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The 1972 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 7, 1972, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James B. Pearson defeated Democratic nominee Arch O. Tetzlaff with 71.42% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 1, 1972.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arch O. Tetzlaff unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[5][6][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Pearson (incumbent) 229,908 82.19%
Republican Harlan D. House 49,825 17.81%
Total votes 279,733 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1972 United States Senate election in Kansas[9][10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Pearson (incumbent) 622,591 71.42
Democratic Arch O. Tetzlaff 200,764 23.03
Conservative Gene F. Miller 35,510 4.07
Prohibition Howard Hadin 12,857 1.48
Majority 421,827 48.39
Turnout 871,722
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the Senate, and Richard D. Hupman, Librarian (1972). "State Primary Elections, 1972, by dates". Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ King, Seth (November 9, 1972). "Midwest's Independence Survives Sweep by Nixon". New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 20. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Letter to the Editors". Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. 35 (4). Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas Historical Foundation: 266. Winter 2012–2013. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kay Wins In Upset" (PDF). Ripon Forum. Vol. VIII, no. 16. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ripon Society, Inc. August 15, 1972. p. 5.
  5. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
  6. ^ a b America Votes 10, p. 143.
  7. ^ "Incumbents Win Primaries" (PDF). The Daily Register. Red Bank, N.J. August 2, 1972. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "KS US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 86.
  10. ^ America Votes 10, p. 134.
  11. ^ "KS US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 5, 2021 – via Clerk.house.gov.

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