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Parents > United States > Kentucky > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1972 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1972 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1972 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
ContributorMr. Techno
Last ModifiedRBH January 12, 2022 09:39pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1966
NameJohn Sherman Cooper Votes483,805 (64.52%)
Term01/03/1967 - 01/03/1973 Margin217,726 (+29.03%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1978
NameWalter "Dee" Huddleston Votes290,730 (60.98%)
Term01/03/1979 - 01/03/1985 Margin114,964 (+24.11%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 23, 1972 KY US Senate- D Primary
Walter "Dee" Huddleston
D 148,253
May 23, 1972 KY US Senate - R Primary
Louie B. Nunn
R 82,269

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Name Walter "Dee" Huddleston Gov. Louie B. Nunn Helen Breeden Walter E. Bartley, Jr.  
PartyDemocratic Republican American People's  
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Certified Votes 528,550 (50.93%) 494,337 (47.63%) 8,707 (0.84%) 6,267 (0.60%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -34,213 (-3.30%) -519,843 (-50.09%) -522,283 (-50.32%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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