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