1972 United States Senate election in Nebraska

1972 United States Senate election in Nebraska

November 7, 1972

Nominee Carl Curtis Terry Carpenter Party Republican Democratic Party (United States) Popular vote 301,841 265,922 Percentage 53.16% 46.84%

County Results Curtis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Carpenter:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Carl Curtis Republican Elected U.S. Senator Carl Curtis Republican

The 1972 Nebraska United States Senate election was held on November 7, 1972 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Nebraska. Republican U.S. Senator Carl Curtis won re-election.

Candidates

Democratic

• Terry Carpenter, former congressman
• John DeCamp, State Senator

Republican

• Carl Curtis, Incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1972

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Carl Curtis (Incumbent)	301,841	53.16%	−7.88%
	Democratic	Terry Carpenter	265,922	46.84%	+8.09%
Majority			35,919	6.33%	−15.97%
Turnout			567,763
	Republican hold		Swing