1972 United States Senate election in New Mexico

none March 2026 September 2023 1972 United States Senate election in New Mexico New Mexico presidential no 1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico 1966 1978 United States Senate election in New Mexico 1978 November 7, 1972 File:Pete Domenici 1973.jpg 140x140px Pete Domenici Republican Party (United States) 204,253 54.03% 3x4.svg Jack Daniels Democratic Party (United States) 173,815 45.97% 1972 United States Senate election in New Mexico results map by county.svg 230px County resultsDomenici: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Daniels: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Clinton Anderson Democratic Party (United States) Pete Domenici Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Clinton Presba Anderson did not run for re-election. Republican Pete Domenici defeated Democrat Jack Daniels to win the open seat. Democratic primary Candidates Jack Daniels, former New Mexico state representative Roberto Mondragón, incumbent lieutenant governor of New Mexico Thomas G. Morris, former U.S. representative David L. Norvell, incumbent attorney general of New Mexico Results Democratic primary resultsNM US Senate - D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=338433&ShowAllCand=Y OurCampaigns 16 March 2014 Democratic Party (US) Jack Daniels 45,648 29.75% Democratic Party (US) Roberto Mondragón 29,603 19.29% Democratic Party (US) David L. Norvell 24,917 16.24% Democratic Party (US) Thomas G. Morris 22,849 14.89% Democratic Party (US) Others 30,448 19.84% 16,045 10.46% 153,465 100.00% Republican primary Candidates David Cargo, former governor of New Mexico Pete Domenici, former mayor of Albuquerque and nominee for governor in 1970 Results Republican primary resultsNM US Senate - R Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=338606 OurCampaigns 16 March 2014 Republican Party (US) Pete Domenici 37,337 63.25% Republican Party (US) David Cargo 12,522 21.21% Republican Party (US) Others 9,171 15.54% 24,815 42.04% 59,030 100.00% General election Results General election resultsNM US Senate http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5308 OurCampaigns 16 March 2014Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf Office of the U.S. House Clerk 16 March 2014 Republican Party (US) Pete Domenici 204,253 54.03% Democratic Party (US) Jack Daniels 173,815 45.97% 30,438 8.05% 378,068 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) References New Mexico 1972 Category:1972 New Mexico elections