1972 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1972 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1966 United States Senate election in Montana 1966 1978 United States Senate election in Montana 1978 November 7, 1972 File:Lee_Warren_METCALF.jpg 150x150px Lee Metcalf Democratic Party (United States) 163,609 51.95% File:HankHibbard.png Hank Hibbard Republican Party (United States) 151,316 48.05% 1972 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMetcalf: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Hibbard: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf Democratic Party (United States) Lee Metcalf Democratic Party (United States) The 1972 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent United States Senator Lee Metcalf, who was first elected to the Senate in 1960 and was re-elected in 1966, ran for re-election. After winning the Democratic primary, he moved on to the general election, where he faced Hank Hibbard, a state senator and the Republican nominee. Following a close campaign, Metcalf managed to narrowly win re-election to his third term in the Senate over Hibbard. Montana was one of fifteen states, alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota and West Virginia, that were won by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate. Democratic primary Candidates Lee Metcalf, incumbent United States senator Jerome Peters Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1970s/1972/1972_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana and of the Vote Cast at the Separate Election for Ratification or Rejection of the Proposed Constitution, June 6, 1972 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615084751/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1970s/1972/1972_Primary_Statewide.pdf 2013-06-15 dead Lee Metcalf (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 106,491 86.42% Jerome Peters Democratic Party (United States) 16,729 13.58% 123,220 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Hank Hibbard Merrill K. Riddick Harold E. Wallace, 1970 Republican nominee for the Senate Norman C. Wheeler Results Republican primary results Hank Hibbard Republican Party (United States) 43,028 49.70% Harold E. Wallace Republican Party (United States) 26,463 30.57% Norman C. Wheeler Republican Party (United States) 13,826 15.97% Merrill K. Riddick Republican Party (United States) 3,259 3.76% 86,576 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1972http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Lee Metcalf (incumbent) 163,609 51.95% -1.22% Republican Party (United States) Hank Hibbard 151,316 48.05% +1.22% 12,293 3.90% -2.43% 314,925 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1972 References Montana 1972 Category:1972 Montana elections