1988 Arizona House of Representatives election explained

1988 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

Election Name:	1988 Arizona House of Representatives elections
Country:	Arizona
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1986 Arizona House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	1986
Next Election:	1990 Arizona House of Representatives election
Next Year:	1990
Seats For Election:	All 60 seats in the Arizona House
Majority Seats:	31
Election Date:	November 8, 1988
Leader1:	Joe Lane (lost re-nomination)
Party1:	Arizona Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	8th
Last Election1:	36
Seats After1:	34
Seat Change1:	2
Leader2:	Art Hamilton
Party2:	Arizona Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:	22nd
Last Election2:	24
Seats After2:	26
Seat Change2:	2
Speaker
Before Election:	Joe Lane^[1]
Before Party:	Republican
After Election:	Jane Dee Hull^[2]
After Party:	Republican

The 1988 Arizona House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1988. 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 U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate. Primary elections were held on September 13, 1988.^[3]

The 1988 impeachment and removal of Governor Evan Mecham caused turmoil in Arizona politics and spilt the state Republican Party, resulting in the ouster of many Republican lawmakers who had voted in favor of impeaching Mecham, including Speaker of the House Joe Lane.^{[4] [5]}

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 36 seats over the Democrats' 24 seats.

Following the elections, Republicans maintained control of the chamber, though their majority was reduced to 34 Republicans to 26 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Democrats.^[6]

The newly elected members served in the 39th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Jane Dee Hull was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

In January 1989, Representative Hull became the first woman elected Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives.^[7]

Retiring Incumbents

Democrats

1. District 7: Roy Hudson
2. District 8: Gus Arzberger
3. District 12: Reid Ewing
4. District 13: David C. Bartlett

Republicans

1. District 13: Larry Hawke
2. District 15: James B. Ratliff
3. District 15: Bob Denny
4. District 17: Sterling Ridge
5. District 18: George Weisz
6. District 19: Jim White

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Republicans

1. District 8: Joe Lane (Speaker)^[8]
2. District 16: Bob Hungerford
3. District 21: Bob Broughton
4. District 24: Gary Giordano
5. District 25: Elizabeth Adams Rockwell
6. District 29: Don Strauch

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Republicans

1. District 14: Jim Green
2. District 25: John King

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
	Karan L. English		Dem	Karan L. English		Dem Hold
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
	Jack A. Brown		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	Frank "Art" Celaya		Dem Hold
8th	Joe Lane		Rep	Ruben F. Ortega			Dem Gain
	Gus Arzberger		Dem	Mike Palmer		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
	Phillip Hubbard		Dem	Phillip Hubbard		Dem Hold
11th	Peter Goudinoff		Dem	Peter Goudinoff		Dem Hold
	John Kromko		Dem	John Kromko		Dem Hold
12th	Jack B. Jewett		Rep	Jack B. Jewett		Rep Hold
	Reid Ewing		Dem	Ruth E. Eskesen			Rep Gain
13th	Larry Hawke		Rep	Patricia A. "Patti" Noland		Rep Hold
	David C. Bartlett		Dem	Eleanor D. Schorr		Dem Hold
14th	Cindy Resnick		Dem	Cindy Resnick		Dem Hold
	Jim Green		Rep	Ruth Solomon			Dem Gain
15th	James B. Ratliff		Rep	Kyle W. Hindman		Rep Hold
	Bob Denny		Rep	Bob Williams		Rep Hold
16th	Karen Mills		Rep	Karen Mills		Rep Hold
	Bob Hungerford		Rep	Dave McCarroll		Rep Hold
17th	Brenda Burns		Rep	Brenda Burns		Rep Hold
	Sterling Ridge		Rep	Robert "Bob" Burns		Rep Hold
18th	Jane Dee Hull		Rep	Jane Dee Hull		Rep Hold
	George Weisz		Rep	Susan Gerard		Rep Hold
19th	Nancy Wessel		Rep	Nancy Wessel		Rep Hold
	Jim White		Rep	Don Kenney		Rep Hold
20th	Debbie McCune Davis		Dem	Debbie McCune Davis		Dem Hold
	Bobby Raymond		Dem	Bobby Raymond		Dem Hold
21st	Leslie Whiting Johnson		Rep	Leslie Whiting Johnson		Rep Hold
	Bob Broughton		Rep	Stan Barnes		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
	Sandra Kennedy		Dem	Sandra Kennedy		Dem Hold
24th	Chris Herstam		Rep	Chris Herstam		Rep Hold
	Gary Giordano		Rep	Candice Nagel		Rep Hold
25th	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell		Rep	Sue Laybe			Dem Gain
	John King		Rep	Margaret Updike		Rep Hold
26th	Jim Meredith		Rep	Jim Meredith		Rep Hold
	Jim Miller		Rep	Jim Miller		Rep Hold
27th	Bev Hermon		Rep	Bev Hermon		Rep Hold
	Jenny Norton		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
	Don Strauch		Rep	John T. Wrzesinski		Rep Hold
30th	Mark W. Killian		Rep	Mark W. Killian		Rep Hold
	William "Bill" Mundell		Rep	William "Bill" Mundell		Rep Hold

