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1972 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election

Oklahoma · 5 candidates · See every 1972 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1972 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election?

Dewey F. Bartlett won the 1972 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election. Dewey F. Bartlett received 516,934 popular votes (51.43%). The main challenger was Edmund Edmondson (47.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Bartlett and Edmondson

Bartlett +3.9 pts · won by 38,722 votes
Dewey F. BartlettRepublicanWINNER51.43%
516,934 votes
Edmund EdmondsonDemocratic47.58%
478,212 votes
William G. RoachAmerican0.57%
5,769 votes
Joe C. PhillipsIndependent0.23%
2,264 votes
Paul E. TrentIndependent0.2%
1,969 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.