1984 Arizona House of Representatives election

1984 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 Frank Kelley Art Hamilton
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 26th 22nd
Last election 39 21
Seats after 38 22
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1

Speaker before election

Frank Kelley[1]
Republican

Elected Speaker

James J. Sossaman[2]
Republican

The 1984 Arizona House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1984. 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. House and State Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11, 1984.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 39 seats over the Democrats' 21 seats.

Following the elections, Republicans maintained control of the chamber, though their majority was reduced to 38 Republicans to 22 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Democrats.[4]

The newly elected members served in the 37th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican James J. Sossaman was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.[a]

  1. ^ "1983, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Thirty-Sixth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Journals of the Arizona House of Representatives. p. 6.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "1984 State of Arizona, official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "1984 State of Arizona, official canvass, general election,". Arizona Secretary of State.
  5. ^ "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.


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