The 1972 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Clinton Presba Anderson did not run for re-election. Republican Pete Domenici defeated Democrat Jack Daniels to win the open seat.
Democratic primary Candidates Jack Daniels, former New Mexico state representative Roberto Mondragón, incumbent lieutenant governor of New Mexico Thomas G. Morris, former U.S. representative David L. Norvell, incumbent attorney general of New Mexico
Results
Republican primary Candidates David Cargo, former governor of New Mexico Pete Domenici, former mayor of Albuquerque and nominee for governor in 1970
Results
General election Results
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