1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee
	County results; Baker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Blanton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Senator before election; Howard Baker; Republican	Elected Senator ; Howard Baker; Republican

The 1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee 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. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Howard Baker won re-election to a second term, becoming the first Republican Senator in the state to ever do so.

Candidates edit

Republican edit

Howard Baker, incumbent U.S. Senator

Democratic edit

Ray Blanton, U.S. Representative

General election edit

1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Howard Baker (incumbent)	716,539	61.55%	+5.85%
	Democratic	Ray Blanton	440,599	37.85%	+6.46%
Majority			275,940	23.70%	+12.30%
Turnout			1,157,138
	Republican hold		Swing

References edit

^ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993.

[1] Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993.

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