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

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County	Turnout	John McClellan* (D)		Wayne Babbitt (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Arkansas	44%	4,852	68.2%	2,259	31.8%	0	0.0%	2,593	7,111
Ashley	43%	4,710	67.5%	2,270	32.5%	0	0.0%	2,440	6,980
Baxter	72%	5,052	52.8%	4,513	47.2%	0	0.0%	539	9,565
Benton	49%	11,038	58.3%	7,886	41.7%	0	0.0%	3,152	18,924
Boone	44%	3,621	57.9%	2,632	42.1%	0	0.0%	989	6,253
Bradley	51%	2,877	63.6%	1,646	36.4%	0	0.0%	1,231	4,523
Calhoun	51%	1,267	62.7%	754	37.3%	0	0.0%	513	2,021
Carroll	54%	3,121	61.2%	1,977	38.8%	0	0.0%	1,144	5,098
Chicot	39%	3,318	77.2%	982	22.8%	0	0.0%	2,336	4,300
Clark	45%	4,575	64.9%	2,471	35.1%	0	0.0%	2,104	7,046
Clay	48%	4,170	65.1%	2,234	34.9%	0	0.0%	1,936	6,404
Cleburne	55%	2,730	60.1%	1,814	39.9%	0	0.0%	916	4,544
Cleveland	57%	1,841	70.3%	777	29.7%	0	0.0%	1,064	2,618
Columbia	44%	5,892	74.2%	2,047	25.8%	0	0.0%	3,845	7,939
Conway	65%	4,983	67.5%	2,395	32.5%	0	0.0%	2,588	7,378
Craighead	46%	11,131	63.6%	6,362	36.4%	0	0.0%	4,769	17,493
Crawford	47%	4,532	52.2%	4,147	47.8%	0	0.0%	385	8,679
Crittenden	32%	7,191	76.9%	2,162	23.1%	0	0.0%	5,029	9,353
Cross	40%	3,871	76.5%	1,186	23.5%	0	0.0%	2,685	5,057
Dallas	53%	2,292	63.9%	1,297	36.1%	0	0.0%	995	3,589
Desha	40%	3,405	71.7%	1,342	28.3%	0	0.0%	2,063	4,747
Drew	42%	2,908	65.3%	1,545	34.7%	0	0.0%	1,363	4,453
Faulkner	48%	7,385	64.3%	4,108	35.7%	0	0.0%	3,277	11,493
Franklin	62%	2,973	59.1%	2,056	40.9%	0	0.0%	917	5,029
Fulton	53%	1,646	54.8%	1,358	45.2%	0	0.0%	288	3,004
Garland	53%	10,333	47.2%	11,582	52.8%	0	0.0%	-1,249	21,915
Grant	53%	2,313	62.9%	1,363	37.1%	0	0.0%	950	3,676
Greene	48%	5,581	66.1%	2,863	33.9%	0	0.0%	2,718	8,444
Hempstead	51%	5,004	72.1%	1,932	27.9%	0	0.0%	3,072	6,936
Hot Spring	54%	4,546	54.0%	3,868	46.0%	0	0.0%	678	8,414
Howard	56%	3,279	74.0%	1,151	26.0%	0	0.0%	2,128	4,430
Independence	47%	4,377	55.9%	3,455	44.1%	0	0.0%	922	7,832
Izard	53%	1,690	53.6%	1,461	46.4%	0	0.0%	229	3,151
Jackson	46%	4,445	69.2%	1,981	30.8%	0	0.0%	2,464	6,426
Jefferson	44%	14,337	56.9%	10,876	43.1%	0	0.0%	3,461	25,213
Johnson	63%	3,485	55.7%	2,770	44.3%	0	0.0%	715	6,255
Lafayette	51%	2,554	75.4%	832	24.6%	0	0.0%	1,722	3,386
Lawrence	51%	3,604	61.3%	2,275	38.7%	0	0.0%	1,329	5,879
Lee	45%	3,281	66.0%	1,689	34.0%	0	0.0%	1,592	4,970
Lincoln	39%	2,312	67.4%	1,120	32.6%	0	0.0%	1,192	3,432
Little River	47%	2,634	74.4%	907	25.6%	0	0.0%	1,727	3,541
Logan	60%	4,133	59.1%	2,866	40.9%	0	0.0%	1,267	6,999
Lonoke	44%	5,149	65.2%	2,743	34.8%	0	0.0%	2,406	7,892
Madison	81%	3,100	57.0%	2,337	43.0%	0	0.0%	763	5,437
Marion	64%	2,033	58.1%	1,469	41.9%	0	0.0%	564	3,502
Miller	49%	7,879	70.8%	3,251	29.2%	0	0.0%	4,628	11,130
Mississippi	36%	11,007	77.7%	3,150	22.3%	0	0.0%	7,857	14,157
Monroe	44%	3,012	69.5%	1,321	30.5%	0	0.0%	1,691	4,333
Montgomery	53%	1,216	51.6%	1,142	48.4%	0	0.0%	74	2,358
Nevada	52%	2,486	68.4%	1,150	31.6%	0	0.0%	1,336	3,636
Newton	66%	1,392	50.5%	1,363	49.5%	0	0.0%	29	2,755
Ouachita	47%	6,500	65.2%	3,465	34.8%	0	0.0%	3,035	9,965
Perry	59%	1,263	54.4%	1,059	45.6%	0	0.0%	204	2,322
Phillips	42%	7,717	77.5%	2,234	22.5%	0	0.0%	5,483	9,951
Pike	52%	1,936	60.7%	1,252	39.3%	0	0.0%	684	3,188
Poinsett	49%	6,471	74.1%	2,265	25.9%	0	0.0%	4,206	8,736
Polk	51%	2,580	52.9%	2,294	47.1%	0	0.0%	286	4,874
Pope	50%	5,527	53.0%	4,894	47.0%	0	0.0%	633	10,421
Prairie	45%	2,164	70.2%	920	29.8%	0	0.0%	1,244	3,084
Pulaski	43%	46,533	53.9%	39,860	46.1%	0	0.0%	6,673	86,393
Randolph	46%	2,216	53.3%	1,938	46.7%	0	0.0%	278	4,154
Saline	12%	1,704	52.9%	1,519	47.1%	0	0.0%	185	3,223
Scott	69%	1,671	41.7%	2,333	58.3%	0	0.0%	-662	4,004
Searcy	576%	17,771	56.4%	13,748	43.6%	0	0.0%	4,023	31,519
Sebastian	6%	2,635	72.8%	984	27.2%	0	0.0%	1,651	3,619
Sevier	49%	1,958	50.3%	1,935	49.7%	0	0.0%	23	3,893
Sharp	117%	5,921	74.5%	2,025	25.5%	0	0.0%	3,896	7,946
St. Francis	68%	6,561	51.9%	6,081	48.1%	0	0.0%	480	12,642
Stone	59%	1,749	59.2%	1,206	40.8%	0	0.0%	543	2,955
Union	45%	9,042	63.8%	5,132	36.2%	0	0.0%	3,910	14,174
Van Buren	66%	2,386	55.2%	1,933	44.8%	0	0.0%	453	4,319
Washington	38%	12,188	55.3%	9,868	44.7%	0	0.0%	2,320	22,056
White	46%	7,942	60.4%	5,203	39.6%	0	0.0%	2,739	13,145
Woodruff	44%	2,222	68.3%	1,029	31.7%	0	0.0%	1,193	3,251
Yell	50%	3,178	62.3%	1,924	37.7%	0	0.0%	1,254	5,102
TOTAL	46%	386,398	60.9%	248,238	39.1%	0	0.0%	138,160	634,636
Total R vote: 248,238 (39.1%)      Total D vote: 386,398 (60.9%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Arkansas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,852	68.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,259	31.8%
TOTAL	7,111
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Ashley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,710	67.5%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,270	32.5%
TOTAL	6,980
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Baxter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	5,052	52.8%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	4,513	47.2%
TOTAL	9,565
Turnout: 72%

