Английская Википедия:1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsMS 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. Шаблон:As of, this was the last time that the Democrats won the Class 2 Senate seat in Mississippi.
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
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Gil Carmichael, businessman
- James Meredith, Civil Rights Movement icon
Campaign
Meredith ran as an anti-Nixon candidate, while Carmichael supported President Nixon's re-election.[1]
Results
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General election
Candidates
- Gil Carmichael, businessman (Republican)
- James Eastland, incumbent Senator since 1943 (Democratic)
- C.L. McKinley, pipefitter[1] (Independent)
- Prentiss Walker, former Congressman and Republican nominee for Senate in 1966 (Independent)
Results
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See also
References
Шаблон:1972 United States elections
Шаблон:Mississippi-election-stub
