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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
| Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
2,298,896 |
66.20% | 26 |
| George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
1,154,291 |
33.24% | 0 |
| Other (+) | - | - |
19,527 |
0.56% | 0 |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 14,225,513 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 21.0 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 11,758,760 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 17.3 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 11,198,655 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 16.5 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 26 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 452,260 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 678,051 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 2.4 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Texas Secretary of State. Elections Division, Official Returns United States President and Vice President General Election - November 7, 1972 (Austin, 1972)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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