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1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Nominee
Walter Huddleston
Louie Nunn
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
528,550
494,337
Percentage
50.93%
47.63%
County resultsHuddleston : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Nunn : 50-60% 60-70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election
John Sherman Cooper
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Walter Huddleston
Democratic
The 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper retired, and Democratic State Senator Walter Dee Huddleston narrowly won the open seat over former Republican Governor Louie Nunn .
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Willis V. Johnson
Sandy Hockensmith
Walter Huddleston , State Senator from Elizabethtown
Charles Van Winkle
James E. Wallace
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
W. Howard Clay
Robert E. Gable , businessman and Commissioner of State Parks of Kentucky
Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate from London
Louie Nunn , former Governor of Kentucky (1967–71)
George Wooton
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1972 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
President
1972 United States presidential election
Democratic primaries
Republican primaries
Democratic convention
Republican convention
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