The 1972 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator
Clifford Hansen ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Mike Vinich, a former aide to Congressman
Teno Roncalio and a bar owner in
Hudson.[1] As Hansen ran for re-election, President
Richard Nixon was overwhelmingly defeating Democratic presidential nominee
George McGovern in
Wyoming. Hansen managed to outperform even Nixon, winning his second term in a landslide over Vinich.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Mike Vinich,
Hudson bar owner, former Director of the Wyoming Employment Security Commission[1]