# 1976 Arizona Senate election

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The 1976 Arizona Senate election was held on November 2, 1976. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1976.
Prior to the elections, the Democrats held a majority of 18 seats over the Republicans' 12 seats.
Following the election, Democrats maintained control of the chamber with 16 Democrats to 14 Republicans, a net gain of two seats for Republicans.
The newly elected senators served in the 33rd Arizona State Legislature.

## Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

| Legislative District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome |
| 1st | Boyd Tenney | Rep | Boyd Tenney | Rep Hold |
| 2nd | Tony Gabaldon | Dem | Lewis J. McDonald | Dem Hold |
| 3rd | Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. | Dem | Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. | Dem Hold |
| 4th | A.V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem | A.V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem Hold |
| 5th | Jones Osborn | Dem | Jones Osborn | Dem Hold |
| 6th | Bob Stump | Dem | Polly Getzwiller | Dem Hold |
| 7th | William L. Swink | Dem | William L. Swink | Dem Hold |
| 8th | Ed Sawyer | Dem | Ed Sawyer | Dem Hold |
| 9th | Steve Davis | Rep | John J. Hutton | Dem Gain |
| 10th | Sam Lena | Dem | Tom Moore | Dem Hold |
| 11th | Frank J. Felix | Dem | Frank J. Felix | Dem Hold |
| 12th | Sue Dye | Dem | Sue Dye | Dem Hold |
| 13th | Morris Farr | Dem | Morris Farr | Dem Hold |
| 14th | Lucy Davidson | Dem | Jim Kolbe | Rep Gain |
| 15th | S.H. "Hal" Runyan | Rep | S.H. "Hal" Runyan | Rep Hold |
| 16th | Marcia Weeks | Dem | Marcia Weeks | Dem Hold |
| 17th | Fred Koory Jr. | Rep | Anne Lindeman | Rep Hold |
| 18th | Leo Corbet | Rep | Leo Corbet | Rep Hold |
| 19th | Madelene Van Arsdell | Dem | Ray Rottas | Rep Gain |
| 20th | Bill McCune | Rep | Lela Alston | Dem Gain |
| 21st | James P. Walsh | Dem | Timothy D. Hayes | Rep Gain |
| 22nd | Manuel "Lito" Peña | Dem | Manuel "Lito" Peña | Dem Hold |
| 23rd | Alfredo Gutierrez | Dem | Alfredo Gutierrez | Dem Hold |
| 24th | John C. Pritzlaff Jr. | Rep | John C. Pritzlaff Jr. | Rep Hold |
| 25th | Betty Morrison | Dem | Trudy Camping | Rep Gain |
| 26th | John Roeder | Rep | Rod J. McMullin | Rep Hold |
| 27th | James A. (Jim) Mack | Rep | James A. (Jim) Mack | Rep Hold |
| 28th | Bob Hungerford | Rep | Robert B. Usdane | Rep Hold |
| 29th | Jack J. Taylor | Rep | Jack J. Taylor | Rep Hold |
| 30th | Stan Turley | Rep | Stan Turley | Rep Hold |

## Detailed Results
### District 1

Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Boyd Tenney (incumbent) | 9,904 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,904 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Ronald D. Klotz | - | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | - | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Boyd Tenney (incumbent) | 23,929 | 99.82% |
| | Independent | M. F. Spawn | 43 | 0.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,972 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 2

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dr. Lewis J. McDonald | 4,268 | 52.18% |
| | Democratic | Annice Husband | 3,912 | 47.82% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,180 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Albert Jarrell | 3,818 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,818 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dr. Lewis J. McDonald | 14,345 | 67.09% |
| | Republican | Albert Jarrell | 7,036 | 32.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,381 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 3

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) | 3,985 | 50.74% |
| | Democratic | Lloyd L. House, Ph.D. | 3,868 | 49.26% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,853 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. (incumbent) | 15,584 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,584 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 4

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) | 12,713 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,713 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | A.V. "Bill" Hardt (incumbent) | 17,942 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,942 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 5

