1972Final results
1972 election for Arizona Legislative District 19
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Ray Rottas (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Madelene Vanarsdell (D) by 17.2 points.
Ray RottasRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%13,036
Madelene VanarsdellDemocrat
41.4%9,219
22,255 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET