1972 United States presidential election

Also known as United States presidential election, 1972, 1972 US presidential election

47th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

Key facts

Turnout: 56.2% 6.3 pp
Nominee: Richard Nixon
Party: Republican
Home state: California
Running mate: Spiro Agnew
Popular vote: 47,168,711
Percentage: 60.7%

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Commons category: United States presidential election, 1972
point in time: 1972-11-07

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Article

Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Nixon/Agnew and blue denotes those won by McGovern/Shriver. Gold represents the sole electoral vote for Hospers/Nathan by a Virginia faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Spiro Agnew, were re-elected to a second term in a landslide. They defeated the Democratic ticket of Senator George McGovern and former ambassador to France Sargent Shriver. With 60.7% of the popular vote, Nixon won the largest share of the popular vote for the Republican Party in any presidential election.