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1972 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election
Mississippi · 2 candidates
Eastland +19.4 pts · won by 125,323 votes
James EastlandDemocraticWINNER58.09%
375,102 votes
Gil CarmichaelRepublican38.68%
249,779 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).