1986 Arizona House of Representatives election

1986 Arizona House of Representatives elections

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All 60 seats in the Arizona House
31 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader James J. Sossaman Art Hamilton
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th 22nd
Last election 38 22
Seats after 36 24
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2

Speaker before election

James J. Sossaman[1]
Republican

Elected Speaker

Joe Lane[2]
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.[a]

  1. ^ "1985, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Seventh Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 6.
  2. ^ "1987, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 6.
  3. ^ "1986 State of Arizona, official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "1986 State of Arizona, official canvass, general election,". Arizona Secretary of State.
  5. ^ "1987, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 6.


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