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jones Osborn (incumbent) | 5,095 | 68.27% |
| | Democratic | Bob (Red) Phillips | 2,368 | 31.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,463 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jones Osborn (incumbent) | 13,353 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,353 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 6

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Polly Getzwiller | 3,735 | 53.76% |
| | Democratic | Ana Maria Chavez | 3,213 | 46.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,948 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Polly Getzwiller | 12,250 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,250 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 7

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William L. Swink (incumbent) | 4,893 | 46.92% |
| | Democratic | Marie E. Dore | 3,616 | 34.68% |
| | Democratic | Roy Nuch | 1,919 | 18.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,428 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William L. Swink (incumbent) | 13,930 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,930 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 8

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed C. Sawyer (incumbent) | 10,826 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,826 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed C. Sawyer (incumbent) | 16,771 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,771 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 9

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John J. Hutton | 6,061 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,061 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Hercules V. Galie | 4,236 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,236 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John J. Hutton | 8,767 | 39.00% |
| | Independent | Stephen A. "Steve" Davis (incumbent) | 7,288 | 32.42% |
| | Republican | Hercules V. Galie | 6,424 | 28.58% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,479 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 10

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Moore | 1,734 | 27.04% |
| | Democratic | Luis Armando Gonzales | 1,698 | 26.48% |
| | Democratic | Joe Skinner | 1,639 | 25.56% |
| | Democratic | Cora B. Equibel | 1,004 | 15.66% |
| | Democratic | Lino F. Aragon | 337 | 5.26% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,412 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Seabrook Moore | 1,016 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,016 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Moore | 9,806 | 79.25% |
| | Republican | John Seabrook Moore | 2,567 | 20.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,373 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 11

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Frank J. Felix (incumbent) | 6,573 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,573 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Frank J. Felix (incumbent) | 13,927 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,927 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 12

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sue Dye (incumbent) | 7,679 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,679 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pete Hershberger | 6,042 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,042 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sue Dye (incumbent) | 14,995 | 50.94% |
| | Republican | Pete Hershberger | 14,439 | 49.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,434 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 13

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Morris Farr (incumbent) | 7,550 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,550 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid | 3,770 | 54.76% |
| | Republican | James W. "Jim" Cocke | 3,115 | 45.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,885 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Morris Farr (incumbent) | 13,925 | 51.20% |
| | Republican | H. Thomas (Tom) Kincaid | 13,271 | 48.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,196 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 14

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lucy Davidson (incumbent) | 6,556 | 66.52% |
| | Democratic | Glynn Burkhardt | 3,299 | 33.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,855 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Kolbe | 8,101 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,101 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Kolbe | 19,934 | 56.61% |
| | Democratic | Lucy Davidson (incumbent) | 15,278 | 43.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,212 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 15

Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) | 7,214 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,214 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | S. H. "Hal" Runyan (incumbent) | 17,158 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,158 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 16

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcia Weeks (incumbent) | 7,216 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,216 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nonavie Dyer | 7,916 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,916 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcia Weeks (incumbent) | 18,023 | 54.06% |
| | Republican | Nonavie Dyer | 15,317 | 45.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,340 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 17

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe D. Alvarado | 5,556 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,556 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Anne Lindeman | 10,965 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,965 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Anne Lindeman | 23,000 | 73.66% |
| | Democratic | Joe D. Alvarado | 8,223 | 26.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,223 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 18

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phyllis Rowe | 4,896 | 99.94% |
| | Democratic | Hanna G. "Happy" Shaw | 3 | 0.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,899 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leo Corbet (incumbent) | 7,794 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,794 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leo Corbet (incumbent) | 13,968 | 58.85% |
| | Democratic | Phyllis Rowe | 9,763 | 41.14% |
| | Democratic | Hanna G. "Happy" Shaw | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,733 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 19

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Madelene Van Arsdell (incumbent) | 4,952 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,952 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ray Rottas | 7,074 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,074 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ray Rottas | 12,430 | 51.03% |
| | Democratic | Madelene Van Arsdell (incumbent) | 11,929 | 48.97% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,359 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 20

