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1980 Arizona U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Arizona U.S. House District 1 Election?

John J. Rhodes won the 1980 Arizona U.S. House District 1 Election. John J. Rhodes received 136,961 popular votes (73.31%). The main challenger was Steve Jancek (21.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Rhodes and Jancek

Rhodes +51.9 pts · won by 96,916 votes
John J. RhodesRepublicanWINNER73.31%
136,961 votes
Steve JancekDemocratic21.43%
40,045 votes
Irene LeitchLibertarian4.17%
7,784 votes
Rob Ropersocialist workers1.09%
2,043 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.