The 1972 United States Senate election in Kansas 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 James B. Pearson defeated Democratic nominee Arch O. Tetzlaff with 71.42% of the vote.
^Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the Senate, and Richard D. Hupman, Librarian (1972). "State Primary Elections, 1972, by dates". Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 6.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Letter to the Editors". Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas Historical Foundation. 35 (4): 266. Winter 2012–2013. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^"Kay Wins In Upset"(PDF). Ripon Forum. VIII (16). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ripon Society, Inc. August 15, 1972. p. 5.