1972 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	11,038	58.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	7,886	41.7%
TOTAL	18,924
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,621	57.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,632	42.1%
TOTAL	6,253
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,877	63.6%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,646	36.4%
TOTAL	4,523
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,267	62.7%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	754	37.3%
TOTAL	2,021
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,121	61.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,977	38.8%
TOTAL	5,098
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Chicot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,318	77.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	982	22.8%
TOTAL	4,300
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,575	64.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,471	35.1%
TOTAL	7,046
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,170	65.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,234	34.9%
TOTAL	6,404
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,730	60.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,814	39.9%
TOTAL	4,544
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,841	70.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	777	29.7%
TOTAL	2,618
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	5,892	74.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,047	25.8%
TOTAL	7,939
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Conway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,983	67.5%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,395	32.5%
TOTAL	7,378
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Craighead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	11,131	63.6%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	6,362	36.4%
TOTAL	17,493
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,532	52.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	4,147	47.8%
TOTAL	8,679
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Crittenden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	7,191	76.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,162	23.1%
TOTAL	9,353
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Cross County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,871	76.5%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,186	23.5%
TOTAL	5,057
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,292	63.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,297	36.1%
TOTAL	3,589
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Desha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,405	71.7%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,342	28.3%
TOTAL	4,747
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Drew County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,908	65.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,545	34.7%
TOTAL	4,453
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Faulkner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	7,385	64.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	4,108	35.7%
TOTAL	11,493
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,973	59.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,056	40.9%
TOTAL	5,029
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,646	54.8%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,358	45.2%
TOTAL	3,004
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Garland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	10,333	47.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	11,582	52.8%
TOTAL	21,915
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,313	62.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,363	37.1%
TOTAL	3,676
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	5,581	66.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,863	33.9%
TOTAL	8,444
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Hempstead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	5,004	72.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,932	27.9%
TOTAL	6,936
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Hot Spring County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,546	54.0%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	3,868	46.0%
TOTAL	8,414
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,279	74.0%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,151	26.0%
TOTAL	4,430
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Independence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,377	55.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	3,455	44.1%
TOTAL	7,832
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Izard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,690	53.6%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,461	46.4%
TOTAL	3,151
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,445	69.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,981	30.8%
TOTAL	6,426
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	14,337	56.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	10,876	43.1%
TOTAL	25,213
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,485	55.7%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,770	44.3%
TOTAL	6,255
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,554	75.4%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	832	24.6%
TOTAL	3,386
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,604	61.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,275	38.7%
TOTAL	5,879
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,281	66.0%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,689	34.0%
TOTAL	4,970
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,312	67.4%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,120	32.6%
TOTAL	3,432
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Little River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,634	74.4%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	907	25.6%
TOTAL	3,541
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	4,133	59.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,866	40.9%
TOTAL	6,999
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Lonoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	5,149	65.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,743	34.8%
TOTAL	7,892
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,100	57.0%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,337	43.0%
TOTAL	5,437
Turnout: 81%

