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The 1972 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Clifford P. Case defeated Democratic nominee Paul J. Krebs with 62.46% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on June 6. Case turned away a challenge from James Ralph. Krebs won a large plurality in the Democratic primary over Daniel Gaby and Joseph Karcher.
As of 2024, this was the last time the Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.
Case outperformed Republican President Richard Nixon's vote share in terms in the concurrent presidential election by 0.89%.
Republican primary
= Candidates
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Clifford P. Case, incumbent United States Senator
James W. Ralph
= Results
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Democratic primary
= Candidates
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Daniel M. Gaby, advertising executive and chair of the Democratic Policy Council
Joseph T. Karcher, Sayreville Borough Attorney and former State Assemblyman
Henry Kielbasa, railroad worker
Paul J. Krebs, former U.S. Representative from Livingston
Withdrawn
Patrick McGahn, chair of the Atlantic County Democratic Committee
Declined
Edward Crabiel, Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
= Campaign
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Krebs ran with the support of organized labor and the Hubert Humphrey presidential campaign, while Gaby ran as a reform candidate and aligned himself with George McGovern's campaign.
= Results
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Although McGovern won the state's presidential preference primary easily, Krebs defeated Gaby by roughly 50,000 votes.
= Candidates
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Clifford Case, incumbent Senator since 1955 (Republican)
A. Howard Freund, (American)
Paul J. Krebs, former U.S. Representative from Livingston (Democratic)
Jules Levin, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1966 (Socialist Labor)
Charles W. Wiley, (Independent)
= Campaign
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From the start of the post-primary campaign, Krebs faced "virtually insurmountable political odds."
= Results
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Notes
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