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1972Final results

1972 election for Arizona Legislative District 12

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Douglas S. Holsclaw (R) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Meinel Henson (Oth) by 56.1 points.

Douglas S. HolsclawRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.1%16,875
21.9%4,743
21,618 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+11.31978R+4.21980R+6.81982R+26.81984R+2.01988R+7.71990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET