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1978 Arizona U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Arizona U.S. House District 2 Election?

Morris K. Udall won the 1978 Arizona U.S. House District 2 Election. Morris K. Udall received 67,878 popular votes (52.54%). The main challenger was Tom Richey (45.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Udall and Richey

Udall +7.1 pts · won by 9,181 votes
Morris K. UdallDemocraticWINNER52.54%
67,878 votes
Tom RicheyRepublican45.43%
58,697 votes
Joe BachLibertarian1.09%
1,402 votes
Betsy McDonaldsocialist workers0.94%
1,220 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.