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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/0000DD.gif) | Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
829,305 |
61.26% | 10 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
505,781 |
37.36% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | John Schmitz | Thomas Anderson | American |
18,726 |
1.38% | 0 |
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Map Key
| Turnout
![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto50.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](img.php?type=pie&year=1972&st=MD&off=0&elect=0) | ![State Seal](IMAGES/SEAL/sealMD.png) |
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Maps | ![1972 Maryland County Map of General Election Results for President](img.php?type=map&year=1972&fips=24&st=MD&off=0&elect=0) | ![County Button](IMAGES/B_NAT/PEBuCountyMap.gif) | Pop. (m) | Rep. (m) | Dem. (m) | Swg (m) | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 4,216,933 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 166.6 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 4,081,121 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 161.2 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 3,923,897 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 155.0 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 10 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 408,112 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 25,314 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.7 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Maryland State Board of Elections, "For President of the United States," Maryland General Election Returns - November 7, 1972 (Annapolis, 1972)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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