Election Name: | 1972 United States Senate election in Alaska |
Country: | Alaska |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1970 United States Senate special election in Alaska |
Previous Year: | 1970 (special) |
Next Election: | 1978 United States Senate election in Alaska |
Next Year: | 1978 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1972 |
Image1: | Ted Stevens 1970 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Ted Stevens |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 74,216 |
Percentage1: | 77.30% |
Nominee2: | Gene Guess |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 21,791 |
Percentage2: | 22.70% |
Map Size: | 325px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Ted Stevens |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Ted Stevens |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1972 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 7, 1972. Republican U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who was first appointed & elected to complete the unexpired term of Bob Bartlett was re-elected to his second term (a full term) in office, over Democrat Gene Guess.