rep	Jake Flake	Rep Hold
5th	Robert J. "Bob" McLendon	Dem	Robert J. "Bob" McLendon	Dem Hold
5th	Jim Carruthers	Rep	Jim Carruthers	Rep Hold
6th	Lori S. Daniels	Rep	Lori S. Daniels	Rep Hold
6th	Richard Kyle	Rep	Richard Kyle	Rep Hold
7th	Harry R. Clark	Dem	Harry R. Clark	Dem Hold
7th	Rebecca Rios	Dem	Rebecca Rios	Dem Hold
8th	Gail Griffin	Rep	Gail Griffin	Rep Hold
8th	Paul Newman^[d]	Dem	Mark Maiorana	Dem Hold
9th	Bill McGibbon	Rep	Bill McGibbon	Rep Hold
9th	Lou-Ann M. Preble	Rep	Lou-Ann M. Preble	Rep Hold
10th	Sally Ann Gonzales	Dem	Sally Ann Gonzales	Dem Hold
10th	Ramón O. Valadez	Dem	Ramón O. Valadez	Dem Hold
11th	Carmine Cardamone	Dem	Carmine Cardamone	Dem Hold
11th	Debora Norris	Dem	Debora Norris	Dem Hold
12th	Dan H. Schottel	Rep	Dan H. Schottel	Rep Hold
12th	Winifred "Freddy" Hershberger	Rep	Steve Huffman	Rep Hold
13th	Andy Nichols	Dem	Andy Nichols	Dem Hold
13th	Brian Fagin	Dem	Kathleen Dunbar	Rep Gain
14th	Herschella Horton	Dem	Herschella Horton	Dem Hold
14th	Marion L. Pickens	Dem	Marion L. Pickens	Dem Hold
15th	Jerry Overton	Rep	Jerry Overton	Rep Hold
15th	Lowell "Mike" Gleason^[j]	Rep	Lowell "Mike" Gleason	Rep Hold
16th	Jim Weiers	Rep	Jim Weiers	Rep Hold
16th	Linda Gray	Rep	Linda Gray	Rep Hold
17th	Robert "Bob" Burns	Rep	Robert "Bob" Burns	Rep Hold
17th	Jean McGrath	Rep	Jean McGrath	Rep Hold
18th	Barry Wong	Rep	Barry Wong	Rep Hold
18th	Susan Gerard	Rep	Susan Gerard	Rep Hold
19th	Roberta Voss	Rep	Roberta Voss	Rep Hold
19th	David L. Eberhart	Rep	Ted Carpenter	Rep Hold
20th	Kathi Foster	Dem	Kathi Foster	Dem Hold
20th	Bill Brotherton^[k]	Dem	Bill Brotherton	Dem Hold
21st	Marilyn Jarrett	Rep	Marilyn Jarrett	Rep Hold
21st	Dean Cooley	Rep	Dean Cooley	Rep Hold
22nd	John A. Loredo	Dem	John A. Loredo	Dem Hold
22nd	Art Hamilton^[e]	Dem	Richard Miranda	Dem Hold
23rd	Linda Aguirre^[f]	Dem	Leah Landrum	Dem Hold
23rd	David Armstead^[g]	Dem	Carlos Avelar	Dem Hold
24th	Tom Horne	Rep	Tom Horne	Rep Hold
24th	Barbara Leff	Rep	Barbara Leff	Rep Hold
25th	Ken Cheuvront	Dem	Ken Cheuvront	Dem Hold
25th	Christine Weason	Dem	Christine Weason	Dem Hold
26th	Tom Smith^[h]	Rep	Jeff Hatch-Miller	Rep Hold
26th	Robin Shaw^[i]	Rep	Steve May	Rep Hold
27th	Laura Knaperek	Rep	Laura Knaperek	Rep Hold
27th	Mike Gardner	Rep	Mike Gardner	Rep Hold
28th	Carolyn S. Allen	Rep	Carolyn S. Allen	Rep Hold
28th	Wes Marsh	Rep	Wes Marsh	Rep Hold
29th	Mark Anderson	Rep	Mark Anderson	Rep Hold
29th	Lela Steffey^[l]	Rep	Wayne Gardner^[m]	Rep Hold
30th	Jeff Groscost	Rep	Jeff Groscost	Rep Hold
30th	Karen S. Johnson	Rep	Karen S. Johnson	Rep Hold

