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.
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.
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.
Summary of results by Arizona State Legislative district District Incumbent Party Elected representative Outcome1st Gladys Gardner Rep Gladys Gardner Rep hold Ray Everett Rep Ray Everett Rep hold2nd Sam A. McConnell Jr. Rep Sam A. McConnell Jr. Rep hold Harold L. Huffer Dem John WettawRep gain3rd Boyd A. Shumway Dem Jack A. Brown Dem hold Glen L. Flake Dem Benjamin Hanley Dem hold4th Jack A. Brown Dem E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum Dem hold G. O. "Sonny" Biles Dem Edward G. (Bunch) Guerrero Dem hold5th Elwood W. "Brad" Bradford Dem Elwood W. "Brad" Bradford Dem hold Jones Osborn Dem Jones Osborn Dem hold6th Polly Getzwiller Dem Polly Getzwiller Dem hold Craig E. Davids Dem G. T. (Tom) Alley Dem hold7th E. C. "Polly" Rosenbaum Dem Craig E. Davids Dem hold Edward G. (Bunch) Guerrero Dem Richard "Dick" Pacheco Dem hold8th H. F. "Hank" Fenn Dem H. F. "Hank" Fenn Dem hold Ed C. Sawyer Dem Ed C. Sawyer Dem hold9th William R. (Bill) Ryan Dem Thomas B. RicheyRep gain Richard "Dick" Pacheco Dem Jim Dewberry Dem hold10th E. S. "Bud" Walker Dem Larry Bahill Dem hold Bernardo M. "Nayo" Cajero Dem Bernardo M. "Nayo" Cajero Dem hold11th Etta Mae Hutcheson Dem R. P. "Bob" Fricks Dem hold Ethel Maynard Dem Emilio Carrillo Dem hold12th R. P. "Bob" Fricks Dem Thomas N. "Tom" GoodwinRep gain Jim Dewberry Dem Pete HershbergerRep gain13th Thomas N. "Tom" Goodwin Rep Helen Grace CarlsonDem gain H. Thomas (Tam) Kincaid Rep H. Thomas (Tam) Kincaid Rep hold14th David B. Stone Rep W. A. (Tony) Buehl Rep hold Helen Grace Carlson Dem Charles W. KingRep gain15th W. A. (Tony) Buehl Rep James B. Ratliff Rep hold Charles W. King Rep J. Herbert Everett Rep hold16th C. W. "Bill" Lewis Rep Don Stewart Rep hold Hal Runyan Rep Diane B. McCarthy Rep hold17th W. Vincent Thelander, Sr. Rep C. W. "Bill" Lewis Rep hold James B. Ratliff Rep Anne Lindeman Rep hold18th Don Stewart Rep Burton S. Barr Rep hold Bob Strother Rep Ruth Peck Rep hold19th Timothy A. Barrow Rep W. A. "Tony" West Jr. Rep hold Stan Akers Rep Stan Akers Rep hold20th Ruth Adams Rep Bill McCune Rep hold Richard Burgess Rep Howard Adams Rep hold21st Peter Kay RepJay C. Stuckey Rep hold Sam Flake Rep Elizabeth Adams Rockwell Rep hold22nd Bill McCune Rep R. G. "Danny" PeñaDem gain Howard Adams Rep Art HamiltonDem gain23rd Burton S. Barr Rep Leon ThompsonDem gain Ruth Peck Rep Tony R. AbrilDem gain24th Elizabeth Adams Rockwell Rep Richard Burgess Rep hold Jay C. Stuckey, Sr. Rep Pete Corpstein Rep hold25th D. Lee Jones Rep D. Lee Jones Rep hold Jim Skelly Rep Jim Skelly Rep hold26th Frank Kelley Rep Frank Kelley Rep hold Bob Hungerford Rep Peter Kay Rep hold27th Manuel "Lito" Peña Dem Michael GoodwinRep gain Art Coppinger Dem Juanita HarelsonRep gain28th Horace E. Owens Dem Bob HungerfordRep gain Leon Thompson Dem Americo "Mac" CarvalhoRep gain29th Michael Goodwin Rep Jack J. Taylor Rep hold James J. Sossaman Rep Jim Cooper Rep hold30th Jim Cooper Rep James J. Sossaman Rep hold Stan Turley Rep Carl J. Kunasek Rep hold
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