1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Mississippi (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	James Eastland* (D)		Gil Carmichael (R)		Prentiss Walker (I)		C.L. McKinley (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	47%	6,526	58.3%	4,043	36.1%	372	3.3%	260	2.3%	0	0.0%	2,483	11,201
Alcorn	39%	4,321	60.3%	2,736	38.2%	87	1.2%	26	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,585	7,170
Amite	47%	2,977	72.9%	821	20.1%	220	5.4%	63	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,156	4,081
Attala	48%	3,878	63.1%	2,063	33.6%	136	2.2%	70	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,815	6,147
Benton	45%	1,670	77.3%	452	20.9%	20	0.9%	18	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,218	2,160
Bolivar	32%	6,596	72.0%	2,260	24.7%	174	1.9%	132	1.4%	0	0.0%	4,336	9,162
Calhoun	43%	2,749	66.3%	1,361	32.8%	32	0.8%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,388	4,149
Carroll	41%	1,691	69.4%	707	29.0%	20	0.8%	20	0.8%	0	0.0%	984	2,438
Chickasaw	42%	2,826	63.2%	1,556	34.8%	67	1.5%	26	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,270	4,475
Choctaw	51%	1,741	63.7%	962	35.2%	23	0.8%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	779	2,731
Claiborne	47%	1,410	43.9%	1,600	49.9%	98	3.1%	101	3.1%	0	0.0%	-190	3,209
Clarke	55%	2,292	42.2%	3,040	55.9%	94	1.7%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	-748	5,435
Clay	47%	3,769	66.2%	1,744	30.6%	110	1.9%	69	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,025	5,692
Coahoma	39%	5,240	57.3%	3,156	34.5%	459	5.0%	289	3.2%	0	0.0%	2,084	9,144
Copiah	48%	4,877	63.8%	2,302	30.1%	286	3.7%	182	2.4%	0	0.0%	2,575	7,647
Covington	51%	2,228	48.8%	1,852	40.5%	445	9.7%	43	0.9%	0	0.0%	376	4,568
DeSoto	40%	7,675	80.3%	1,754	18.3%	93	1.0%	41	0.4%	0	0.0%	5,921	9,563
Forrest	46%	8,996	48.6%	8,949	48.4%	516	2.8%	46	0.2%	0	0.0%	47	18,507
Franklin	61%	2,031	64.3%	1,001	31.7%	83	2.6%	43	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,030	3,158
George	55%	3,235	73.5%	1,088	24.7%	45	1.0%	31	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,147	4,399
Greene	62%	2,336	70.2%	882	26.5%	87	2.6%	21	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,454	3,326
Grenada	50%	3,600	56.4%	2,664	41.7%	47	0.7%	70	1.1%	0	0.0%	936	6,381
Hancock	51%	4,481	73.7%	1,484	24.4%	78	1.3%	37	0.6%	0	0.0%	2,997	6,080
Harrison	38%	21,585	62.8%	12,040	35.0%	563	1.6%	186	0.5%	0	0.0%	9,545	34,374
Hinds	45%	31,953	48.3%	31,499	47.6%	1,987	3.0%	784	1.2%	0	0.0%	454	66,223
Holmes	45%	3,121	50.4%	2,887	46.7%	97	1.6%	83	1.3%	0	0.0%	234	6,188
Humphreys	39%	2,261	70.5%	754	23.5%	102	3.2%	88	2.7%	0	0.0%	1,507	3,205
Issaquena	58%	628	68.6%	216	23.6%	22	2.4%	49	5.4%	0	0.0%	412	915
Itawamba	43%	2,687	53.3%	2,325	46.1%	16	0.3%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	362	5,040
Jackson	45%	17,920	68.6%	7,706	29.5%	359	1.4%	155	0.6%	0	0.0%	10,214	26,140
Jasper	46%	2,098	44.4%	2,430	51.5%	164	3.5%	29	0.6%	0	0.0%	-332	4,721
Jefferson	45%	1,232	49.7%	1,053	42.5%	100	4.0%	92	3.7%	0	0.0%	179	2,477
Jefferson Davis	51%	2,145	53.0%	1,651	40.8%	210	5.2%	38	0.9%	0	0.0%	494	4,044
Jones	53%	8,240	40.9%	11,328	56.3%	189	0.9%	381	1.9%	0	0.0%	-3,088	20,138
Kemper	58%	1,747	47.0%	1,925	51.8%	23	0.6%	20	0.5%	0	0.0%	-178	3,715
Lafayette	38%	4,293	61.7%	2,526	36.3%	87	1.3%	47	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,767	6,953
Lamar	59%	2,597	41.8%	3,317	53.4%	176	2.8%	119	1.9%	0	0.0%	-720	6,209
Lauderdale	49%	9,218	41.6%	12,531	56.5%	367	1.7%	48	0.2%	0	0.0%	-3,313	22,164
Lawrence	58%	2,458	59.1%	1,559	37.5%	111	2.7%	29	0.7%	0	0.0%	899	4,157
Leake	47%	3,362	63.6%	1,784	33.7%	108	2.0%	36	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,578	5,290
Lee	39%	6,691	55.3%	5,255	43.5%	86	0.7%	61	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,436	12,093
Leflore	37%	5,861	61.8%	3,375	35.6%	136	1.4%	115	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,486	9,487
Lincoln	52%	5,061	56.3%	3,632	40.4%	216	2.4%	81	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,429	8,990
Lowndes	42%	8,031	57.8%	5,595	40.3%	182	1.3%	90	0.6%	0	0.0%	2,436	13,898
Madison	34%	3,634	54.5%	2,618	39.3%	203	3.0%	207	3.1%	0	0.0%	1,016	6,662
Marion	58%	3,677	42.7%	4,815	55.9%	97	1.1%	21	0.2%	0	0.0%	-1,138	8,610
Marshall	34%	4,250	82.9%	693	13.5%	107	2.1%	74	1.4%	0	0.0%	3,557	5,124
Monroe	42%	5,945	64.0%	3,224	34.7%	69	0.7%	50	0.5%	0	0.0%	2,721	9,288
Montgomery	50%	2,818	66.1%	1,278	30.0%	128	3.0%	39	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,540	4,263
Neshoba	58%	3,299	42.2%	4,300	55.0%	125	1.6%	88	1.1%	0	0.0%	-1,001	7,812
Newton	52%	3,180	48.3%	3,228	49.1%	148	2.2%	25	0.4%	0	0.0%	-48	6,581
Noxubee	35%	1,572	52.8%	1,320	44.3%	52	1.7%	35	1.2%	0	0.0%	252	2,979
Oktibbeha	39%	4,372	53.8%	3,656	45.0%	70	0.9%	26	0.3%	0	0.0%	716	8,124
Panola	44%	5,011	68.2%	2,185	29.8%	62	0.8%	85	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,826	7,343
Pearl River	45%	6,016	72.6%	2,056	24.8%	183	2.2%	30	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,960	8,285
Perry	60%	1,952	57.5%	1,365	40.2%	68	2.0%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	587	3,396
Pike	51%	5,532	52.6%	4,671	44.4%	210	2.0%	98	0.9%	0	0.0%	861	10,511
Pontotoc	45%	3,868	73.4%	1,366	25.9%	26	0.5%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,502	5,269
Prentiss	38%	3,501	67.5%	1,637	31.5%	27	0.5%	25	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,864	5,190
Quitman	36%	2,446	76.9%	633	19.9%	50	1.6%	51	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,813	3,180
Rankin	47%	7,885	53.5%	6,022	40.9%	768	5.2%	58	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,863	14,733
Scott	48%	3,894	58.5%	2,303	34.6%	407	6.1%	48	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,591	6,652
Sharkey	40%	1,340	67.4%	579	29.1%	41	2.1%	27	1.4%	0	0.0%	761	1,987