Detailed results

Sources for election results:^[8]^[9]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30

District 1

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Linda Binder	8,024	27.75%
	Republican	Barbara B. Blewster	7,720	26.69%
	Republican	Harvey C. Skoog	6,823	23.59%
	Republican	David R. Spence	6,353	21.97%
Total votes			28,920	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Kathy Fredricks	4,955	100.00%
Total votes			4,955	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Binder	30,186	39.98%
	Republican	Barbara B. Blewster	25,725	34.07%
	Democratic	Kathy Fredricks	19,595	25.95%
Total votes			75,506	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 2

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	John Verkamp (incumbent)	6,147	52.44%
	Republican	Joe Hart (incumbent)	5,574	47.56%
Total votes			11,721	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Richard Swanson	2,910	100.00%
Total votes			2,910	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Verkamp (incumbent)	23,375	40.71%
	Republican	Joe Hart (incumbent)	18,144	31.60%
	Democratic	Richard "Cowboy" Swanson	15,903	27.69%
Total votes			57,422	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 3

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Sylvia Laughter^[n]	479	33.22%
	Democratic	D. Watchman^[n]^[o]	391	27.12%
	Democratic	Gilene Begay^[n]	201	13.94%
	Democratic	Ken Hallock^[n]	174	12.07%
	Democratic	Cyndy White Taylor^[n]	110	7.63%
	Democratic	Steven Kee^[n]	47	3.26%
	Democratic	Freddie Howard^[n]	40	2.77%
Total votes			1,442	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Dean Slavens^[n]	298	43.38%
	Republican	Tom Gordon^[n]	227	33.04%
	Republican	Ron Etcitty^[n]	138	20.09%
	Republican	Gerri M. Goldtooth^[n]	24	3.49%
Total votes			687	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvia Laughter	20,841	59.24%
	Republican	Tom Gordon	7,482	21.27%
	Republican	Dean Slavens	6,302	17.91%
	Republican	Leonard Chee^[n]	492	1.40%
	Democratic	Beverly Becenti-Pigman^[n]	61	0.17%
Total votes			35,178	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Jake Flake (incumbent)	5,530	50.25%
	Republican	Debra Brimhall (incumbent)	5,475	49.75%
Total votes			11,005	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Janice Chilton	7,279	40.82%
	Democratic	David Rodriguez	3,966	22.24%
	Democratic	Albert Gugenberger	3,683	20.65%
	Democratic	Lynn C. Heglie	2,906	16.29%
Total votes			17,834	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake Flake (incumbent)	20,817	30.90%
	Republican	Debra Brimhall (incumbent)	19,690	29.23%
	Democratic	Janice "Jan" Chilton	16,925	25.13%
	Democratic	David "Dave" Rodriguez	9,927	14.74%
Total votes			67,359	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 5

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Robert J. McLendon (incumbent)	4,714	100.00%
Total votes			4,714	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Jim Carruthers (incumbent)	5,079	100.00%
Total votes			5,079	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert J. "Bob" McLendon (incumbent)	13,689	51.75%
	Republican	Jim Carruthers (incumbent)	12,761	48.25%
Total votes			26,450	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican hold

District 6

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Lori S. Daniels (incumbent)	5,062	38.55%
	Republican	Richard Kyle (incumbent)	4,176	31.80%
	Republican	David J. Crete Jr.	3,893	29.65%
Total votes			13,131	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Tom Kennedy	1,733	100.00%
Total votes			1,733	100.00%
Libertarian Party Primary Results
	Libertarian	Floyd Shackelford	59	100.00%
Total votes			59	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lori S. Daniels (incumbent)	24,459	36.38%
	Republican	Richard Kyle (incumbent)	21,297	31.68%
	Democratic	Tom Kennedy	17,760	26.42%
	Libertarian	Floyd Shackelford	3,712	5.52%
Total votes			67,228	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 7

