1986 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

1986 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	1986 Arizona House of Representatives elections
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1984 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	1984
Next Election:	1988 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	1988
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Election Date:	November 4, 1986
Leader1:	James J. Sossaman
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	30th
Last Election1:	38
Seats After1:	36
Seat Change1:	2
Leader2:	Art Hamilton
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	22nd
Last Election2:	22
Seats After2:	24
Seat Change2:	2
Speaker
Before Election:	James J. Sossaman^[1]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Joe Lane^[2]
After Party:	Republican

The 1986 Arizona House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 1986. 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. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate. Primary elections were held on September 9, 1986.^[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, though their majority was reduced to 36 Republicans to 24 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Democrats.^[4]

The newly elected members served in the 38th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Joe Lane was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Representative	Outcome
1st	Don Aldridge		Rep	Don Aldridge		Rep Hold
	Dave Carson		Rep	Dave Carson		Rep Hold
2nd	John Wettaw		Rep	John Wettaw		Rep Hold
	Verne Daniel Seidel Jr.		Rep	Karan English			Dem Gain
3rd	Benjamin Hanley		Dem	Benjamin Hanley		Dem Hold
	Jack C. Jackson		Dem	Jack C. Jackson		Dem Hold
4th	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum		Dem	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum		Dem Hold
	Edward G. "Bunch" Guerrero		Dem	Jack A. Brown		Dem Hold
5th	Robert J. "Bob" McLendon		Dem	Robert J. "Bob" McLendon		Dem Hold
	Herb Guenther		Dem	Herb Guenther		Dem Hold
6th	Jim Hartdegen		Rep	Jim Hartdegen		Rep Hold
	Henry Evans		Dem	Henry Evans		Dem Hold
7th	Richard "Dick" Pacheco		Dem	Richard "Dick" Pacheco		Dem Hold
	Roy Hudson		Dem	Roy Hudson		Dem Hold
8th	Joe Lane		Rep	Joe Lane		Rep Hold
	Gus Arzberger		Dem	Gus Arzberger		Dem Hold
9th	Bill English		Rep	Bill English		Rep Hold
	Bart Baker		Rep	Bart Baker		Rep Hold
10th	Carmen Cajero		Dem	Carmen Cajero		Dem Hold
	Jesus "Chuy" Higuera		Dem	Phillip Hubbard		Dem Hold
11th	Peter Goudinoff		Dem	Peter Goudinoff		Dem Hold
	John Kromko		Dem	John Kromko		Dem Hold
12th	Jack Jewett		Rep	Jack Jewett		Rep Hold
	Reid Ewing		Dem	Reid Ewing		Dem Hold
13th	Larry Hawke		Rep	Larry Hawke		Rep Hold
	David C. Bartlett		Dem	David C. Bartlett		Dem Hold
14th	Jim Green		Rep	Jim Green		Rep Hold
	Cindy Resnick		Dem	Cindy Resnick		Dem Hold
15th	James B. Ratliff		Rep	James B. Ratliff		Rep Hold
	Bob Denny		Rep	Bob Denny		Rep Hold
16th	Bob Hungerford		Rep	Bob Hungerford		Rep Hold
	Karen Mills		Rep	Karen Mills		Rep Hold
17th	Sterling Ridge		Rep	Sterling Ridge		Rep Hold
	Patricia "Pat" Wright		Rep	Brenda Burns		Rep Hold
18th	Jane Dee Hull		Rep	Jane Dee Hull		Rep Hold
	Burton S. Barr		Rep	George Weisz		Rep Hold
19th	Nancy Wessel		Rep	Nancy Wessel		Rep Hold
	Jan Brewer		Rep	Jim White		Rep Hold
20th	Debbie McCune		Dem	Debbie McCune		Dem Hold
	Trent Franks		Rep	Bobby Raymond			Dem Gain
21st	Leslie Whiting Johnson		Rep	Leslie Whiting Johnson		Rep Hold
	Henry H. Haws		Rep	Bob Broughton		Rep Hold
22nd	Art Hamilton		Dem	Art Hamilton		Dem Hold
	Earl V. Wilcox		Dem	Earl V. Wilcox		Dem Hold
23rd	Armando Ruiz		Dem	Armando Ruiz		Dem Hold
	Carolyn Walker		Dem	Sandra Kennedy		Dem Hold
24th	Chris Herstam		Rep	Chris Herstam		Rep Hold
	Gary Giordano		Rep	Gary Giordano		Rep Hold
25th	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell		Rep	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell		Rep Hold
	John King		Rep	John King		Rep Hold
26th	Jim Meredith		Rep	Jim Meredith		Rep Hold
	Frank Kelley		Rep	Jim Miller		Rep Hold
27th	Bev Hermon		Rep	Bev Hermon		Rep Hold
	Doug Todd		Rep	Jenny Norton		Rep Hold
28th	Jim Skelly		Rep	Jim Skelly		Rep Hold
	Heinz R. Hink		Rep	Heinz R. Hink		Rep Hold
29th	Lela Steffey		Rep	Lela Steffey		Rep Hold
	Jim Cooper		Rep	Don Strauch		Rep Hold
30th	Mark W. Killian		Rep	Mark W. Killian		Rep Hold
	James J. Sossaman		Rep	William "Bill" Mundell		Rep Hold

Detailed Results

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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

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District 2

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District 3

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District 4

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District 5

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District 6

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District 7

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District 8

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District 9

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District 10

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District 11

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District 12

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District 13

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District 14

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District 15

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District 16

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District 17

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District 18

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District 19

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District 20

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District 21

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District 22

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District 23

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District 24

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District 25

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District 26

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District 27

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District 28

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District 29

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District 30

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1985, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Seventh Legislature, 1st Regular Session . Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives . 6.
2. Web site: 1987, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session . Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives . 6.
3. Web site: 1986 State of Arizona, official canvass, primary election . .
4. Web site: 1986 State of Arizona, official canvass, general election, . .