Simpson	52%	3,463	50.7%	2,803	41.0%	538	7.9%	32	0.5%	0	0.0%	660	6,836
Smith	57%	2,409	47.2%	1,676	32.8%	991	19.4%	33	0.6%	0	0.0%	733	5,109
Stone	51%	1,634	58.9%	1,076	38.8%	60	2.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	558	2,774
Sunflower	34%	5,568	73.4%	1,825	24.0%	120	1.6%	77	1.0%	0	0.0%	3,743	7,590
Tallahatchie	37%	3,024	74.5%	990	24.4%	24	0.6%	21	0.5%	0	0.0%	2,034	4,059
Tate	44%	4,451	84.7%	711	13.5%	54	1.0%	37	0.7%	0	0.0%	3,740	5,253
Tippah	44%	4,003	84.0%	701	14.7%	30	0.6%	30	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,302	4,764
Tishomingo	45%	3,092	64.5%	1,654	34.5%	29	0.6%	16	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,438	4,791
Tunica	32%	1,795	87.3%	222	10.8%	21	1.0%	18	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,573	2,056
Union	49%	4,966	77.6%	1,381	21.6%	38	0.6%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,585	6,399
Walthall	50%	2,415	61.9%	1,376	35.3%	78	2.0%	34	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,039	3,903
Warren	48%	7,588	54.5%	5,822	41.8%	290	2.1%	215	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,766	13,915
Washington	34%	7,938	56.3%	5,679	40.3%	247	1.8%	228	1.6%	0	0.0%	2,259	14,092
Wayne	55%	2,906	50.2%	2,811	48.5%	43	0.7%	33	0.6%	0	0.0%	95	5,793
Webster	63%	2,982	69.4%	1,257	29.3%	44	1.0%	12	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,725	4,295
Wilkinson	42%	1,899	65.9%	732	25.4%	138	4.8%	113	3.9%	0	0.0%	1,167	2,882
Winston	56%	2,991	45.2%	3,544	53.5%	54	0.8%	32	0.5%	0	0.0%	-553	6,621
Yalobusha	48%	2,853	75.9%	850	22.6%	29	0.8%	25	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,003	3,757
Yazoo	45%	4,599	60.3%	2,855	37.4%	100	1.3%	70	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,744	7,624
TOTAL	43%	375,102	58.1%	249,779	38.7%	14,662	2.3%	6,203	1.0%	0	0.0%	125,323	645,746
Total R vote: 249,779 (38.7%)      Total D vote: 375,102 (58.1%)      Total Other vote: 20,865 (3.2%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	6,526	58.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	4,043	36.1%
Prentiss Walker (I)	372	3.3%
C.L. McKinley (I)	260	2.3%
TOTAL	11,201
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Alcorn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,321	60.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,736	38.2%
Prentiss Walker (I)	87	1.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	26	0.4%
TOTAL	7,170
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Amite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,977	72.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	821	20.1%
Prentiss Walker (I)	220	5.4%
C.L. McKinley (I)	63	1.5%
TOTAL	4,081
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Attala County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,878	63.1%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,063	33.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	136	2.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	70	1.1%
TOTAL	6,147
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,670	77.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	452	20.9%
Prentiss Walker (I)	20	0.9%
C.L. McKinley (I)	18	0.8%
TOTAL	2,160
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Bolivar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	6,596	72.0%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,260	24.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	174	1.9%
C.L. McKinley (I)	132	1.4%
TOTAL	9,162
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,749	66.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,361	32.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	32	0.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,149
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,691	69.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	707	29.0%
Prentiss Walker (I)	20	0.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	20	0.8%
TOTAL	2,438
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Chickasaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,826	63.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,556	34.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	67	1.5%
C.L. McKinley (I)	26	0.6%
TOTAL	4,475
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,741	63.7%
Gil Carmichael (R)	962	35.2%
Prentiss Walker (I)	23	0.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,731
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,410	43.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,600	49.9%
Prentiss Walker (I)	98	3.1%
C.L. McKinley (I)	101	3.1%
TOTAL	3,209
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,292	42.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,040	55.9%
Prentiss Walker (I)	94	1.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,435
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,769	66.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,744	30.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	110	1.9%
C.L. McKinley (I)	69	1.2%
TOTAL	5,692
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Coahoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	5,240	57.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,156	34.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	459	5.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	289	3.2%
TOTAL	9,144
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Copiah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,877	63.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,302	30.1%
Prentiss Walker (I)	286	3.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	182	2.4%
TOTAL	7,647
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,228	48.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,852	40.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	445	9.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	43	0.9%
