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1972 Texas U.S. Senate Election
Texas · 2 candidates
Tower +9.1 pts · won by 310,892 votes
John G. TowerRepublicanWINNER53.41%
1,822,877 votes
Barefoot SandersDemocratic44.3%
1,511,985 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).