1972 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 1972 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1966 United States Senate election in Texas 1966 1978 United States Senate election in Texas 1978 November 7, 1972 John Tower (R-TX) (croppedmore).jpg John Tower Republican Party (United States) 1,822,877 53.41% Image:Barefoot Sanders.jpg 150x150px Barefoot Sanders Democratic Party (United States) 1,511,985 44.30% 1972 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg 310px County results Tower: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Sanders: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Amaya: #87de87 30–40% U.S. Senator John Tower Republican Party (United States) John Tower Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower won re-election to a third term. Democratic primary Candidates Thomas M. Cartlidge Barefoot Sanders, former state representative and Johnson administration official Alfonso Veloz, candidate for governor in 1968 Hugh Wilson, candidate for Senate in 1957 and 1961 Ralph Yarborough, former U.S. senator (1957–1971) Results 1972 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryUS Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=338639 OurCampaigns.com April 4, 2020 Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (US) 1,032,606 49.99% Barefoot Sanders Democratic Party (US) 787,504 38.12% Hugh Wilson Democratic Party (US) 125,460 6.07% Thomas M. Cartlidge Democratic Party (US) 66,240 3.21% Alfonso Veloz Democratic Party (US) 53,938 2.61% 2,065,748 100.00% Although he received over one million votes, Yarborough was 269 short of a majority. He and Sanders advanced to a runoff election held on June 3. Runoff campaign 1972 Democratic U.S. Senate runoffUS Senate - D Runoff https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=338640 OurCampaigns.com April 4, 2020 Barefoot Sanders Democratic Party (US) 1,008,499 52.08% 13.96 Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (US) 928,132 47.93% 2.06 1,936,631 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John G. Tower, incumbent U.S. senator since 1961 Results General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6485 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972 Republican Party (United States) John Tower (incumbent) 1,822,877 53.41% -2.98% Democratic Party (United States) Barefoot Sanders 1,511,985 44.30% +1.15% Raza Unida Party Flores Amaya 63,543 1.86% N/A Socialist Workers Party (United States) Tom Leonard 14,464 0.42% N/A 3,412,869 100.0% References Texas 1972 Category:1972 Texas elections