| Election Name: | 1972 Arizona Senate election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 Arizona Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1974 Arizona Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Party1: | Arizona Republican Party |
| Seats Before1: | 18 |
| Seats After1: | 18 |
| Party2: | Arizona Democratic Party |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Senate President | |
| Before Election: | William C. Jacquin[1] |
| Before Party: | Arizona Republican Party |
| After Election: | William C. Jacquin[2] |
| After Party: | Arizona Republican Party |
The 1972 Arizona Senate election was held on November 7, 1972. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 12, 1972.[3]
Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.
Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber and their majority with 18 Republicans to 12 Democrats remained unchanged.[4]
The newly elected senators served in the 31st Arizona State Legislature.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Tenney | Boyd Tenney | Rep Hold | |||||
| Thomas M. "Tommy" Knoles Jr. | Dem | Tony Gabaldon | Dem Hold | ||||
| Roy Palmer | Arthur J. Hubbard, Sr. | Dem Gain | |||||
| John W. McLaughlin | Dem | A.V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem Hold | ||||
| Harold C. Giss | Dem | Harold C. Giss | Dem Hold | ||||
| E. B. "Blodie" Thode | Dem | Bob Stump | Dem Hold | ||||
| A. V. "Bill" Hardt | Dem | William L. Swink | Dem Hold | ||||
| Charles A. Awalt | Dem | Charles A. Awalt | Dem Hold | ||||
| James F. McNulty Jr. | Dem | John C. Scott Ulm | Dem Hold | ||||
| Joe Castillo | Dem | Sam Lena | Dem Hold | ||||
| F. T. "Limie" Gibbings | Dem | Frank J. Felix | Dem Hold | ||||
| Sam Lena | Dem | Douglas S. Holsclaw | Rep Gain | ||||
| Douglas S. Holsclaw | Scott Alexander | Rep Hold | |||||
| Scott Alexander | William C. Jacquin | Rep Hold | |||||
| William C. Jacquin | S.H. "Hal" Runyan | Rep Hold | |||||
| Fred Koory Jr. | Bob Strother | Rep Hold | |||||
| Ray A. Goetze | Fred Koory Jr. | Rep Hold | |||||
| Joe Shaughnessy Jr. | Leo Corbet | Rep Hold | |||||
| Ray Rottas | Ray Rottas | Rep Hold | |||||
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Bess Stinson | Rep Hold | |||||
| John B. Conlan | Howard S. Baldwin | Rep Hold | |||||
| Bess Stinson | Manuel "Lito" Peña | Dem Gain | |||||
| Leo Corbet | Alfredo Gutierrez | Dem Gain | |||||
| Howard S. Baldwin | Sandra Day O'Connor | Rep Hold | |||||
| Trudy Camping | Trudy Camping | Rep Hold | |||||
| David B. Kret | John Roeder | Rep Hold | |||||
| Bob Stump | Dem | James A. (Jim) Mack | Rep Gain | ||||
| Cloves C. Campbell | Dem | David B. Kret | Rep Gain | ||||
| James A. (Jim) Mack | D. Delos Ellsworth | Rep Hold | |||||
| D. Delos Ellsworth | Stan Turley | Rep Hold | |||||
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