1972 United States Senate election in Idaho

1972 United States Senate election in Idaho
	County results ; McClure: 50–60% 60–70%; Davis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Leonard B. Jordan; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; James McClure; Republican

The 1972 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator Leonard B. Jordan did not run for re-election. Republican U.S. Representative James A. McClure was elected to succeed him over Democrat Bud Davis.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

George V. Hansen, congressman from Pocatello
James A. McClure, congressman from Payette
Robert E. Smylie, former three-term governor (1955–1967)
Glenn Wegner

Results[]

1972 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McClure	46,522	36.06%
	Republican	George V. Hansen	35,412	27.45%
	Republican	Glenn Wegner	24,582	19.05%
	Republican	Robert E. Smylie	22,497	17.44%
Total votes			129,013	100.00%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Rose Bowman
Bud Davis, president of Idaho State University
Byron Johnson
W. Anthony Park, Idaho Attorney General

Results[]

1972 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bud Davis	23,953	36.05%
	Democratic	W. Anthony Park	17,636	26.54%
	Democratic	Byron Johnson	15,526	23.37%
	Democratic	Rose Bowman	9,327	14.04%
Total votes			66,442	100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

General election results^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James McClure (incumbent)	161,804	52.26%	3.12
	Democratic	William E. Davis	140,915	45.52%	0.90
	American	Jean L. Stoddard	6,885	2.22%	N/A
Total votes			309,604	100.00%

References[]

^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 08, 1972".
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate- D Primary Race - Aug 08, 1972".
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972".
^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1973). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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[1] "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 08, 1972".

[2] "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate- D Primary Race - Aug 08, 1972".

[3] "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972".

[4] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1973). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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1972 United States Senate election in Idaho

Contents

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]