1972 United States Senate election in Oregon

1972 United States Senate election in Oregon
	County results ; Hatfield: 50-60% 60-70% ; Morse: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Mark Hatfield; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Mark Hatfield; Republican

The 1972 United States Senate election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator Mark Hatfield was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democrat Wayne Morse.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on May 23, 1972.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Kenneth A. Brown, farmer,^[1] unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Oregon's 1st congressional district in 1952
Lynn Engdahl, professor at Pacific University^[2]
Mark Hatfield, incumbent Senator
John E. Smets, manufacturer^[3]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hatfield (incumbent)	171,594	61.16%
	Republican	Lynn Engdahl	63,859	22.76%
	Republican	Kenneth A. Brown	30,826	10.99%
	Republican	John E. Smets	13,397	4.78%
	Write-in	All others	913	0.33%
Total votes			280,589	100.00%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Robert B. Duncan, former U.S. Congressman for Oregon's 4th congressional district, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1966
Wayne Morse, former U.S. Senator
Don S. Willner, state senator
Ralph Wiser, businessman^[3]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[4]^[5]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne Morse	173,147	43.70%
	Democratic	Robert B. Duncan	130,845	33.03%
	Democratic	Don S. Willner	74,060	18.69%
	Democratic	Ralph Wiser	17,729	4.48%
	Write-in	All others	423	0.11%
Total votes			396,204	100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1972 United States Senate election in Oregon^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hatfield (Incumbent)	494,671	53.72
	Democratic	Wayne Morse	425,036	46.16
	None	Write-Ins	1,126	0.12
Majority			69,635	7.56
Turnout			920,833
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

References[]

^ "Record number of candidates file for election". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. March 15, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Gov. McCall of Oregon Won't Oppose Hatfield". New York Times. New York, NY. March 8, 1972. p. 86. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Morse will oppose Hatfield". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. May 24, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 147.
^ ^a ^b America Votes 10, p. 312.
^ "OR US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "OR US Senate, 1972 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 95.
^ America Votes 10, p. 307.
^ "OR US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 4, 2015 – via Clerk.house.gov.

Bibliography[]

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1973). America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.

[1] "Record number of candidates file for election". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. March 15, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[2] "Gov. McCall of Oregon Won't Oppose Hatfield". New York Times. New York, NY. March 8, 1972. p. 86. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[Capital_Journal-3] "Morse will oppose Hatfield". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. May 24, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1998147-4] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 147.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_10312-5] America Votes 10, p. 312.

[6] "OR US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[7] "OR US Senate, 1972 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199895-8] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 95.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_10307-9] America Votes 10, p. 307.

[10] "OR US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[11] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 4, 2015 – via Clerk.house.gov.

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1972 United States Senate election in Oregon

Contents

Primary elections[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]