1972 Arizona House of Representatives election should not be confused with 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
| Election Name: | 1972 Arizona House of Representatives elections |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 Arizona House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1974 Arizona House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the Arizona House |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
| Party1: | Arizona Republican Party |
| Last Election1: | 34 |
| Seats After1: | 38 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Party2: | Arizona Democratic Party |
| Last Election2: | 26 |
| Seats After2: | 22 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Timothy A. Barrow[1] |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Stanley W. Akers[2] |
| After Party: | Republican |
The 1972 Arizona House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1972. 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 12, 1972.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 34 seats over the Democrats' 26 seats.
Following the elections, Republicans maintained control of the chamber and expanded their majority to 38 Republicans to 22 Democrats, a net gain of four seats for Republicans.[4]
The newly elected members served in the 31st Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican Stanley W. Akers was chosen as Speaker of the Arizona House.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Representative | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gladys Gardner | Rep | Gladys Gardner | Rep Hold | |||
| Ray Everett | Rep | Ray Everett | Rep Hold | ||||
| 2nd | Sam A. McConnell Jr. | Rep | Sam A. McConnell Jr. | Rep Hold | |||
| Harold L. Huffer | Dem | John Wettaw | Rep Gain | ||||
| 3rd | Boyd A. Shumway | Dem | Jack A. Brown | Dem Hold | |||
| Glen L. Flake | Dem | Benjamin Hanley | Dem Hold | ||||
| 4th | Jack A. Brown | Dem | E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum | Dem Hold | |||
| G. O. "Sonny" Biles | Dem | Edward G. (Bunch) Guerrero | Dem Hold | ||||
| 5th | Elwood W. "Brad" Bradford | Dem | Elwood W. "Brad" Bradford | Dem Hold | |||
| Jones Osborn | Dem | Jones Osborn | Dem Hold | ||||
| 6th | Polly Getzwiller | Dem | Polly Getzwiller | Dem Hold | |||
| Craig E. Davids | Dem | G. T. (Tom) Alley | Dem Hold | ||||
| 7th | E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum | Dem | Craig E. Davids | Dem Hold | |||
| Edward G. (Bunch) Guerrero | Dem | Richard "Dick" Pacheco | Dem Hold | ||||
| 8th | H. F. "Hank" Fenn | Dem | H. F. "Hank" Fenn | Dem Hold | |||
| Ed C. Sawyer | Dem | Ed C. Sawyer | Dem Hold | ||||
| 9th | William R. (Bill) Ryan | Dem | Thomas B. Richey | Rep Gain | |||
| Richard "Dick" Pacheco | Dem | Jim Dewberry | Dem Hold | ||||
| 10th | E. S. "Bud" Walker | Dem | Larry Bahill | Dem Hold | |||
| Bernardo M. "Nayo" Cajero | Dem | Bernardo M. "Nayo" Cajero | Dem Hold | ||||
| 11th | Etta Mae Hutcheson | Dem | R. P. "Bob" Fricks | Dem Hold | |||
| Ethel Maynard | Dem | Emilio Carrillo | Dem Hold | ||||
| 12th | R. P. "Bob" Fricks | Dem | Thomas N. "Tom" Goodwin | Rep Gain | |||
| Jim Dewberry | Dem | Pete Hershberger | Rep Gain | ||||
| 13th | Thomas N. "Tom" Goodwin | Rep | Helen Grace Carlson | Dem Gain | |||
| H. Thomas (Tam) Kincaid | Rep | H. Thomas (Tam) Kincaid | Rep Hold | ||||
| 14th | David B. Stone | Rep | W. A. (Tony) Buehl | Rep Hold | |||
| Helen Grace Carlson | Dem | Charles W. King | Rep Gain | ||||
| 15th | W. A. (Tony) Buehl | Rep | James B. Ratliff | Rep Hold | |||
| Charles W. King | Rep | J. Herbert Everett | Rep Hold | ||||
| 16th | C. W. "Bill" Lewis | Rep | Don Stewart | Rep Hold | |||
| Hal Runyan | Rep | Diane B. McCarthy | Rep Hold | ||||
| 17th | W. Vincent Thelander, Sr. | Rep | C. W. "Bill" Lewis | Rep Hold | |||
| James B. Ratliff | Rep | Anne Lindeman | Rep Hold | ||||
| 18th | Don Stewart | Rep | Burton S. Barr | Rep Hold | |||
| Bob Strother | Rep | Ruth Peck | Rep Hold | ||||
| 19th | Timothy A. Barrow | Rep | W. A. "Tony" West Jr. | Rep Hold | |||
| Stan Akers | Rep | Stan Akers | Rep Hold | ||||
| 20th | Ruth Adams | Rep | Bill McCune | Rep Hold | |||
| Richard Burgess | Rep | Howard Adams | Rep Hold | ||||
| 21st | Peter Kay | Rep | Jay C. Stuckey | Rep Hold | |||
| Sam Flake | Rep | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell | Rep Hold | ||||
| 22nd | Bill McCune | Rep | R. G. "Danny" Peña | Dem Gain | |||
| Howard Adams | Rep | Art Hamilton | Dem Gain | ||||
| 23rd | Burton S. Barr | Rep | Leon Thompson | Dem Gain | |||
| Ruth Peck | Rep | Tony R. Abril | Dem Gain | ||||
| 24th | Elizabeth Adams Rockwell | Rep | Richard Burgess | Rep Hold | |||
| Jay C. Stuckey, Sr. | Rep | Pete Corpstein | Rep Hold | ||||
| 25th | D. Lee Jones | Rep | D. Lee Jones | Rep Hold | |||
| Jim Skelly | Rep | Jim Skelly | Rep Hold | ||||
| 26th | Frank Kelley | Rep | Frank Kelley | Rep Hold | |||
| Bob Hungerford | Rep | Peter Kay | Rep Hold | ||||
| 27th | Manuel "Lito" Peña | Dem | Michael Goodwin | Rep Gain | |||
| Art Coppinger | Dem | Juanita Harelson | Rep Gain | ||||
| 28th | Horace E. Owens | Dem | Bob Hungerford | Rep Gain | |||
| Leon Thompson | Dem | Americo "Mac" Carvalho | Rep Gain | ||||
| 29th | Michael Goodwin | Rep | Jack J. Taylor | Rep Hold | |||
| James J. Sossaman | Rep | Jim Cooper | Rep Hold | ||||
| 30th | Jim Cooper | Rep | James J. Sossaman | Rep Hold | |||
| Stan Turley | Rep | Carl J. Kunasek | Rep Hold | ||||
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