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1972Final results

1972 election for Arizona Legislative District 2

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

Tony Gabaldon (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Larry Loven (R) by 12.5 points.

Tony GabaldonDemocrat · winner
56.3%11,807
Larry LovenRepublican
43.7%9,176
20,983 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

EvenD+34.21976D+1.21982D+6.91984D+19.21988D+7.51990R+5.82000

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