The following elections occurred in the year 1972.

Africa 1972 Gambian general election 1972 Guinea-Bissau legislative election 1972 Malagasy presidential election 1972 Swazi parliamentary election

Asia 1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election 1972 Cambodian general election 1972 Lebanese general election 1972 Laotian parliamentary election 1972 North Korean parliamentary election 1972 Republic of China legislative election (Taiwan) 1972 Singaporean general election 1972 Taiwan presidential election 1972 Japanese general election 1972 South Korean presidential election

Europe 1972 Dutch general election European Economic Community (EEC) enlargement: Referendum in Denmark (2 October) Referendum in France Referendum in Ireland (10 Mai) Referendum in Norway 1972 Finnish parliamentary election 1972 West German federal election 1972 Gibraltar general election 1972 Icelandic presidential election 1972 Italian general election 1972 Polish legislative election United Kingdom 1972 Kingston-upon-Thames by-election 1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election 1972 Rochdale by-election 1972 Southwark by-election 1972 Sutton and Cheam by-election 1972 Uxbridge by-election

North America 1972 Nicaraguan Constitutional Assembly election 1972 Panamanian parliamentary election 1972 Panamanian presidential election 1972 Salvadoran legislative election 1972 Salvadoran presidential election

Canada 1972 Canadian federal election 1972 Brantford municipal election 1972 British Columbia general election 1972 British Columbia time referendum 1972 Newfoundland general election 1972 Ontario municipal elections 1972 Ottawa municipal election 1972 Toronto municipal election

Caribbean 1972 Jamaican general election 1972 Puerto Rican general election

United States 1972 United States elections 1972 United States presidential election

United States lieutenant gubernatorial 1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1972 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1972 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election 1972 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 1972 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

United States gubernatorial 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1972 Delaware gubernatorial election 1972 Illinois gubernatorial election 1972 Indiana gubernatorial election 1972 Iowa gubernatorial election 1972 Kansas gubernatorial election 1972 Missouri gubernatorial election 1972 Montana gubernatorial election 1972 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1972 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1972 North Dakota gubernatorial election 1972 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1972 Texas gubernatorial election 1972 United States gubernatorial elections 1972 Utah gubernatorial election 1972 Vermont gubernatorial election 1972 Washington gubernatorial election 1972 West Virginia gubernatorial election

United States House of Representatives 1972 United States House of Representatives elections 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 1972 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico 1972 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

United States Senate 1972 United States Senate elections 1972 United States Senate election in Alabama 1972 United States Senate election in Alaska 1972 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1972 United States Senate election in Colorado 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware 1972 United States Senate election in Georgia 1972 United States Senate special election in Georgia 1972 United States Senate election in Idaho 1972 United States Senate election in Illinois 1972 United States Senate election in Iowa 1972 United States Senate election in Kansas 1972 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1972 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1972 United States Senate election in Maine 1972 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1972 United States Senate election in Michigan 1972 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1972 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1972 United States Senate election in Montana 1972 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1972 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1972 United States Senate election in New Mexico 1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1972 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1972 United States Senate election in Oregon 1972 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1972 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1972 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1972 United States Senate election in Texas 1972 United States Senate election in Virginia 1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1972 United States Senate election in Wyoming

United States mayoral elections 1972 Auburn, Alabama municipal elections 1972 Orlando mayoral election

Oceania 1972 Cook Islands general election 1972 Fijian general election 1972 New Zealand general election

Australia 1972 Australian federal election 1972 Charlestown state by-election 1972 Mosman state by-election 1972 Queensland state election 1972 Tasmanian state election

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