| Election Name: | 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Flag Year: | 1924 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
| Image1: | File:Dale Bumpers AR (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dale Bumpers |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 488,892 |
| Percentage1: | 75.44% |
| Nominee2: | Len E. Blaylock |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 159,177 |
| Percentage2: | 24.56% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dale Bumpers |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dale Bumpers |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Dale Bumpers defeated Republican nominee Len E. Blaylock with 75.44% of the vote, despite Democratic nominee George McGovern losing the state in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election.
Primary elections were held on May 30, 1972.
Bumpers avoided a run-off (which would have been held 13 June) by winning with more than 50% of the vote.