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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.
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | James McClure | 161,804 | 52.26% |  3.12 | |
| Democratic | William E. Davis | 140,915 | 45.52% |  0.90 | |
| American | Jean L. Stoddard | 6,885 | 2.22% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 309,604 | 100.00% | |||
The 1972 United States Senate elections were held on November 7, with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of Republican President Richard Nixon. Despite Nixon's landslide victory, Democrats increased their majority by two seats. The Democrats picked up open seats in Kentucky and South Dakota, and defeated four incumbent senators: Gordon Allott of Colorado, J. Caleb Boggs of Delaware, Jack Miller of Iowa, and Margaret Chase Smith of Maine. The Republicans picked up open seats in New Mexico, North Carolina, and Oklahoma, and defeated one incumbent, William B. Spong Jr. of Virginia.
James Albertus McClure was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms from 1973 to 1991. He also served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973.
George Vernon Hansen was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, representing Idaho's 2nd district from 1965 to 1969 and again from 1975 to 1985.
Robert Eben Smylie was an American politician and attorney from Idaho. A member of the Idaho Republican Party, he served as the 24th governor of Idaho for twelve years, from 1955 to 1967. He was the first Governor of Idaho who was born in the 20th century.
Leonard Beck Jordan was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of Idaho and a United States Senator for over ten years.
Compton Ignatius White Jr. was a two-term congressman from northern Idaho. A Democrat, he was elected to the open seat in the first district in 1962 and re-elected in 1964. White left office in January 1967 and was the last from the Idaho Panhandle region to represent the state in Congress.
David Worth Clark, was a Democratic congressman and United States Senator from Idaho, its first U.S. Senator born in the state.
Gracie Bowers Pfost was the first woman to represent Idaho in the United States Congress, serving five terms as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. Pfost represented the state's 1st district from 1953 to 1963.
Abe McGregor Goff was an attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, most notably as a one-term congressman from 1947 to 1949. He served in the U.S. Army in both world wars.
John Carfield Sanborn, Idaho) was a congressman from southern Idaho. Sanborn served as a Republican in the House for two terms, from 1947 to 1951.
Orval Howard Hansen was an American politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. He served three terms as a Republican in the House from 1969 to 1975, representing the state's 2nd district.
William Eugene "Bud" Davis was an American university president, Democratic politician, and football coach. He was an interim head football coach for the Colorado Buffaloes for the 1962 season. He was later the President of Idaho State University and the University of New Mexico, and Chancellor of the Oregon University System and Louisiana State University.
F. Michael Burkett Jr. is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Idaho.
Jim Jones is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court and a former Attorney General of Idaho.
Jay S. Amyx served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, United States, from 1966 to 1974.
Wayne LeRoy Kidwell is an American lawyer and jurist who is a retired Idaho Supreme Court justice, state attorney general, majority leader of the state senate. He was also an associate deputy attorney general in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.
The 1990 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 6, 1990. Republican Rep. Larry Craig defeated Democratic former state legislator Ron Twilegar for the seat of U.S. Senator Jim McClure, who did not seek reelection.
The 1960 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry Dworshak won re-election to a fourth term.
The 1974 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on Tuesday, November 5. Democratic incumbent Frank Church was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Republican Bob Smith.
W. Anthony Park is an American politician and attorney who served as the 26th attorney general of Idaho. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1971 to 1975.
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