1972 United States Senate election in Kansas

1972 United States Senate election in Kansas

←  1966 November 7, 1972 1978  →

Nominee James B. Pearson Archibald O. Tetzlaff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 622,591 200,764 Percentage 71.42% 23.03%

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.

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

• Archibald O. Tetzlaff, anesthesiologist, ^{[2] [3] [4]} unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Kansas's 3rd congressional district in 1970

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Archibald O. Tetzlaff		unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

• Harlan D. House, farmer ^[7]
• James B. Pearson, incumbent U.S. Senator

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

• James B. Pearson (R)
• Archibald O. Tetzlaff (D)
• Gene F. Miller (C)
• Howard Hadin (P), perennial candidate

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	Archibald 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

• 1972 United States Senate elections

References

1. Valeo, Francis R.; Hupman, Richard D., eds. (1972). "State Primary Elections, 1972, by dates". Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 6.
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. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
6. 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.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1973). America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.