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Rebecca Rios (incumbent)	5,819	55.37%
	Democratic	Harry R. Clark (incumbent)	4,690	44.63%
Total votes			10,509	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Rios (incumbent)	13,716	51.86%
	Democratic	Harry R. Clark (incumbent)	12,733	48.14%
Total votes			26,449	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 8

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Bobby Lugo	5,427	55.21%
	Democratic	Mark Maiorana	4,403	44.79%
Total votes			9,830	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Gail Griffin (incumbent)	2,924	60.95%
	Republican	Bill Morrison	1,873	39.05%
Total votes			4,797	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gail Griffin (incumbent)	12,718	30.79%
	Democratic	Mark "Mark" Maiorana	10,000	24.21%
	Democratic	Bobby Lugo	9,864	23.88%
	Republican	Bill Morrison	8,725	21.12%
Total votes			41,307	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold

District 9

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Bill McGibbon (incumbent)	7,347	38.54%
	Republican	Lou-Ann M. Preble (incumbent)	6,496	34.08%
	Republican	Jonathan Lee Paton	5,218	27.38%
Total votes			19,061	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou-Ann M. Preble (incumbent)	27,368	50.70%
	Republican	Bill McGibbon (incumbent)	26,612	49.30%
Total votes			53,980	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 10

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Sally Ann Gonzales (incumbent)	2,569	54.02%
	Democratic	Ramón O. Valadez (incumbent)	2,187	45.98%
Total votes			4,756	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Ann Gonzales (incumbent)	11,761	54.87%
	Democratic	Ramón O. Valadez (incumbent)	9,672	45.13%
Total votes			21,433	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 11

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Debora Norris (incumbent)	3,368	55.07%
	Democratic	Carmine Cardamone (incumbent)	2,748	44.93%
Total votes			6,116	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debora Norris (incumbent)	14,765	54.60%
	Democratic	Carmine Cardamone (incumbent)	12,275	45.40%
Total votes			27,040	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 12

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Dan H. Schottel (incumbent)	6,138	39.06%
	Republican	Steve Huffman	5,132	32.66%
	Republican	John C. Scott Ulm	4,443	28.28%
Total votes			15,713	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Mark Osterloh	3,269	50.40%
	Democratic	Andy J. Morales	3,217	49.60%
Total votes			6,486	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Huffman	23,101	28.18%
	Republican	Dan H. Schottel (incumbent)	22,518	27.47%
	Democratic	Mark Osterloh	18,801	22.93%
	Democratic	Andy J. Morales	17,557	21.42%
Total votes			81,977	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 13

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Andy Nichols (incumbent)	5,190	56.88%
	Democratic	Brian Fagin (incumbent)	3,934	43.12%
Total votes			9,124	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Kathleen Dunbar	6,846	100.00%
Total votes			6,846	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Nichols (incumbent)	19,753	34.64%
	Republican	Kathleen Dunbar	19,611	34.40%
	Democratic	Brian Fagin (incumbent)	17,653	30.96%
Total votes			57,017	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Herschella Horton (incumbent)	3,550	50.84%
	Democratic	Marion L. Pickens (incumbent)	3,433	49.16%
Total votes			6,983	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Sam Ramirez	4,364	100.00%
Total votes			4,364	100.00%
Libertarian Party Primary Results
	Libertarian	Ed Kahn	110	100.00%
Total votes			110	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herschella Horton (incumbent)	15,563	33.63%
	Democratic	Marion L. Pickens (incumbent)	14,963	32.34%
	Republican	Sam Ramirez	11,919	25.76%
	Libertarian	Ed Kahn	3,828	8.27%
Total votes			46,273	100.000%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 15

