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1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi
Nominee
James Eastland
Gil Carmichael
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
375,102
249,779
Percentage
58.1%
38.7%
County resultsEastland: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%Carmichael: 40-50% 50-60%
U.S. senator before election
James Eastland
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
James Eastland
Democratic
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. As of 2022, this is the last time that the Democrats won the Class 2 Senate seat in Mississippi.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
James Eastland , incumbent Senator
Louis Fondren, State Representative[1] (to run as an independent)
Taylor Webb, president of the Mississippi Economic Council[1]
Withdrew [ ]
C.L. McKinley, pipefitter[1] (to run as an independent candidate)
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
, businessman
James Meredith , Civil Rights Movement icon
Campaign [ ]
Meredith ran as an anti-Nixon candidate, while Carmichael supported President Nixon's re-election.[1]
Results [ ]
Independents and third parties [ ]
Independent [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Categories :
United States Senate elections in Mississippi 1972 United States Senate elections 1972 Mississippi elections Mississippi election stubs