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1972Final results

1972 election for Arizona Legislative District 9

Arizona State Senate · Arizona

John C. Scott Ulm (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Clint Mellor (R) by 20.8 points.

John C. Scott UlmDemocrat · winner
60.4%10,293
Clint MellorRepublican
39.6%6,743
17,036 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+10.41976R+8.41978R+21.71980R+2.81982R+4.81984R+21.41986

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