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The 1972 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator Leonard B. Jordan did not run for re-election. Republican U.S. Representative James A. McClure was elected to succeed him over Democrat Bud Davis.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1972 Republican U.S. Senate primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James McClure 46,522 36.06%
Republican George V. Hansen 35,412 27.45%
Republican Glenn Wegner 24,582 19.05%
Republican Robert E. Smylie 22,497 17.44%
Total votes 129,013 100.00%
Source:[1][2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1972 Democratic U.S. Senate primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bud Davis 23,953 36.05%
Democratic W. Anthony Park 17,636 26.54%
Democratic Byron Johnson 15,526 23.37%
Democratic Rose Bowman 9,327 14.04%
Total votes 66,442 100.00%
Source:[2][3]

General election

Results

General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James McClure 161,804 52.26% Decrease3.12
Democratic William E. Davis 140,915 45.52% Increase0.90
American Jean L. Stoddard 6,885 2.22% N/A
Total votes 309,604 100.00%
Source:[4][5][6]

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