1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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. As of 2020, this is the last time that the Democrats have won the state's Class 2 senate seat.

1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi
November 7, 1972
 
Nominee James Eastland Gil Carmichael
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 375,102 249,779
Percentage 58.1% 38.7%
County results
Eastland:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Carmichael:      40-50%      50-60%
U.S. senator before election

James Eastland
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

James Eastland
Democratic

Elections in Mississippi

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • James Eastland, incumbent Senator
  • Louis Fondren, State Representative[1] (to run as an independent)
  • Taylor Webb, president of the Mississippi Economic Council[1]

Withdrew
  • C.L. McKinley, pipefitter[1] (to run as an independent candidate)

Results
1972 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
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

Candidates
  • Gil Carmichael, businessman
  • James Meredith, Civil Rights Movement icon

Campaign

Meredith ran as an anti-Nixon candidate, while Carmichael supported President Nixon's re-election.[1]

Results
1972 Republican U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gil Carmichael 18,369 79.08%
Republican James Meredith 4,859 20.92%
Total votes 23,228 100.00%

Independents and third parties

Independent

Results
Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1972[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic James Eastland 375,102 58.09% 7.47
Republican Gil Carmichael 249,779 38.68% 11.98
Independent Prentiss Walker 14,662 2.27% N/A
Independent C.L.McKinley 6,203 0.96% N/A

See also

References
  1. "Eastland to Face 3 Rivals in Primary". The New York Times. 9 April 1972. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. "MS US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. "MS US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6502
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