The 1972 Nebraska United States Senate election was held on November 7, 1972 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Nebraska. Republican U.S. Senator Carl Curtis won re-election.
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County results Curtis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Carpenter: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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This was the last time until 1996 that a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in Nebraska.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | 'Carl Curtis' (Incumbent) | 301,841 | 53.16% | -7.88% | |
Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 265,922 | 46.84% | +8.09% | |
Majority | 35,919 | 6.33% | -15.97% | ||
Turnout | 567,763 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |