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.
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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James B. Pearson defeated Democratic nominee Arch O. Tetzlaff with 71.42% of the vote.
Primary elections edit
Primary elections were held on August 1, 1972.[1]
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Arch O. Tetzlaff, anesthesiologist,[2][3][4] unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Kansas's 3rd congressional district in 1970
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arch O. Tetzlaff | unopposed |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Harlan D. House, farmer[7]
- James B. Pearson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James B. Pearson (incumbent) | 229,908 | 82.19% | |
Republican | Harlan D. House | 49,825 | 17.81% | |
Total votes | 279,733 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- James B. Pearson (R)
- Arch O. Tetzlaff (D)
- Gene F. Miller (C)
- Howard Hadin (P), perennial candidate
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James B. Pearson (incumbent) | 622,591 | 71.42 | |
Democratic | Arch O. Tetzlaff | 200,764 | 23.03 | |
Conservative | Gene F. Miller | 35,510 | 4.07 | |
Prohibition | Howard Hadin | 12,857 | 1.48 | |
Majority | 421,827 | 48.39 | ||
Turnout | 871,722 | |||
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the Senate, and Richard D. Hupman, Librarian (1972). "State Primary Elections, 1972, by dates". Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 6.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ King, Seth (November 9, 1972). "Midwest's Independence Survives Sweep by Nixon". New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 20. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Letter to the Editors". Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. 35 (4). Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas Historical Foundation: 266. Winter 2012–2013. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Kay Wins In Upset" (PDF). Ripon Forum. Vol. VIII, no. 16. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ripon Society, Inc. August 15, 1972. p. 5.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
- ^ a b America Votes 10, p. 143.
- ^ "Incumbents Win Primaries" (PDF). The Daily Register. Red Bank, N.J. August 2, 1972. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 86.
- ^ America Votes 10, p. 134.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 5, 2021 – via Clerk.house.gov.
Bibliography edit
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1973). America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.