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Jerry Overton (incumbent)	9,008	57.78%
	Republican	Lowell Gleason (incumbent)^[j]	6,582	42.22%
Total votes			15,590	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Bunny Goldfarb	3,092	100.00%
Total votes			3,092	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Overton (incumbent)	26,201	40.24%
	Republican	Lowell "Mike" Gleason (incumbent)^[j]	22,587	34.69%
	Democratic	Bunny Goldfarb	16,319	25.06%
Total votes			65,107	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 16

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Linda Gray (incumbent)	4,138	50.97%
	Republican	Jim Weiers (incumbent)	3,980	49.03%
Total votes			8,118	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Robin Schneider	1,700	56.61%
	Democratic	Dorothy Hankins Schultz	1,303	43.39%
Total votes			3,003	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Gray (incumbent)	15,053	30.49%
	Republican	Jim Weiers (incumbent)	14,858	30.09%
	Democratic	Robin Schneider	11,180	22.64%
	Democratic	Dorothy Hankins Schultz	8,287	16.78%
Total votes			49,378	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 17

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Robert Burns (incumbent)	6,418	56.89%
	Republican	Jean McGrath (incumbent)	4,864	43.11%
Total votes			11,282	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Thomas	2,588	52.97%
	Democratic	Leonard A. Clark	2,298	47.03%
Total votes			4,886	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert "Bob" Burns (incumbent)	17,625	30.71%
	Republican	Jean McGrath (incumbent)	16,499	28.75%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Thomas	11,935	20.80%
	Democratic	Leonard A. Clark	11,332	19.75%
Total votes			57,391	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 18

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Susan Gerard (incumbent)	7,121	39.08%
	Republican	Barry Wong (incumbent)	5,917	32.47%
	Republican	Jerry Harris	5,184	28.45%
Total votes			18,222	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Gerard (incumbent)	23,413	54.17%
	Republican	Barry Wong (incumbent)	19,811	45.83%
Total votes			43,224	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 19

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Roberta Voss (incumbent)	5,454	28.17%
	Republican	Ted Carpenter	4,427	22.86%
	Republican	John Hughes	3,854	19.90%
	Republican	Ephram Cordova	3,125	16.14%
	Republican	Frank Davidson	2,504	12.93%
Total votes			19,364	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Carpenter	28,462	54.59%
	Republican	Roberta Voss (incumbent)	23,673	45.41%
Total votes			52,135	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 20

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Kathi Foster (incumbent)	1,842	57.29%
	Democratic	Bill Brotherton (incumbent)^[k]	1,373	42.71%
Total votes			3,215	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathi Foster (incumbent)	10,039	53.78%
	Democratic	Bill Brotherton (incumbent)^[k]	8,627	46.22%
Total votes			18,666	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 21

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)	6,073	51.53%
	Republican	Dean Cooley (incumbent)	5,712	48.47%
Total votes			11,785	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Cooley (incumbent)	22,590	50.16%
	Republican	Marilyn Jarrett (incumbent)	22,447	49.84%
Total votes			45,037	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 22

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Richard Miranda	2,315	42.75%
	Democratic	John A. Loredo (incumbent)	1,838	33.94%
	Democratic	Earl V. Wilcox	1,262	23.31%
Total votes			5,415	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	John Atkins	988	100.00%
Total votes			988	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Miranda	6,114	41.83%
	Democratic	John A. Loredo (incumbent)	5,181	35.44%
	Republican	John Atkins	3,323	22.73%
Total votes			14,618	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 23

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Leah Landrum	2,290	42.42%
	Democratic	Carlos Avelar	1,724	31.94%
	Democratic	Isaac Serna	1,384	25.64%
Total votes			5,398	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Mary Carr	842	100.00%
Total votes			842	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leah Landrum	6,837	43.34%
	Democratic	Carlos Avelar	6,024	38.18%
	Republican	Mary Carr	2,910	18.45%
	Independent	James Bresnahan^[n]	5	0.03%
Total votes			15,776	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 24

