1972 United States Senate election in Oregon|
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County results
Hatfield: 50-60% 60-70%
Morse: 50–60% |
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The 1972 United States Senate election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator Mark Hatfield was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democrat Wayne Morse.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 23, 1972.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Campaign
According to the New York Times, the election provided "a choice between two well-known personalities, not issues".[8] Morse, who had supported Hatfield's 1966 campaign, was famously opposed to the Vietnam War, as was Hatfield. Thus, the election was ultimately between two well-known anti-war liberals. Hatfield won a fairly comfortable 54-46 victory, winning all but 3 counties.
Results
See also
References
- ^ "Record number of candidates file for election". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. March 15, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Gov. McCall of Oregon Won't Oppose Hatfield". New York Times. New York, NY. March 8, 1972. p. 86. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Morse will oppose Hatfield". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. May 24, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "OR US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "OR US Senate, 1972 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "THE 1972 CAMPAIGN". The New York Times. October 2, 1972.
- ^ "OR US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 4, 2015 – via Clerk.house.gov.
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