TOTAL	4,568
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, DeSoto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	7,675	80.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,754	18.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	93	1.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	41	0.4%
TOTAL	9,563
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Forrest County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	8,996	48.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	8,949	48.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	516	2.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	46	0.2%
TOTAL	18,507
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,031	64.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,001	31.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	83	2.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	43	1.4%
TOTAL	3,158
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,235	73.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,088	24.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	45	1.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	31	0.7%
TOTAL	4,399
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,336	70.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	882	26.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	87	2.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,326
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Grenada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,600	56.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,664	41.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	47	0.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	70	1.1%
TOTAL	6,381
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,481	73.7%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,484	24.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	78	1.3%
C.L. McKinley (I)	37	0.6%
TOTAL	6,080
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	21,585	62.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	12,040	35.0%
Prentiss Walker (I)	563	1.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	186	0.5%
TOTAL	34,374
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Hinds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	31,953	48.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	31,499	47.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	1,987	3.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	784	1.2%
TOTAL	66,223
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,121	50.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,887	46.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	97	1.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	83	1.3%
TOTAL	6,188
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,261	70.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	754	23.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	102	3.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	88	2.7%
TOTAL	3,205
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Issaquena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	628	68.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	216	23.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	22	2.4%
C.L. McKinley (I)	49	5.4%
TOTAL	915
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Itawamba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,687	53.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,325	46.1%
Prentiss Walker (I)	16	0.3%
C.L. McKinley (I)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,040
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	17,920	68.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	7,706	29.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	359	1.4%
C.L. McKinley (I)	155	0.6%
TOTAL	26,140
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,098	44.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,430	51.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	164	3.5%
C.L. McKinley (I)	29	0.6%
TOTAL	4,721
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,232	49.7%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,053	42.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	100	4.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	92	3.7%
TOTAL	2,477
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,145	53.0%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,651	40.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	210	5.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	38	0.9%
TOTAL	4,044
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	8,240	40.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	11,328	56.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	189	0.9%
C.L. McKinley (I)	381	1.9%
TOTAL	20,138
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Kemper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,747	47.0%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,925	51.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	23	0.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	20	0.5%
TOTAL	3,715
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,293	61.7%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,526	36.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	87	1.3%
C.L. McKinley (I)	47	0.7%
TOTAL	6,953
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,597	41.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,317	53.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	176	2.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	119	1.9%
TOTAL	6,209
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	9,218	41.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	12,531	56.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	367	1.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	48	0.2%