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Tom Horne (incumbent)	5,632	58.66%
	Republican	Barbara Leff (incumbent)	3,969	41.34%
Total votes			9,601	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Jacqueline Gasser	1,595	52.87%
	Democratic	Chris Klein	1,422	47.13%
Total votes			3,017	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Horne (incumbent)	20,799	34.92%
	Republican	Barbara Leff (incumbent)	19,149	32.15%
	Democratic	Jacqueline "Jackie" Gasser	9,948	16.70%
	Democratic	Chris Klein	9,668	16.23%
Total votes			59,564	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 25

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Ken Cheuvront (incumbent)	2,533	55.04%
	Democratic	Christine Weason (incumbent)	2,069	44.96%
Total votes			4,602	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Milton Wheat	3,805	100.00%
Total votes			3,805	100.00%
Libertarian Party Primary Results
	Libertarian	John Buttrick	80	76.92%
	Libertarian	Kent Van Cleave^[p]	24	23.08%
Total votes			104	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Cheuvront (incumbent)	13,000	34.07%
	Democratic	Christine Weason (incumbent)	11,519	30.19%
	Republican	Milton Wheat	8,526	22.34%
	Libertarian	John Buttrick	5,075	13.30%
	Nonpartisan	Barry MacMurray^[n]	37	0.10%
Total votes			38,157	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 26

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Steve May	4,739	23.49%
	Republican	Jeff Hatch-Miller	4,301	21.32%
	Republican	Richard Horne	3,369	16.70%
	Republican	John R. Mills	2,722	13.49%
	Republican	William C. Jungermann	2,340	11.60%
	Republican	James J. Lemmon	1,819	9.01%
	Republican	Brunn W. Roysden Jr.	888	4.40%
Total votes			20,178	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Karen Hofmeister	2,143	57.53%
	Democratic	Billy Wrye	1,582	42.47%
Total votes			3,725	100.00%
Reform Party Primary Results
	Reform	James E. Bourassa	8	100.00%
Total votes			8	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Hatch-Miller	18,999	31.07%
	Republican	Steve May	18,946	30.99%
	Democratic	Karen Hofmeister	12,375	20.24%
	Democratic	Billy Wrye	9,608	15.71%
	Reform	James E. Bourassa	1,217	1.99%
Total votes			61,145	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 27

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Laura Knaperek (incumbent)	4,839	50.07%
	Republican	Mike Gardner (incumbent)	4,826	49.93%
Total votes			9,665	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Tom Head	1,641	50.24%
	Democratic	Paul Valach	1,625	49.76%
Total votes			3,266	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura Knaperek (incumbent)	18,354	31.25%
	Republican	Mike Gardner (incumbent)	16,702	28.44%
	Democratic	Tom Head	11,892	20.25%
	Democratic	Paul Valach	11,785	20.07%
Total votes			58,733	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 28

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Carolyn S. Allen (incumbent)	8,321	52.97%
	Republican	Wes Marsh (incumbent)	7,387	47.03%
Total votes			15,708	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn S. Allen (incumbent)	39,877	55.75%
	Republican	Wes Marsh (incumbent)	31,646	44.25%
Total votes			71,523	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 29

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Mark Anderson (incumbent)	3,908	52.02%
	Republican	Wayne Gardner^[m]	3,604	47.98%
Total votes			7,512	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Anderson (incumbent)	14,131	56.07%
	Republican	Wayne Gardner^[m]	11,073	43.93%
Total votes			25,204	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 30

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Jeff Groscost (incumbent)	7,695	50.78%
	Republican	Karen S. Johnson (incumbent)	7,459	49.22%
Total votes			15,154	100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	William Luck	1,832	100.00%
Total votes			1,832	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karen S. Johnson (incumbent)	29,402	40.86%
	Republican	Jeff Groscost (incumbent)	28,051	38.98%
	Democratic	William "Bill" Luck	14,510	20.16%
Total votes			71,963	100.00%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

