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      Home/Elections/1972/US Senate/Oklahoma
      1972·US Senate·Oklahoma

      Oklahoma US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Dewey F. Bartlett
      51.4%516,934 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ed Edmondson
      47.6%478,212 votes
      Margin
      R+3.9
      1,005,148 total votes
      3 candidates1,005,148 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Dewey F. BartlettREP✓
      		REP516,93451.4%
      Ed EdmondsonDEM
      		DEM478,21247.6%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH10,0021.0%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Oklahoma(Class I)

      2022
      James LankfordREP
      R+32.2
      2022(S)
      Markwayne MullinREP
      R+26.5
      2020
      James M InhofeREP
      R+30.2
      2016
      James LankfordREP
      R+43.2
      2014(S)
      James LankfordREP
      R+38.9
      2014
      James M InhofeREP
      R+39.5
      2010
      Tom A CoburnREP
      R+44.5
      2008
      James M InhofeREP
      R+17.5
      2004
      Tom A CoburnREP
      R+11.5
      2002
      James M InhofeREP
      R+21.0
      1998
      Don NicklesREP
      R+35.1
      1996
      James M InhofeREP
      R+16.6
      1994(S)
      James M InhofeREP
      R+15.4
      1992
      Don NicklesREP
      R+20.4
      1990
      David L BorenDEM
      D+66.3
      View all US Senate history for Oklahoma →

      Candidates

      Dewey F. BartlettREP
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginR+5.2
      Career1966-1972
      US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →
      Ed EdmondsonDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+2.2
      Career1972-1974
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Oklahoma, 1972

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