Detailed Results

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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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On February 8, 1988, the Arizona House of Representatives voted to impeach Governor Evan Mecham. This caused a schism in the Arizona Republican Party since the House was controlled by Republicans and the Governor was also a Republican.^{[9] [10]}

The table below summarizes the impeachment votes of each member on Feb. 8, 1988 and their subsequent fate in the 1988 elections.^[11]

District	Representative	Party		Impeachment Vote	Political Outcome
1st	Don Aldridge		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
	Dave Carson		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
2nd	John Wettaw		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Karan English		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
3rd	Benjamin Hanley		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	Jack C. Jackson		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
4th	E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum		Dem		Nay	Re-elected
	Jack A. Brown		Dem		Nay	Re-elected
5th	Robert J. "Bob" McLendon		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	Herb Guenther		Dem		Nay	Re-elected
6th	Jim Hartdegen		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Henry Evans		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
7th	Richard "Dick" Pacheco		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	Roy Hudson		Dem		Aye	Retired
8th	Joe Lane		Rep		Aye	Lost (Primary)
	Gus Arzberger		Dem		Aye	Retired
9th	Bill English		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
	Bart Baker		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
10th	Carmen Cajero		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	Phillip Hubbard		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
11th	Peter Goudinoff		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	John Kromko		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
12th	Jack Jewett		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Reid Ewing		Dem		Aye	Retired
13th	Larry Hawke		Rep		Aye	Retired
	David C. Bartlett		Dem		Aye	Retired
14th	Jim Green		Rep		Aye	Lost (General)
	Cindy Resnick		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
15th	James B. Ratliff		Rep		Nay	Retired
	Bob Denny		Rep		Nay	Retired
16th	Bob Hungerford		Rep		Aye	Lost (Primary)
	Karen Mills		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
17th	Sterling Ridge		Rep		Aye	Retired
	Brenda Burns		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
18th	Jane Dee Hull		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	George Weisz		Rep		Aye	Retired
19th	Nancy Wessel		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Jim White		Rep		Aye	Retired
20th	Debbie McCune		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	Bobby Raymond		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
21st	Leslie Whiting Johnson		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
	Bob Broughton		Rep		Aye	Lost (Primary)
22nd	Art Hamilton		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	Earl V. Wilcox		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
23rd	Armando Ruiz		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
	Sandra Kennedy		Dem		Aye	Re-elected
24th	Chris Herstam		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Gary Giordano		Rep		Nay	Lost (Primary)
25th	Elizabeth Adams Rockwell		Rep		Aye	Lost (Primary)
	John King		Rep		Aye	Lost (General)
26th	Jim Meredith		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Jim Miller		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
27th	Bev Hermon		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Jenny Norton		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
28th	Jim Skelly		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
	Heinz R. Hink		Rep		Aye	Re-elected
29th	Lela Steffey		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
	Don Strauch		Rep		Aye	Lost (Primary)
30th	Mark W. Killian		Rep		Nay	Re-elected
	William "Bill" Mundell		Rep		Aye	Re-elected

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: 1989, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, 1st Regular Session . Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives . 6.
3. Web site: 1988 State of Arizona, official canvass, primary election . .
4. Web site: 1988: Gov. Evan Mecham impeached . .
5. Web site: Arizona's Supreme Court Blocks A Special Gubernatorial Election . .
6. Web site: 1988 State of Arizona, official canvass, general election, . .
7. Web site: 1989, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Ninth Legislature, 1st Regular Session . Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives . 7.
8. Web site: Former House Speaker Joe Lane, 78, dies . .
9. Web site: 1988: Gov. Evan Mecham impeached . .
10. Web site: Arizona's Supreme Court Blocks A Special Gubernatorial Election . .
11. Web site: 1988, Journal of the Court of Impeachment, Thirty-Eighth Legislature: Record of proceedings of the Court of Impeachment: in the trial of the Honorable Evan Mecham, Governor, State of Arizona . . 7.