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1972 Presidential General Election Data - National
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by State
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State
EV
EV
EV
Total Vote
N
M
Margin
%Margin
Nixon
McGove.
Other
Nixon
McGove.
Other
Alabama
9
0
0
1,006,093
1
2
471,778
46.89%
72.43%
25.54%
2.03%
728,701
256,923
20,469
Alaska
3
0
0
95,219
1
2
22,382
23.51%
58.13%
34.62%
7.25%
55,349
32,967
6,903
Arizona
6
0
0
653,505
1
2
204,272
31.26%
61.64%
30.38%
7.98%
402,812
198,540
52,153
Arkansas
6
0
0
647,666
1
2
246,852
38.11%
68.82%
30.71%
0.47%
445,751
198,899
3,016
California
45
0
0
8,367,862
1
2
1,126,249
13.46%
55.00%
41.54%
3.46%
4,602,096
3,475,847
289,919
Colorado
7
0
0
953,884
1
2
267,209
28.01%
62.61%
34.59%
2.80%
597,189
329,980
26,715
Connecticut
8
0
0
1,384,277
1
2
255,265
18.44%
58.57%
40.13%
1.30%
810,763
555,498
18,016
Delaware
3
0
0
235,516
1
2
48,074
20.41%
59.60%
39.18%
1.22%
140,357
92,283
2,876
D. C.
0
3
0
163,421
2
1
92,401
56.54%
21.56%
78.10%
0.35%
35,226
127,627
568
Florida
17
0
0
2,583,283
1
2
1,139,642
44.12%
71.91%
27.80%
0.29%
1,857,759
718,117
7,407
Georgia
12
0
0
1,174,772
1
2
591,967
50.39%
75.04%
24.65%
0.32%
881,496
289,529
3,747
Hawaii
4
0
0
270,274
1
2
67,456
24.96%
62.48%
37.52%
0.00%
168,865
101,409
0
Idaho
4
0
0
310,379
1
2
118,558
38.20%
64.24%
26.04%
9.72%
199,384
80,826
30,169
Illinois
26
0
0
4,723,236
1
2
874,707
18.52%
59.03%
40.51%
0.46%
2,788,179
1,913,472
21,585
Indiana
13
0
0
2,125,529
1
2
696,586
32.77%
66.11%
33.34%
0.56%
1,405,154
708,568
11,807
Iowa
8
0
0
1,225,944
1
2
210,001
17.13%
57.61%
40.48%
1.92%
706,207
496,206
23,531
Kansas
7
0
0
916,095
1
2
349,525
38.15%
67.66%
29.50%
2.84%
619,812
270,287
25,996
Kentucky
9
0
0
1,067,499
1
2
305,287
28.60%
63.37%
34.77%
1.86%
676,446
371,159
19,894
Louisiana
10
0
0
1,051,491
1
2
388,710
36.97%
65.32%
28.35%
6.32%
686,852
298,142
66,497
Maine
4
0
0
417,271
1
2
95,874
22.98%
61.46%
38.48%
0.05%
256,458
160,584
229
Maryland
10
0
0
1,353,812
1
2
323,524
23.90%
61.26%
37.36%
1.38%
829,305
505,781
18,726
Massachusetts
0
14
0
2,458,756
2
1
220,462
8.97%
45.23%
54.20%
0.58%
1,112,078
1,332,540
14,138
Michigan
21
0
0
3,490,325
1
2
502,286
14.39%
56.20%
41.81%
1.98%
1,961,721
1,459,435
69,169
Minnesota
10
0
0
1,741,652
1
2
95,923
5.51%
51.58%
46.07%
2.36%
898,269
802,346
41,037
Mississippi
7
0
0
645,963
1
2
378,343
58.57%
78.20%
19.63%
2.18%
505,125
126,782
14,056
Missouri
12
0
0
1,852,589
1
2
455,527
24.59%
62.29%
37.71%
0.00%
1,154,058
698,531
0
Montana
4
0
0
317,603
1
2
63,779
20.08%
57.93%
37.85%
4.23%
183,976
120,197
13,430
Nebraska
5
0
0
576,289
1
2
236,307
41.00%
70.50%
29.50%
0.00%
406,298
169,991
0
Nevada
3
0
0
181,766
1
2
49,734
27.36%
63.68%
36.32%
0.00%
115,750
66,016
0
New Hampshire
4
0
0
334,059
1
2
97,289
29.12%
63.98%
34.85%
1.17%
213,724
116,435
3,900
New Jersey
17
0
0
2,997,229
1
2
743,291
24.80%
61.57%
36.77%
1.65%
1,845,502
1,102,211
49,516
New Mexico
4
0
0
385,931
1
2
94,522
24.49%
61.05%
36.56%
2.39%
235,606
141,084
9,241
New York
41
0
0
7,161,830
1
2
1,241,694
17.34%
58.54%
41.21%
0.25%
4,192,778
2,951,084
17,968
North Carolina
13
0
0
1,518,612
1
2
616,184
40.58%
69.46%
28.89%
1.65%
1,054,889
438,705
25,018
North Dakota
3
0
0
280,514
1
2
73,725
26.28%
62.07%
35.79%
2.15%
174,109
100,384
6,021
Ohio
25
0
0
4,094,787
1
2
882,938
21.56%
59.63%
38.07%
2.30%
2,441,827
1,558,889
94,071
Oklahoma
8
0
0
1,029,900
1
2
511,878
49.70%
73.70%
24.00%
2.30%
759,025
247,147
23,728
Oregon
6
0
0
927,946
1
2
93,926
10.12%
52.45%
42.33%
5.23%
486,686
392,760
48,500
Pennsylvania
27
0
0
4,592,105
1
2
917,570
19.98%
59.11%
39.13%
1.76%
2,714,521
1,796,951
80,633
Rhode Island
4
0
0
415,808
1
2
25,738
6.19%
53.00%
46.81%
0.19%
220,383
194,645
780
South Carolina
8
0
0
677,880
1
2
289,157
42.66%
70.58%
27.92%
1.50%
478,427
189,270
10,183
South Dakota
4
0
0
307,415
1
2
26,531
8.63%
54.15%
45.52%
0.32%
166,476
139,945
994
Tennessee
10
0
0
1,201,182
1
2
455,854
37.95%
67.70%
29.75%
2.56%
813,147
357,293
30,742
Texas
26
0
0
3,472,714
1
2
1,144,605
32.96%
66.20%
33.24%
0.56%
2,298,896
1,154,291
19,527
Utah
4
0
0
478,476
1
2
197,359
41.25%
67.64%
26.39%
5.97%
323,643
126,284
28,549
Vermont
3
0
0
186,946
1
2
48,975
26.20%
62.66%
36.47%
0.87%
117,149
68,174
1,623
Virginia
11
0
1
1,457,019
1
2
549,606
37.72%
67.84%
30.12%
2.03%
988,493
438,887
29,639
Washington
9
0
0
1,470,847
1
2
268,801
18.28%
56.92%
38.64%
4.44%
837,135
568,334
65,378
West Virginia
6
0
0
762,399
1
2
207,529
27.22%
63.61%
36.39%
0.00%
484,964
277,435
0
Wisconsin
11
0
0
1,852,890
1
2
179,256
9.67%
53.40%
43.72%
2.88%
989,430
810,174
53,286
Wyoming
3
0
0
145,570
1
2
56,106
38.54%
69.01%
30.47%
0.51%
100,464
44,358
748
Total
520
17
1
77,744,030
1
2
17,995,488
23.15%
60.67%
37.52%
1.80%
47,168,710
29,173,222
1,402,098
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