1972Final results
1972 election for Arizona Legislative District 20
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Bess B. Stinson (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating John Vanlandingham (D) by 8.4 points.
Bess B. StinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%10,023
John VanlandinghamDemocrat
45.8%8,478
18,501 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