Notes

^ Republican Don Aldridge was elected speaker on Monday, January 13, 1997.^[2] He resigned as speaker on October 20, 1997; however, he remained in his seat as a representative.^[3]^[4] Republican Jeff Groscost was elected to fill the Speaker vacancy on Wednesday, November 12, 1997.^[5]^[6]
^ Groscost was elected as Speaker for the 44th legislature, defeating Democratic Leader Representative Robert J. "Bob" McLendon, who was also nominated for Speaker. The vote tally for Speaker was: Groscost-41 votes to McLendon-19 votes (Democrat Sylvia Laughter of District 3 voted for the Republican Jeff Groscost to be Speaker).^[7]
^ ^a ^b Elected to the Arizona State Senate.
^ ^a ^b Ran for Arizona Corporation Commission; lost to Tony West (R).
^ ^a ^b Ran for Arizona Secretary of State; lost to Betsey Bayless (R).
^ ^a ^b Elected to the Arizona State Senate.
^ ^a ^b Ran for the Arizona State Senate; lost to Linda Aguirre in the Democratic primary.
^ ^a ^b Elected to the Arizona State Senate.
^ ^a ^b Ran for the Arizona State Senate; lost to Tom Smith in the Republican primary.
^ ^a ^b ^c Republican Mike Gleason was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on December 9, 1996 to fill the unexpired 1995-1996 term of Edwin "Ned" King (R), who died on November 28, 1996. Since Representative King died shortly after winning re-election in November 1996, Gleason was also appointed to fill the vacancy during the 1997-1998 legislative term as well and was sworn in as State Representative of District 15 on December 10, 1996.^[13]
^ ^a ^b ^c Democrat William L. "Bill" Brotherton, Jr. was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on March 20, 1998 to fill the unexpired term of Elise Salinger (D), who died on March 16, 1998. Representative Brotherton was sworn in as State Representative of District 20 on March 23, 1998.^[14]
^ Republican Lela Steffey was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on January 16, 1997 to fill the unexpired term of Paul Mortensen (R), who did not submit certificate of election to the House. Representative Steffey was sworn in as State Representative of District 29 on January 17, 1997.^[15]
^ ^a ^b ^c Republican Representative Wayne L. Gardner resigned on Friday, June 2, 2000.^[16]^[17] Galen M. Updike (R) was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on June 6, 2000 to fill the unexpired term of Wayne L. Gardner (R). Representative Updike was sworn in as State Representative of District 29 on June 8, 2000.^[18]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o The candidate ran a write-in campaign.
^ Despite coming in second place in the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate, D. Watchman did not advance to the general election.
^ The candidate withdrew from the election.

References

^ Kiefer, Michael (October 1, 1998). "The Work of Art Hamilton". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 5-6.
^ Rushlo, Michelle (September 20, 1999). "Former House speaker Aldridge dies". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 2nd Special Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 2.
^ Broder, David S. (November 28, 1999). "For McCain, No Place Like Home for Controversy". Washington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 2nd Special Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b "1999, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 4-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Official Election Canvass of Results" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Official Election Canvass of Results" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
^ "Members of the 44th Arizona House of Representatives in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State. p. iii-v.
^ "General Election Canvass" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.
^ "The Skinny". Tucson Weekly. November 5, 1998. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona State Library. p. 583.
^ "1998, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 2nd Regular Session". Arizona State Library. p. 641.
^ "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona State Library. p. 630.
^ "Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page 13". Arizona Republic. March 28, 2000. p. 13.
^ "2000, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fourth Legislature, 5th Special Session". Arizona State Library. p. 2.
^ "2000, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fourth Legislature, 5th Special Session". Arizona State Library. p. 7.

