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 County results Mondale: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hansen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1972 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorWalter Mondale won re-election.Minnesota was one of fifteen states alongsideAlabama,Arkansas,Colorado,Delaware,Georgia,Iowa,Louisiana,Maine,Mississippi,Montana,New Hampshire,Rhode Island,South Dakota andWest Virginia that were won by Republican PresidentRichard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate.Four years later, Mondale was electedVice President on the Democratic ticket with former Georgia GovernorJimmy Carter.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Walter Mondale (Incumbent) | 230,679 | 89.88% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tom Griffin | 11,266 | 4.39% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Richard "Dick" Leaf | 7,750 | 3.02% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Ralph E. Franklin | 6,946 | 2.71% | |
| Total votes | 256,641 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Hansen | 165,093 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 165,093 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Walter Mondale (Incumbent) | 981,320 | 56.67% | |
| Republican | Phil Hansen | 742,121 | 42.86% | |
| Industrial Government | Karl H. Heck | 8,192 | 0.47% | |
| Total votes | 1,731,633 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 239,199 | 13.81% | ||
| Turnout | 1,731,633 | 97.63% | ||
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