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1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi 
Summary
The 1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James Eastland won re-election to his sixth term. To date, this was the last time that the Democrats won the Class 2 Senate seat in Mississippi. Mississippi was one of fifteen states alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, 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.
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 County results Eastland: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Carmichael: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- James Eastland, incumbent Senator
- Louis Fondren, State Representative[1]
- Taylor Webb, president of the Mississippi Economic Council[1]
Withdrew edit
- C. L. McKinley, pipefitter[1] (to run as an independent candidate)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Eastland (inc.) | 203,847 | 70.23% | |
| Democratic | Taylor Webb | 67,656 | 23.21% | |
| Democratic | Louis Fondren | 18,753 | 6.46% | |
| Total votes | 290,256 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Gil Carmichael, businessman
- James Meredith, Civil Rights Movement icon
Campaign edit
Meredith ran as an anti-Nixon candidate, while Carmichael supported President Nixon's re-election.[1]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gil Carmichael | 18,369 | 79.08% | |
| Republican | James Meredith | 4,859 | 20.92% | |
| Total votes | 23,228 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Gil Carmichael, businessman (Republican)
- James Eastland, incumbent Senator since 1943 (Democratic)
- C.L. McKinley, pipefitter[1] (Independent)
- Prentiss Walker, former Congressman and Republican nominee for Senate in 1966 (Independent)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | James Eastland (inc.) | 375,102 | 58.09% |  7.47
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| Republican | Gil Carmichael | 249,779 | 38.68% |  11.98
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| Independent | Prentiss Walker | 14,662 | 2.27% | N/A | |
| Independent | C.L.McKinley | 6,203 | 0.96% | N/A | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Eastland to Face 3 Rivals in Primary". The New York Times. April 9, 1972. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "MS US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "MS US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972".