TOTAL	22,164
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,458	59.1%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,559	37.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	111	2.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,157
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Leake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,362	63.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,784	33.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	108	2.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	36	0.7%
TOTAL	5,290
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	6,691	55.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	5,255	43.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	86	0.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	61	0.5%
TOTAL	12,093
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Leflore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	5,861	61.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,375	35.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	136	1.4%
C.L. McKinley (I)	115	1.2%
TOTAL	9,487
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	5,061	56.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,632	40.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	216	2.4%
C.L. McKinley (I)	81	0.9%
TOTAL	8,990
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	8,031	57.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	5,595	40.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	182	1.3%
C.L. McKinley (I)	90	0.6%
TOTAL	13,898
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,634	54.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,618	39.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	203	3.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	207	3.1%
TOTAL	6,662
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,677	42.7%
Gil Carmichael (R)	4,815	55.9%
Prentiss Walker (I)	97	1.1%
C.L. McKinley (I)	21	0.2%
TOTAL	8,610
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,250	82.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	693	13.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	107	2.1%
C.L. McKinley (I)	74	1.4%
TOTAL	5,124
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	5,945	64.0%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,224	34.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	69	0.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	50	0.5%
TOTAL	9,288
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,818	66.1%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,278	30.0%
Prentiss Walker (I)	128	3.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	39	0.9%
TOTAL	4,263
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Neshoba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,299	42.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	4,300	55.0%
Prentiss Walker (I)	125	1.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	88	1.1%
TOTAL	7,812
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,180	48.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,228	49.1%
Prentiss Walker (I)	148	2.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	25	0.4%
TOTAL	6,581
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Noxubee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,572	52.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,320	44.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	52	1.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	35	1.2%
TOTAL	2,979
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Oktibbeha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,372	53.8%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,656	45.0%
Prentiss Walker (I)	70	0.9%
C.L. McKinley (I)	26	0.3%
TOTAL	8,124
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Panola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	5,011	68.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,185	29.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	62	0.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	85	1.2%
TOTAL	7,343
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Pearl River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	6,016	72.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,056	24.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	183	2.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,285
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,952	57.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,365	40.2%
Prentiss Walker (I)	68	2.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,396
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	5,532	52.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	4,671	44.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	210	2.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	98	0.9%
TOTAL	10,511
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Pontotoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,868	73.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,366	25.9%
Prentiss Walker (I)	26	0.5%
C.L. McKinley (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,269
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Prentiss County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,501	67.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,637	31.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	27	0.5%
C.L. McKinley (I)	25	0.5%
TOTAL	5,190
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Quitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,446	76.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	633	19.9%
Prentiss Walker (I)	50	1.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	51	1.6%
