1972 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Jim McClure Bud Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 161,804 140,915 Percentage 52.26% 45.52%

County results McClure:     50–60%     60–70% Davis:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Len Jordan Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jim McClure Republican

The1972 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 7; incumbentLen Jordan did not run for re-election. Republican U.S. RepresentativeJim McClure was elected to succeed him over DemocratBud Davis.

• George Hansen,congressman fromPocatello
• Jim McClure,congressman fromPayette
• Robert Smylie, former three-termgovernor (1955–1967)
• Glenn Wegner, physician-attorney fromKendrick

Source:^[1][2]

• Rose Bowman, activist from Boise
• Bud Davis, president ofIdaho State University
• Byron Johnson, attorney from Boise
• Tony Park,attorney general

Source:^[2][3]

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim McClure	161,804	52.26%	3.12
	Democratic	Bud Davis	140,915	45.52%	0.90
	American	Jean L. Stoddard	6,885	2.22%	N/A
Total votes			309,604	100.00%

Source:^[4][5][6]

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