1972 primaries · May 1, 1972
1972 Arkansas primaries results
Every race on Arkansas's ballot in the 1972 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races56
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Ralph Patterson (D) | 5.2 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Joe T. Ford (D) | 7.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Robert Ben Allen (D) | 56.3 | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Morriss Henry (D) | 2.4 | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | W. E. Rainwater (D) | 54.5 | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Bob Douglas (D) | 27.4 | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Joe Ray (D) | 20.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Bud Canada (D) | 25.3 | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | J. Lex Moore (D) | 17.4 | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Knox Nelson (D) | 17.2 | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | Morrell Gathright (D) | 8.8 | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | George Locke (D) | 13.8 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | William K. Ingram (D) | 28.9 |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Henry Osterloh (D) | 1.1 | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | William H. Townsend (D) | 11.6 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Cal Ledbetter (D) | 10.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | J. Gayle Windsor Jr. (D) | 2.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Rudy Moore Jr. (D) | 52.5 | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Jack Phillips (D) | 7.8 | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Frank J. Willems (D) | 0.5 | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Jim Lassiter (D) | 10.4 | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | Charles Wade (D) | 21.2 | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | L. L. Bryan (D) | 21.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | Lloyd George (D) | 17.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Paul Vandalsem (D) | 2.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Paul X. Williams Jr. (D) | 8.4 | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | John Hoffman (D) | 7.7 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Bryant Winston (D) | 7.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-37 · Democratic primary | Darrell Hasley (D) | 16.3 | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | Julian D. Streett (D) | 8.7 | |
| HD-43 · Democratic primary | Claude Wade (D) | 41.4 | |
| HD-46 · Democratic primary | Tommy E. Mitchum (D) | 24.6 | |
| HD-48 · Democratic primary | James E. Harris (D) | 6.3 | |
| HD-51 · Democratic primary | Bobby L. Glover (D) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-52 · Democratic primary | Frank Henslee (D) | 10.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-54 · Democratic primary | Henry Wilkins (D) | 38.5 | |
| HD-55 · Democratic primary | Boyce Alford (D) | 48.1 | |
| HD-58 · Democratic primary | Jimmie D. McKissack (D) | 44.0 | |
| HD-63 · Democratic primary | Doug Adams (D) | 19.9 | |
| HD-64 · Democratic primary | Jesse Hayes (D) | 15.2 | |
| HD-67 · Democratic primary | W. H. Thompson (D) | 24.7 | |
| HD-69 · Democratic primary | James Harry Brewer (D) | 8.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-70 · Democratic primary | Albert Collier (D) | 7.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-72 · Democratic primary | George Proctor (D) | 26.1 | |
| HD-73 · Democratic primary | H. Woody Clark (D) | 8.1 | |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | Ernest Cunningham (D) | 12.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-78 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-80 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-83 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-84 · Democratic primary | Lloyd C. McCuiston Jr. (D) | 10.4 |
Arkansas
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner