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1972Final results

1972 election for Arizona Legislative District 26

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

John Roeder (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Art McBrayer (D) by 32.6 points.

John RoederRepublican · winner
66.3%15,692
Art McBrayerDemocrat
33.7%7,979
23,671 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+12.11974R+27.21976R+26.01980R+32.91982R+37.21984R+9.51988

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