Voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve a two-year term.

[3] The 1988 impeachment and removal of Governor Evan Mecham caused turmoil in Arizona politics and spilt the state Republican Party, resulting in the ouster of many Republican lawmakers who had voted in favor of impeaching Mecham, including Speaker of the House Joe Lane.

[6] The newly elected members served in the 39th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Jane Dee Hull was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House.

[8] On February 8, 1988, the Arizona House of Representatives voted to impeach Governor Evan Mecham.

[10][11] The table below summarizes the impeachment votes of each member on Feb. 8, 1988 and their subsequent fate in the 1988 elections.