1972 primaries · May 1, 1972
1972 Arkansas State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1972 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| 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 |
Arkansas State Senate
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