| Election Name: | 1972 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1957 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1978 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
| Image1: | Mondale as Senator.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Walter Mondale |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 981,320 |
| Percentage1: | 56.67% |
| Nominee2: | Phil Hansen |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 742,121 |
| Percentage2: | 42.86% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Walter Mondale |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Walter Mondale |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1972 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Walter Mondale won re-election. Minnesota was one of fifteen states alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota and West Virginia that were won by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate.