1972Final results
1972 election for Arizona Legislative District 21
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Howard S. Baldwin (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating John J. Helmick (D) by 20.3 points.
Howard S. BaldwinRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%12,169
John J. HelmickDemocrat
39.8%8,055
20,224 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