1972 United States Senate election in Iowa
The 1972 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jack Miller ran for re-election to a third term but was defeated by Democrat Dick Clark.
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 County results Clark: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Miller: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Iowa |
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Jack Miller, incumbent Senator since 1961
- Ralph Scott
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jack Miller (incumbent) | 170,590 | 84.36% | |
| Republican | Ralph Scott | 31,607 | 15.63% | |
| Republican | All others | 11 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 202,208 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Dick Clark | 662,637 | 55.07% |  17.27 | |
| Republican | Jack Miller (incumbent) | 530,525 | 44.09% |  16.82 | |
| American | William A. Rocap, Jr. | 8,954 | 0.74% | N/A | |
| Independent | Fred R. Benton | 1,203 | 0.10% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 14 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 1,203,333 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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See also
References
- "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate- R Primary Race - Aug 01, 1972". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1973). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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