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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/0000DD.gif) | Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
256,458 |
61.46% | 4 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
160,584 |
38.48% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | John Schmitz | - | Write-in |
117 |
0.03% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Write-ins | - | - |
104 |
0.02% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Benjamin Spock | - | Write-in |
3 |
0.00% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Linda Jenness | - | Write-in |
2 |
0.00% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Gus Hall | - | Write-in |
2 |
0.00% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | John Hospers | - | Write-in |
1 |
0.00% | 0 |
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Map Key
| Turnout
![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto60.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](img.php?type=pie&year=1972&st=ME&off=0&elect=0) | ![State Seal](IMAGES/SEAL/sealME.png) |
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Maps | ![1972 Maine County Map of General Election Results for President](img.php?type=map&year=1972&fips=23&st=ME&off=0&elect=0) | ![County Button](IMAGES/B_NAT/PEBuCountyMap.gif) | Pop. (m) | C.D. (m) | Rep. (m) | Dem. (m) | Swg (m) | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 1,125,043 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 14.1 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 1,034,817 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 12.9 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 993,722 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 12.4 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 4 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 258,704 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 79,931 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.2 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Bureau of Corporations, Elections, and Commissions, State of Maine General Election November 7, 1972 President and Vice President (Augusta, 0)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
| Results for and Individual County:
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