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
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
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
Illinois
Louisiana
Massachusetts
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1972
Nebraska
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