1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
	County results; Bartlett: 50–60% 60–70%; Edmondson: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Fred R. Harris; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Dewey F. Bartlett; Republican

The 1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 7, 1972. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Fred R. Harris, had retired to run for president.^[1] The open seat was won by Republican Dewey F. Bartlett, who defeated Democratic nominee Ed Edmondson. However, his victory underperformed that of President Richard Nixon in the concurrent presidential election, which saw Nixon defeat George McGovern by 49.7% in the state.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Edmondson	249,729	56.35%
	Democratic	Charles R. Nesbitt	92,101	20.78%
	Democratic	Al Terrill	33,520	7.56%
	Democratic	Jed Johnson Jr.	28,795	6.50%
	Democratic	John Rogers	15,280	3.45%
	Democratic	Clara Luper	10,457	2.36%
	Democratic	Bill Tiffany	4,184	0.94%
	Democratic	Albert Anderson	2,870	0.65%
	Democratic	Billy Brown	2,638	0.60%
	Democratic	Henry Howell	2,230	0.50%
	Democratic	Jesse D. Knipp	1,386	0.31%
Total votes			443,190	100.00%

Republican primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dewey F. Bartlett	94,935	93.11%
	Republican	C. W. Wood	7,029	6.89%
Total votes			101,964	100.00%

1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dewey F. Bartlett	516,934	51.43%	+5.15%
	Democratic	Ed Edmondson	478,212	47.58%	-6.14%
	American	William G. Roach	5,769	0.57%	N/A
	Independent	Joe C. Phillips	2,264	0.23%	N/A
	Independent	Paul E. Trent	1,969	0.20%	N/A
Majority			38,722	3.85%	-3.6%
Turnout			1,005,148
	Republican gain from Democratic