TOTAL	3,180
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Rankin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	7,885	53.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	6,022	40.9%
Prentiss Walker (I)	768	5.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	58	0.4%
TOTAL	14,733
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,894	58.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,303	34.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	407	6.1%
C.L. McKinley (I)	48	0.7%
TOTAL	6,652
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Sharkey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,340	67.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	579	29.1%
Prentiss Walker (I)	41	2.1%
C.L. McKinley (I)	27	1.4%
TOTAL	1,987
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Simpson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,463	50.7%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,803	41.0%
Prentiss Walker (I)	538	7.9%
C.L. McKinley (I)	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,836
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,409	47.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,676	32.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	991	19.4%
C.L. McKinley (I)	33	0.6%
TOTAL	5,109
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,634	58.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,076	38.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	60	2.2%
C.L. McKinley (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,774
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Sunflower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	5,568	73.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,825	24.0%
Prentiss Walker (I)	120	1.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	77	1.0%
TOTAL	7,590
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Tallahatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,024	74.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	990	24.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	24	0.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,059
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Tate County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,451	84.7%
Gil Carmichael (R)	711	13.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	54	1.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	37	0.7%
TOTAL	5,253
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Tippah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,003	84.0%
Gil Carmichael (R)	701	14.7%
Prentiss Walker (I)	30	0.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	30	0.6%
TOTAL	4,764
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Tishomingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	3,092	64.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,654	34.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	29	0.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	16	0.3%
TOTAL	4,791
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Tunica County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,795	87.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	222	10.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	21	1.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	18	0.9%
TOTAL	2,056
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,966	77.6%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,381	21.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	38	0.6%
C.L. McKinley (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,399
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Walthall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,415	61.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,376	35.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	78	2.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	34	0.9%
TOTAL	3,903
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	7,588	54.5%
Gil Carmichael (R)	5,822	41.8%
Prentiss Walker (I)	290	2.1%
C.L. McKinley (I)	215	1.5%
TOTAL	13,915
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	7,938	56.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	5,679	40.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	247	1.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	228	1.6%
TOTAL	14,092
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,906	50.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,811	48.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	43	0.7%
C.L. McKinley (I)	33	0.6%
TOTAL	5,793
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,982	69.4%
Gil Carmichael (R)	1,257	29.3%
Prentiss Walker (I)	44	1.0%
C.L. McKinley (I)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,295
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Wilkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	1,899	65.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	732	25.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	138	4.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	113	3.9%
TOTAL	2,882
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,991	45.2%
Gil Carmichael (R)	3,544	53.5%
Prentiss Walker (I)	54	0.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,621
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Yalobusha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	2,853	75.9%
Gil Carmichael (R)	850	22.6%
Prentiss Walker (I)	29	0.8%
C.L. McKinley (I)	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,757
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Yazoo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Eastland* (D)	4,599	60.3%
Gil Carmichael (R)	2,855	37.4%
Prentiss Walker (I)	100	1.3%
C.L. McKinley (I)	70	0.9%
TOTAL	7,624
Turnout: 45%