1972 United States Senate election in Michigan

none March 2026 September 2023 1972 United States Senate elections 1972 United States Senate election in Michigan Michigan Flag of Michigan.svg presidential no 1966 United States Senate election in Michigan 1966 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan 1978 November 7, 1972 File:Robert Paul Griffin.jpg 140x140px Robert P. Griffin Republican Party (United States) 1,781,065 52.28% File:Frank J. Kelley 1975.png Frank J. Kelley Democratic Party (United States) 1,577,178 46.29% 1972 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County resultsGriffin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Kelley: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin Republican Party (United States) Robert P. Griffin Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Whip Robert P. Griffin won a second full term against Democratic nominee and Michigan Attorney General Frank J. Kelley by 6%. Despite President Richard Nixon’s landslide victory in Michigan and the rest of the country, Griffin’s margin of victory decreased from the previous election. Following his defeat in this election, Kelley continued to serve as Michigan's state attorney general until he left office in 1999. As of , this was the last time that the Republicans have won Michigan's Class 2 Senate seat, as well as the last time that a Republican won re-election to either Senate seat in Michigan. Since this election, Republicans have only won one more Michigan U.S. Senate race, in 1994. General election Candidates Thomas D. Dennis Jr. (Communist) Patrick V. Dillinger (American Independent) Robert P. Griffin, incumbent U.S. senator since 1967 (Republican) Barbara Halpert (Human Rights) Frank J. Kelley, Michigan attorney general (Democratic) Linda Norquist (Socialist Workers) James Sim (Socialist Labor) Results General election resultsRandy Parker crickets chirp Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate July 7, 2003 Our Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6494 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1973 Republican Party (United States) Robert P. Griffin (incumbent) 1,781,065 52.28% 3.62 Democratic Party (United States) Frank J. Kelley 1,577,178 46.29% 2.44 American Independent Party Patrick V. Dillinger 23,121 0.68% N/A Human Rights Party (United States) Barbara Halpert 19,118 0.56% N/A Socialist Workers Party (US) Linda Norquist 2,389 0.07% N/A Socialist Labor Party (US) James Sim 2,127 0.06% 0.19 Communist Party USA Thomas D. Dennis Jr. 1,908 0.06% N/A 3,406,906 100.00% See also 1972 United States Senate elections References Michigan 1972 United States Senate election