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The 1972 Nebraska United States Senate election was held on November 7, 1972 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Nebraska. Republican U.S. Senator Carl Curtis won re-election.

This was the last time until 1996 that a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in Nebraska.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1972[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican 'Carl Curtis' (Incumbent) 301,841 53.16% -7.88%
Democratic Terry Carpenter 265,922 46.84% +8.09%
Majority 35,919 6.33% -15.97%
Turnout 567,763
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 25.