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      Home/Elections/1972/US Senate/Tennessee
      1972·US Senate·Tennessee

      Tennessee US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Howard Baker Jr.
      61.5%716,539 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ray Blanton
      37.9%440,599 votes
      Margin
      R+23.7
      1,164,195 total votes
      3 candidates1,164,195 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Howard Baker Jr.REP✓
      		REP716,53961.5%
      Ray BlantonDEM
      		DEM440,59937.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH7,0570.6%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Tennessee(Class II)

      2024
      Marsha BlackburnREP
      R+29.6
      2020
      Bill HagertyREP
      R+27.0
      2018
      Marshall BlackburnREP
      R+10.8
      2014
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+30.2
      2012
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+34.5
      2008
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+33.5
      2006
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+2.7
      2002
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+9.9
      2000
      Bill FristREP
      R+32.9
      1996
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+24.6
      1994(S)
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+22.0
      1994
      Bill FristREP
      R+14.3
      1990
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+37.9
      1988
      Jim SasserDEM
      D+30.6
      1984
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+26.9
      View all US Senate history for Tennessee →

      Candidates

      Howard Baker Jr.REP
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginR+11.4
      Career1964-1978
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Ray BlantonDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+23.7
      Career1972-1972
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Tennessee, 1972

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