1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas

1972 United States Senate election in Texas
	County results ; Tower: 40–50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% ; Sanders: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; 70–80% 80–90%; Amaya: 30–40%
U.S. senator before election; John Tower; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; John Tower; Republican

1972 United States Senate election in Texas

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The 1972 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower won re-election to a third term.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough	1,032,606	49.99%
	Democratic	Barefoot Sanders	787,504	38.12%
	Democratic	Hugh Wilson	125,460	6.07%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Cartlidge	66,240	3.21%
	Democratic	Alfonso Veloz	53,938	2.61%
Total votes			2,065,748	100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barefoot Sanders	1,008,499	52.08%	13.96
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough	928,132	47.93%	2.06
Total votes			1,936,631	100.00%

	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	John Tower (incumbent)	1,822,877	53.41%	-2.98%
Democratic	Barefoot Sanders	1,511,985	44.30%	+1.15%
Raza Unida	Flores Amaya	63,543	1.86%	N/A
Socialist Workers	Tom Leonard	14,464	0.42%	N/A

1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas

1972 United States Senate election in Texas

Democratic primary

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