1972 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election
Who won the 1972 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election?
James O. Eastland won the 1972 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election. James O. Eastland received 375,102 popular votes (58.09%). The main challenger was Gil Carmichael (38.68%).
See the full head-to-head between Eastland and Carmichael
Eastland +19.4 pts · won by 125,323 votes
375,102 votes
249,779 votes
14,662 votes
6,203 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.