The 1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee 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 Howard Baker won re-election to a second term, becoming the first Republican Senator in the state to ever do so.
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  Baker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Blanton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary
editRepublican
edit9.1% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[1]
Democratic
edit13.9% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
Candidates
editRepublican
edit- Howard Baker, incumbent U.S. Senator
Democratic
edit- Ray Blanton, U.S. Representative
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Howard Baker (incumbent) | 716,539 | 61.55% | +5.85% | |
| Democratic | Ray Blanton | 440,599 | 37.85% | +6.46% | |
| Majority | 275,940 | 23.70% | +12.30% | ||
| Turnout | 1,157,138 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 22.
- ^ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993.
Works cited
edit- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.