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1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi

1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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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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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • James Eastland, incumbent Senator
  • Louis Fondren, State Representative[1]
  • Taylor Webb, president of the Mississippi Economic Council[1]

Withdrew

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

Results

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Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

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

Results

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General election

Candidates

Results

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See also


References

  1. "Eastland to Face 3 Rivals in Primary". The New York Times. April 9, 1972. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. "MS US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. "MS US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 16, 2019.



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