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lela Alston | 4,640 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,640 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Howard Adams | 4,454 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,454 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lela Alston | 10,085 | 52.97% |
| | Republican | Howard Adams | 8,954 | 47.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,039 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 21

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James P. Walsh (incumbent) | 4,888 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,888 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Hayes | 5,160 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,160 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Hayes | 9,636 | 51.98% |
| | Democratic | James P. Walsh (incumbent) | 8,901 | 48.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,537 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 22

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Manuel "Lito" Peña (incumbent) | 4,528 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,528 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James L. "Jim" Cassavant | 1,497 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,497 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Manuel "Lito" Pena (incumbent) | 7,611 | 64.77% |
| | Republican | James L. "Jim" Cassavant | 4,139 | 35.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,750 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 23

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) | 2,176 | 45.77% |
| | Democratic | Cloves C. Campbell | 1,697 | 35.70% |
| | Democratic | Ben R. Miranda | 626 | 13.17% |
| | Democratic | Loraine Ellis | 255 | 5.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,754 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Wanda M. Williams | 461 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 461 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alfredo Gutierrez (incumbent) | 6,409 | 78.49% |
| | Republican | Wanda M. Williams | 1,306 | 16.00% |
| | Independent | William (Bill) S. Mershon | 450 | 5.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,165 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 24

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James W. McCullough | 18 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. (incumbent) | 12,221 | 81.16% |
| | Republican | Maurice Deise | 2,836 | 18.84% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,057 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. (incumbent) | 35,586 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,586 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 25

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Betty Morrison (incumbent) | 5,060 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,060 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Trudy Camping | 4,656 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,656 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Trudy Camping | 9,343 | 50.31% |
| | Democratic | Betty Morrison (incumbent) | 8,543 | 46.00% |
| | Independent | Ewell M. Collins | 686 | 3.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,572 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 26

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edith "Jo" Laetz | 3,928 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,928 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rod McMullin | 4,498 | 50.61% |
| | Republican | John Roeder (incumbent) | 4,390 | 49.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,888 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rod McMullin | 14,559 | 63.61% |
| | Democratic | Edith "Jo" Laetz | 8,328 | 36.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,887 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 27

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William T. Bill Crowley | 3,278 | 51.15% |
| | Democratic | Tom Alden | 3,131 | 48.85% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,409 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent) | 7,705 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,705 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Davis | 6 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James A. (Jim) Mack (incumbent) | 18,142 | 54.59% |
| | Democratic | William T. Bill Crowley | 13,319 | 40.08% |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Davis | 1,770 | 5.33% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,231 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 28

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | G. H. "Dick" Shefrin | 3,023 | 66.92% |
| | Democratic | Earnest Forrester Romero | 1,494 | 33.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,517 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert B. Usdane | 5,224 | 53.64% |
| | Republican | A. "Mac" Carvalho | 4,515 | 46.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,739 | 100.00% |
Libertarian Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Richard K. Dodge | 4 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert B. Usdane | 16,099 | 60.20% |
| | Democratic | G. H. "Dick" Shefrin | 9,357 | 34.99% |
| | Libertarian | Richard K. Dodge | 1,285 | 4.81% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,741 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 29

Democratic Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Friedman | 3,552 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,552 | 100.00% |
Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack J. Taylor (incumbent) | 5,752 | 71.34% |
| | Republican | Don Crandall | 2,311 | 28.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,063 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack J. Taylor (incumbent) | 15,474 | 69.64% |
| | Democratic | Larry Friedman | 6,747 | 30.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,221 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 30

Republican Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Stan Turley (incumbent) | 8,438 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,438 | 100.00% |
General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Stan Turley (incumbent) | 23,352 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,352 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
* ↑ Withdrew from the general election.
* ↑ Write-in candidate with no party designated.
* ↑ Senator Davis was elected as a Republican in 1974, but ran for re-election as an Independent in 1976.
* 1 2 Write-in candidate.
* ↑ Write-in candidate; did not qualify for general election ballot.