1972 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,033	58.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,469	41.9%
TOTAL	3,502
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Miller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	7,879	70.8%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	3,251	29.2%
TOTAL	11,130
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Mississippi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	11,007	77.7%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	3,150	22.3%
TOTAL	14,157
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,012	69.5%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,321	30.5%
TOTAL	4,333
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,216	51.6%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,142	48.4%
TOTAL	2,358
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,486	68.4%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,150	31.6%
TOTAL	3,636
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,392	50.5%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,363	49.5%
TOTAL	2,755
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Ouachita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	6,500	65.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	3,465	34.8%
TOTAL	9,965
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,263	54.4%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,059	45.6%
TOTAL	2,322
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	7,717	77.5%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,234	22.5%
TOTAL	9,951
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,936	60.7%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,252	39.3%
TOTAL	3,188
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Poinsett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	6,471	74.1%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,265	25.9%
TOTAL	8,736
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,580	52.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,294	47.1%
TOTAL	4,874
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	5,527	53.0%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	4,894	47.0%
TOTAL	10,421
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,164	70.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	920	29.8%
TOTAL	3,084
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	46,533	53.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	39,860	46.1%
TOTAL	86,393
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,216	53.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,938	46.7%
TOTAL	4,154
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,704	52.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,519	47.1%
TOTAL	3,223
Turnout: 12%

1972 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,671	41.7%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,333	58.3%
TOTAL	4,004
Turnout: 69%

1972 Senate class 2, Searcy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	17,771	56.4%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	13,748	43.6%
TOTAL	31,519
Turnout: 576%

1972 Senate class 2, Sebastian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,635	72.8%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	984	27.2%
TOTAL	3,619
Turnout: 6%

1972 Senate class 2, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,958	50.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,935	49.7%
TOTAL	3,893
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Sharp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	5,921	74.5%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,025	25.5%
TOTAL	7,946
Turnout: 117%

1972 Senate class 2, St. Francis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	6,561	51.9%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	6,081	48.1%
TOTAL	12,642
Turnout: 68%

1972 Senate class 2, Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	1,749	59.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,206	40.8%
TOTAL	2,955
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	9,042	63.8%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	5,132	36.2%
TOTAL	14,174
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,386	55.2%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,933	44.8%
TOTAL	4,319
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	12,188	55.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	9,868	44.7%
TOTAL	22,056
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	7,942	60.4%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	5,203	39.6%
TOTAL	13,145
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Woodruff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	2,222	68.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,029	31.7%
TOTAL	3,251
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Yell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John McClellan* (D)	3,178	62.3%
Wayne Babbitt (R)	1,924	37.7%
TOTAL	5,102
Turnout: 50%