1978 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
| Election Name: | 1978 Arizona House of Representatives elections |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Arizona House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Arizona House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the Arizona House |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1978 |
| Leader1: | Frank Kelley |
| Party1: | Arizona Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 26th |
| Last Election1: | 38 |
| Seats After1: | 42 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Leader2: | Larry Bahill |
| Party2: | Arizona Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 10th |
| Last Election2: | 22 |
| Seats After2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Frank Kelley[1] |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Frank Kelley[2] |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1978 Arizona House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1978. Voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve a two-year term. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including Governor, U.S. House, and State Senate. Primary elections were held on September 12, 1978.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 38 seats over the Democrats' 22 seats.
Following the elections, Republicans maintained control of the chamber and expanded their majority to 42 Republicans to 18 Democrats, a net gain of four seats for Republicans.[4]
The newly elected members served in the 34th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Frank Kelley was re-elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Representative | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John U. Hays | Rep | John U. Hays | Rep Hold | ||
| James A. (Jim) Woodward | Rep | Jerry Everall | Rep Hold | |||
| 2nd | Sam A. McConnell Jr. | Rep | Sam A. McConnell Jr. | Rep Hold | ||
| John Wettaw | Rep | John Wettaw | Rep Hold | |||
| 3rd | Benjamin Hanley | Dem | Benjamin Hanley | Dem Hold | ||
| Daniel Peaches | Rep | Daniel Peaches | Rep Hold | |||
| 4th | E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum | Dem | E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum | Dem Hold | ||
| Edward G. (Bunch) Guerrero | Dem | Edward G. (Bunch) Guerrero | Dem Hold | |||
| 5th | Elwood W. Bradford | Dem | Frank McElhaney | Dem Hold | ||
| D. J. "Jim" Phillips | Dem | Morris "Court" Courtright | Rep Gain | |||
| 6th | Jim Hartdegen | Rep | Jim Hartdegen | Rep Hold | ||
| Manuel (Manny) Marin | Dem | Renz D. Jennings | Dem Hold | |||
| 7th | Richard "Dick" Pacheco | Dem | Richard "Dick" Pacheco | Dem Hold | ||
| Pete Villaverde | Dem | Marjory "Marge" Ollson | Dem Hold | |||
| 8th | Steve J. Vukcevich | Dem | Steve J. Vukcevich | Dem Hold | ||
| James A. "Jim" Elliott | Dem | Joe Lane | Rep Gain | |||
| 9th | Bill (William J.) English | Rep | Bill (William J.) English | Rep Hold | ||
| "Mr. John" R. Humphreys, Sr. | Dem | Bart Baker | Rep Gain | |||
| 10th | Larry Bahill | Dem | Larry Bahill | Dem Hold | ||
| Carmen F. Cajero | Dem | Carmen F. Cajero | Dem Hold | |||
| 11th | Peter Goudinoff | Dem | Peter Goudinoff | Dem Hold | ||
| Emilio Carrillo | Dem | Mike Morales | Rep Gain | |||
| 12th | Thomas N. "Tom" Goodwin | Rep | Thomas N. "Tom" Goodwin | Rep Hold | ||
| John Kromko | Dem | John Kromko | Dem Hold | |||
| 13th | Sister Clare Dunn | Dem | Sister Clare Dunn | Dem Hold | ||
| Larry Hawke | Rep | Larry Hawke | Rep Hold | |||
| 14th | Arnold Jeffers | Rep | Arnold Jeffers | Rep Hold | ||
| Emmett McLoughlin | Rep | Ralph Soelter | Rep Hold | |||
| 15th | James B. Ratliff | Rep | James B. Ratliff | Rep Hold | ||
| J. Herbert Everett | Rep | Bob Denny | Rep Hold | |||
| 16th | Diane B. McCarthy | Rep | Diane B. McCarthy | Rep Hold | ||
| Don Stewart | Rep | Bob Hungerford | Rep Hold | |||
| 17th | C. W. "Bill" Lewis | Rep | C. W. "Bill" Lewis | Rep Hold | ||
| Patricia "Pat" Wright | Rep | Patricia "Pat" Wright | Rep Hold | |||
| 18th | Burton S. Barr | Rep | Burton S. Barr | Rep Hold | ||
| Pete Dunn | Rep | Pete Dunn | Rep Hold | |||
| 19th | Tony West | Rep | Tony West | Rep Hold | ||
| Stan Akers | Rep | Jane Dee Hull | Rep Hold | |||
| 20th | Lillian Jordan | Rep | Lillian Jordan | Rep Hold | ||
| Gerald F. (Jerry) Moore | Dem | Debbie McCune | Dem Hold | |||
| 21st | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell | Rep | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell | Rep Hold | ||
| Donald Kenney | Rep | Donald Kenney | Rep Hold | |||
| 22nd | Art Hamilton | Dem | Art Hamilton | Dem Hold | ||
| Earl V. Wilcox | Dem | Earl V. Wilcox | Dem Hold | |||
| 23rd | Leon Thompson | Dem | Leon Thompson | Dem Hold | ||
| Tony R. Abril, Sr. | Dem | Tony R. Abril, Sr. | Dem Hold | |||
| 24th | Pete Corpstein | Rep | Pete Corpstein | Rep Hold | ||
| Cal Holman | Rep | Cal Holman | Rep Hold | |||
| 25th | D. Lee Jones | Rep | D. Lee Jones | Rep Hold | ||
| Jacque Steiner | Rep | Jacque Steiner | Rep Hold | |||
| 26th | Frank Kelley | Rep | Frank Kelley | Rep Hold | ||
| Peter Kay | Rep | Peter Kay | Rep Hold | |||
| 27th | Juanita Harelson | Rep | Juanita Harelson | Rep Hold | ||
| Dick Flynn | Rep | Doug Todd | Rep Hold | |||
| 28th | Jim Skelly | Rep | Jim Skelly | Rep Hold | ||
| William E. "Bill" Rigel | Rep | David B. Kret | Rep Hold | |||
| 29th | Jim Cooper | Rep | Jim Cooper | Rep Hold | ||
| Donna J. Carlson | Rep | Donna J. Carlson | Rep Hold | |||
| 30th | James J. Sossaman | Rep | James J. Sossaman | Rep Hold | ||
| Carl J. Kunasek | Rep | Carl J. Kunasek | Rep Hold | |||
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