1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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 County results
Eastland: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Carmichael: 40-50% 50-60% |
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The1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorJames Eastland won re-election to his sixth term. To date, this was the last time that the Democrats won the Class 2 Senate seat inMississippi. Mississippi was one of fifteen states alongsideAlabama,Arkansas,Colorado,Delaware,Georgia,Iowa,Louisiana,Maine,Minnesota,Montana,New Hampshire,Rhode Island,South Dakota, andWest Virginia that were won by Republican PresidentRichard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to theUnited States Senate.
- James Eastland, incumbent Senator
- Louis Fondren, State Representative[1]
- Taylor Webb, president of the Mississippi Economic Council[1]
- C. L. McKinley, pipefitter[1] (to run as an independent candidate)
Meredith ran as an anti-Nixon candidate, while Carmichael supported President Nixon's re-election.[1]
Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1972[4]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| Democratic | James Eastland (inc.) | 375,102 | 58.09% |  7.47 |
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| Republican | Gil Carmichael | 249,779 | 38.68% |  11.98 |
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| Independent | Prentiss Walker | 14,662 | 2.27% | N/A |
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| Independent | C.L.McKinley | 6,203 | 0.96% | N/A |
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