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 North Korean parliamentary election
1972 Republic of China legislative election (Taiwan) 1972 Singaporean general election 1972 Taiwan presidential election 1972 Japanese general 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 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
United States
1972 United States presidential election
1972 United States Senate elections
1972 United States House of Representatives elections
California
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
United States presidential election in California, 1972
Delaware
United States Senate election in Delaware, 1972
Illinois
United States Senate election in Illinois, 1972
Louisiana
1971–72 Louisiana gubernatorial election
Massachusetts
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1972
Nebraska
United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1972
North Carolina
United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1972
United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1972
South Carolina
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1972
United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1972
United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1972
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
United States Senate
1972 United States Senate elections
United States Senate election in Delaware, 1972
United States Senate election in Illinois, 1972
United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1972
United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1972
United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1972
Washington (U.S. state) 1972 Washington gubernatorial election Washington Initiative 276 (1972)