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1972 general · February 1, 1972

1972 general election results

Results of the 1972 general election in 43 states: State legislatures.

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Races4,789
Changed party0
Unopposed20%978 races
Incumbents defeated406

State legislatures

D 3,309 · R 2,505 · Other 232 · Uncalled 1

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives20D 20 · R 19 · Uncalled 1—
Alaska State Senate7D 4 · R 6—
Arizona House of Representatives30D 22 · R 38—
Arizona State Senate30D 12 · R 18—
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 99 · R 1—
Arkansas State Senate35D 34 · R 1—
California State Assembly80D 51 · R 29—
California State Senate20D 8 · R 12—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 28 · R 37—
Colorado State Senate18D 5 · R 13—
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 58 · R 93—
Connecticut State Senate36D 13 · R 23—
Delaware House of Representatives41D 20 · R 21—
Delaware State Senate21D 10 · R 11—
Florida House of Representatives45D 77 · R 43—
Florida State Senate19D 25 · R 14 · Other 1—
Georgia House of Representatives128D 151 · R 29—
Georgia State Senate56D 48 · R 8—
Hawaii House of Representatives25D 35 · R 16—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 19 · R 51—
Idaho State Senate35D 12 · R 23—
Illinois House of Representatives59D 87 · R 89 · Other 1—
Illinois State Senate59D 29 · R 30—
Indiana House of Representatives73D 27 · R 73—
Indiana State Senate26D 6 · R 20—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 44 · R 56—
Iowa State Senate50D 22 · R 28—
Kansas House of Representatives125D 45 · R 80—
Kansas State Senate40D 13 · R 27—
Louisiana House of Representatives105D 101 · R 4—
Louisiana State Senate39D 39—
Maine House of Representatives114D 72 · R 79—
Maine State Senate33D 11 · R 22—
Massachusetts House of Representatives175D 186 · R 52 · Other 2—
Massachusetts State Senate39D 32 · R 7—
Michigan House of Representatives110D 60 · R 50—
Minnesota House of Representatives134Other 134—
Minnesota State Senate67Other 67—
Missouri House of Representatives163D 97 · R 66—
Missouri State Senate17D 10 · R 7—
Montana House of Representatives23D 54 · R 46—
Montana State Senate20D 19 · R 16—
Nebraska Legislature26Other 26—
Nevada State Assembly40D 25 · R 15—
Nevada State Senate6D 9 · R 2—
New Hampshire House of Representatives160D 137 · R 263—
New Hampshire State Senate24D 10 · R 14—
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 51 · R 19—
New Mexico State Senate34D 24 · R 10—
New York State Assembly150D 67 · R 83—
New York State Senate60D 23 · R 37—
North Carolina House of Representatives45D 85 · R 35—
North Carolina State Senate27D 34 · R 16—
North Dakota House of Representatives38D 22 · R 56—
North Dakota State Senate25D 5 · R 20—
Ohio House of Representatives99D 58 · R 41—
Ohio State Senate17D 9 · R 8—
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 75 · R 26—
Oklahoma State Senate27D 19 · R 8—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 33 · R 27—
Oregon State Senate15D 10 · R 5—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 96 · R 107—
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 12 · R 13—
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 73 · R 27—
Rhode Island State Senate50D 37 · R 13—
South Carolina House of Representatives46D 103 · R 21—
South Carolina State Senate16D 42 · R 4—
South Dakota House of Representatives28D 26 · R 32—
South Dakota State Senate28D 15 · R 13—
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 51 · R 48—
Tennessee State Senate16D 9 · R 7—
Texas House of Representatives128D 133 · R 17—
Texas State Senate31D 28 · R 3—
Utah House of Representatives75D 32 · R 43—
Utah State Senate29D 13 · R 16—
Washington House of Representatives98D 57 · R 41—
Washington State Senate26D 19 · R 7—
West Virginia House of Delegates47D 57 · R 43—
West Virginia State Senate16D 12 · R 5—
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 62 · R 37—
Wisconsin State Senate17D 6 · R 11—
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 17 · R 44 · Other 1—
Wyoming State Senate13D 8 · R 10—

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner