1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1966 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1966 1978 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1978 November 7, 1972 150x150px File:WHuddleston (cropped).jpg Walter Dee Huddleston Democratic Party (United States) 528,550 50.93% File:Louie-Nunn (cropped).jpg Louie Nunn Republican Party (United States) 494,337 47.63% 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHuddleston: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Nunn: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) Walter Dee Huddleston Democratic Party (United States) The 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper retired, and Democratic State Senator Walter Dee Huddleston narrowly won the open seat over former Republican Governor Louie Nunn. Republican primary Candidates W. Howard Clay Robert E. Gable, businessman and commissioner of State Parks of Kentucky Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate from London Louie Nunn, former governor of Kentucky (1967–71) George Wooton Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=340957 Our Campaigns - KY US Senate - R Primary Race - May 23, 1972 www.ourcampaigns.com Louie Nunn Republican Party (United States) 57,348 69.71% Robert E. Gable Republican Party (United States) 18,107 22.01% W. Howard Clay Republican Party (United States) 2,786 3.39% George Wooton Republican Party (United States) 2,716 3.30% Thurman Jerome Hamlin Republican Party (United States) 1,312 1.60% 82,269 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Sandy Hockensmith Walter Dee Huddleston, state senator from Elizabethtown Willis V. Johnson Charles Van Winkle James E. Wallace Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=340956 Our Campaigns - KY US Senate - D Primary Race - May 23, 1972 www.ourcampaigns.com Walter Dee Huddleston Democratic Party (United States) 106,144 71.60% Sandy Hockensmith Democratic Party (United States) 14,786 9.97% James E. Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 11,290 7.62% Willis V. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 8,727 5.89% Charles Van Winkle Democratic Party (United States) 7,306 4.93% 148,253 100.00% General election Results General election results https://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 Democratic Party (United States) Walter Dee Huddleston 528,550 50.93% Republican Party (United States) Louie Nunn 494,337 47.63% American Party (1969) Helen Breeden 8,707 0.84% People's Party (US, 1971) Walter Bartley 6,267 0.60% 1,037,861 100.00% See also 1972 United States Senate elections References 1972 Kentucky United States Senate