List of elections in 1972
The following elections occurred in the year 1972.
Africa
- Gambian general election, 1972
- Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 1972
- Malagasy presidential election, 1972
- Swazi parliamentary election, 1972
Asia
- North Korean parliamentary election, 1972
- Republic of China legislative election, 1972
- Japanese general election, 1972
Australia
Europe
- Dutch general election, 1972
- European Economic Community (EEC) enlargement:
- Referendum in Denmark (2 October)
- Referendum in France
- Referendum in Ireland (10 Mai)
- Referendum in Norway
- Finnish parliamentary election, 1972
- West German federal election, 1972
- Gibraltar general election, 1972
- Italian general election, 1972
- Polish legislative election, 1972
- United Kingdom
North America
- Nicaraguan Constitutional Assembly election, 1972
- Panamanian parliamentary election, 1972
- Panamanian presidential election, 1972
- Salvadoran legislative election, 1972
- Salvadoran presidential election, 1972
Canada
- Canadian federal election, 1972
- Brantford municipal election, 1972
- British Columbia general election, 1972
- British Columbia time referendum, 1972
- Newfoundland general election, 1972
- Ontario municipal elections, 1972
- Ottawa municipal election, 1972
- Toronto municipal election, 1972
Caribbean
United States
- United States presidential election, 1972
- United States Senate elections, 1972
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
California
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
- United States presidential election in California, 1972
Delaware
Illinois
Louisiana
Massachusetts
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1972
Nebraska
North Carolina
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1972
- United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1972
South Carolina
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1972
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1972
United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1972
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
United States Senate
- United States Senate elections, 1972
- United States Senate election in Delaware, 1972
- United States Senate election in Illinois, 1972
- United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1972
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1972
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1972
Washington (U.S. state)
Oceania
- Cook Islands general election, 1972
- Fijian general election, 1972
- New Zealand general election, 1972