Election Name: | 1972 United States Senate election in Kansas |
Country: | Kansas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Kansas |
Previous Year: | 1966 |
Next Election: | 1978 United States Senate election in Kansas |
Next Year: | 1978 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
Nominee1: | James B. Pearson |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 622,591 |
Percentage1: | 71.42% |
Nominee2: | Archibald O. Tetzlaff |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 200,764 |
Percentage2: | 23.03% |
Map Size: | 270px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | James B. Pearson |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | James B. Pearson |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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 were held on August 1, 1972.[1]