1976 Arizona House of Representatives election

1976 Arizona House of Representatives elections

← 1974 November 2, 1976 1978 →
All 60 seats in the Arizona House 31 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Stanley W. Akers Craig E. Davids Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 19th 7th Last election 33 27 Seats after 38 22 Seat change 5 5
Speaker before election Stanley W. Akers[1] Republican Elected Speaker Frank Kelley[2] Republican

The 1976 Arizona House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 1976. 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 7, 1976.^[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 33 seats over the Democrats' 27 seats.

Following the elections, Republicans maintained control of the chamber and expanded their majority to 38 Republicans to 22 Democrats, a net gain of five seats for Republicans.^[4]

The newly elected members served in the 33rd Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Frank Kelley was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.^[a]