1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1966 November 7, 1972 1978 →

Nominee Dewey F. Bartlett Ed Edmondson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 516,934 478,212 Percentage 51.43% 47.58%

County results Bartlett:      50–60%      60–70% Edmondson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Fred R. Harris Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Dewey F. Bartlett Republican

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The 1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 7, 1972. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Fred R. Harris, had retired to run for president.^[1] The open seat was won by Republican Dewey F. Bartlett, who defeated Democratic nominee Ed Edmondson. His victory underperformed Richard Nixon's, who defeated George McGovern by 49.7% in the state.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Ed Edmondson, U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd district
• Jed Johnson Jr., former U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 6th district
• Clara Luper, Civil Rights activist
• Charles R. Nesbitt, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner^[2]
• Al Terrill, State Senator for the 32nd district^[3]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Dewey F. Bartlett, former Governor of Oklahoma

Results[]

Results[]

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