1972 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1972 United States presidential election in Delaware

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  Richard Nixon presidential portrait crop.jpg GeorgeMcGovern.png
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 140,357 92,283
Percentage 59.60% 39.18%

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County Results
Nixon
  50-60%
  60-70%


President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Delaware was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon carried Delaware with 59.60% of the vote to McGovern's 39.18%, a victory margin of 20.42%, which made Delaware almost 3% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Statewide Results[]

1972 United States presidential election in Delaware[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 140,357 59.60% 3
Democratic George McGovern 92,283 39.18% 0
American Independent John G. Schmitz 2,638 1.12% 0
Prohibition E. Harold Munn 238 0.10% 0
Totals 235,516 100.00% 3
Voter turnout

Results by county[]

County Richard Milhous Nixon

Republican

George Stanley McGovern

Democratic

John George Schmitz

American Independent

Earle Harold Munn

Prohibition

% # % # % # % #
Kent 62.03% 17,712 36.64% 10,463 1.25% 357 0.08% 24
New Castle 58.21% 100,681 40.58% 70,190 1.10% 1,906 0.11% 179
Sussex 64.59% 21,964 34.20% 11,630 1.10% 375 0.11% 35

See also[]

  • United States presidential elections in Delaware

References[]


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