1978 Arizona Senate election

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All 30 seats of theArizona Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 14 16 Seats after 16 14 Seat change 2 2
Senate President before election Ed C. Sawyer[1] Democratic Elected Senate President Leo Corbet[2] Republican

The1978 Arizona Senate election was held on November 7, 1978. Voters elected members of theArizona Senate in all 30 of the state'slegislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 12, 1978.^[3]

Prior to the elections, theDemocrats held a majority of 16 seats over theRepublicans' 14 seats.

Following the election, Republicans flipped control of the chamber and took a majority of 16 Republicans to 14 Democrats, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.^[4]

The newly elected senators served in the34th Arizona State Legislature.

1. District 11: Frank J. Felix

1. District 2: Dr. Lewis J. McDonald
2. District 10: Tom Moore

1. District 9: John J. Hutton
2. District 12: Sue Dye
3. District 16: Marcia Weeks

1. District 21: Tim Hayes

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