[Aldridge-7] Republican Don Aldridge was elected speaker on Monday, January 13, 1997.^[2] He resigned as speaker on October 20, 1997; however, he remained in his seat as a representative.^[3]^[4] Republican Jeff Groscost was elected to fill the Speaker vacancy on Wednesday, November 12, 1997.^[5]^[6]

[SpeakerVote-14] Groscost was elected as Speaker for the 44th legislature, defeating Democratic Leader Representative Robert J. "Bob" McLendon, who was also nominated for Speaker. The vote tally for Speaker was: Groscost-41 votes to McLendon-19 votes (Democrat Sylvia Laughter of District 3 voted for the Republican Jeff Groscost to be Speaker).^[7]

[Jackson-15] Elected to the Arizona State Senate.

[Newman-16] Ran for Arizona Corporation Commission; lost to Tony West (R).

[Hamilton-17] Ran for Arizona Secretary of State; lost to Betsey Bayless (R).

[Aguirre-18] Elected to the Arizona State Senate.

[Armstead-19] Ran for the Arizona State Senate; lost to Linda Aguirre in the Democratic primary.

[Smith-20] Elected to the Arizona State Senate.

[Shaw-21] Ran for the Arizona State Senate; lost to Tom Smith in the Republican primary.

[Gleason-23] Republican Mike Gleason was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on December 9, 1996 to fill the unexpired 1995-1996 term of Edwin "Ned" King (R), who died on November 28, 1996. Since Representative King died shortly after winning re-election in November 1996, Gleason was also appointed to fill the vacancy during the 1997-1998 legislative term as well and was sworn in as State Representative of District 15 on December 10, 1996.^[13]

[Brotherton-25] Democrat William L. "Bill" Brotherton, Jr. was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on March 20, 1998 to fill the unexpired term of Elise Salinger (D), who died on March 16, 1998. Representative Brotherton was sworn in as State Representative of District 20 on March 23, 1998.^[14]

[Steffey-27] Republican Lela Steffey was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on January 16, 1997 to fill the unexpired term of Paul Mortensen (R), who did not submit certificate of election to the House. Representative Steffey was sworn in as State Representative of District 29 on January 17, 1997.^[15]

[Gardner-31] Republican Representative Wayne L. Gardner resigned on Friday, June 2, 2000.^[16]^[17] Galen M. Updike (R) was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on June 6, 2000 to fill the unexpired term of Wayne L. Gardner (R). Representative Updike was sworn in as State Representative of District 29 on June 8, 2000.^[18]

[WI-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o The candidate ran a write-in campaign.

[Watchman-33] Despite coming in second place in the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate, D. Watchman did not advance to the general election.

[WD-34] The candidate withdrew from the election.

[DemLeadRet-1] Kiefer, Michael (October 1, 1998). "The Work of Art Hamilton". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[SpeakerOld-2] "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 5-6.

[SpeakerRes-3] Rushlo, Michelle (September 20, 1999). "Former House speaker Aldridge dies". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

[SpeakerOld2-4] "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 2nd Special Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 2.

[GroscostSpeaker-5] Broder, David S. (November 28, 1999). "For McCain, No Place Like Home for Controversy". Washington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

[SpeakerOld3-6] "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 2nd Special Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 3.

[SpeakerNew-8] "1999, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 4-5.

[98AZPrim-9] "Official Election Canvass of Results" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.

[98AZGen-10] "Official Election Canvass of Results" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.

[44thAZHouse-11] "Members of the 44th Arizona House of Representatives in Phoenix". Arizona Secretary of State. p. iii-v.

[96AZGen-12] "General Election Canvass" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State.

[Outcome-13] "The Skinny". Tucson Weekly. November 5, 1998. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[King-22] "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona State Library. p. 583.

[Brotherton-24] "1998, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 2nd Regular Session". Arizona State Library. p. 641.

[Steffey-26] "1997, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Third Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona State Library. p. 630.

[Gardner1-28] "Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page 13". Arizona Republic. March 28, 2000. p. 13.

[Gardner2-29] "2000, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fourth Legislature, 5th Special Session". Arizona State Library. p. 2.

[Updike-30] "2000, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Forty-Fourth Legislature, 5th Special Session". Arizona State Library. p. 7.

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