| Election Name: | 1972 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1978 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
| Image1: | John Tower (R-TX) (croppedmore).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Tower |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,822,877 |
| Percentage1: | 53.41% |
| Nominee2: | Barefoot Sanders |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,511,985 |
| Percentage2: | 44.30% |
| Map Size: | 310px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | John Tower |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Tower |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1972 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower won re-election to a third term.
Although he received over one million votes, Yarborough was 269 short of a majority. He and Sanders advanced to a runoff election held June 3.