1972 United States Senate election in Kansas

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1972 United States Senate election in Kansas
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Nominee James B. Pearson Arch O. Tetzlaff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote622,591200,764
Percentage71.42%23.03%
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County results
Pearson:     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
U.S. senator before election

James B. Pearson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James B. Pearson
Republican

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.

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Arch O. Tetzlaff unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [5] [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James B. Pearson (incumbent) 229,908 82.19%
Republican Harlan D. House49,82517.81%
Total votes279,733 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1972 United States Senate election in Kansas [9] [10] [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James B. Pearson (incumbent) 622,591 71.42
Democratic Arch O. Tetzlaff200,76423.03
Conservative Gene F. Miller35,5104.07
Prohibition Howard Hadin12,8571.48
Majority421,82748.39
Turnout 871,722
Republican hold

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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. Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas Historical Foundation. 35 (4): 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. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
  6. 1 2 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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