United States Senate election in Mississippi, 1972
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The 1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James Eastland won re-election to his sixth term. As of 2016, this is the last time that the Democrats have won the state's Class 2 senate seat.
Results
Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1972[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
James Eastland |
375,102 |
58.09% |
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Republican |
Gil Carmichael |
249,779 |
38.68% |
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Independent |
Prentiss Walker |
14,662 |
2.27% |
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Independent |
C.L.McKinley |
6,203 |
0.96% |