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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. To date, this was the last time that the Democrats won the Class 2 Senate seat in Mississippi.
Mississippi was one of fifteen states alongside
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Delaware,
Georgia,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Minnesota,
Montana,
New Hampshire,
Rhode Island,
South Dakota and
West Virginia that were won by Republican President
Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
-
James Eastland, incumbent Senator
- Louis Fondren, State Representative
[1]
- 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
Campaign
Meredith ran as an anti-
Nixon candidate, while Carmichael supported President Nixon's re-election.
[1]
Results
General election
Candidates
Results
See also
References