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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Willis V. Johnson
- Sandy Hockensmith
- Walter Dee Huddleston, State Senator from Elizabethtown
- Charles Van Winkle
- James E. Wallace
Results
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
General election
Results
See also
1972 United States Senate elections
References
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