1972 United States presidential election in Arizona
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The 1972 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arizona was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 61.64% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 30.38% of the popular vote.[3][4] Linda Jenness and John G. Schmitz, the only other candidates on the ballot, combined for just over 52,000 votes and over seven percent of Arizona's popular vote. Even in a huge landslide, this result left Arizona seven percentage points more Republican than the nation at-large.
In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results,[5][6] the Democratic nominee won only one county in Arizona: heavily unionized Greenlee County, where no Republican had won before this nor would win until George W. Bush in 2000.[7]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon (inc.) | 402,812 | 61.64% | |
Democratic | George McGovern | 198,540 | 30.38% | |
Socialist Workers | Linda Jenness | 30,945 | 4.74% | |
American Independent | John G. Schmitz | 21,208 | 3.25% | |
Total votes | 653,505 | 100% |
Results by county
County | Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
George Stanley McGovern Democratic |
John George Schmitz[8] American Independent |
Linda Jenness[8] Socialist Workers |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Apache | 3,394 | 50.28% | 3,145 | 46.59% | 200 | 2.96% | 11 | 0.16% | 249 | 3.69% | 6,750 |
Cochise | 11,706 | 63.97% | 6,023 | 32.91% | 557 | 3.04% | 13 | 0.07% | 5,683 | 31.06% | 18,299 |
Coconino | 10,611 | 61.02% | 6,250 | 35.94% | 313 | 1.82% | 15 | 0.09% | 4,361 | 25.37% | 17,389 |
Gila | 5,673 | 54.70% | 4,295 | 41.41% | 397 | 3.83% | 7 | 0.07% | 1,378 | 13.29% | 10,372 |
Graham | 3,575 | 60.15% | 1,863 | 31.35% | 504 | 8.48% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,712 | 28.81% | 5,943 |
Greenlee | 1,758 | 45.57% | 2,013 | 52.18% | 81 | 2.10% | 6 | 0.16% | -255 | -6.61% | 3,858 |
Maricopa | 244,593 | 69.29% | 95,135 | 26.95% | 12,999 | 3.68% | 273 | 0.08% | 149,458 | 42.34% | 353,000 |
Mohave | 6,755 | 68.92% | 2,588 | 26.41% | 449 | 4.58% | 9 | 0.09% | 4,167 | 42.52% | 9,801 |
Navajo | 6,999 | 60.48% | 4,003 | 34.59% | 561 | 4.85% | 9 | 0.08% | 2,996 | 25.89% | 11,572 |
Pima | 73,154 | 45.41% | 56,223 | 34.90% | 2,620 | 1.63% | 29,113[a] | 18.07% | 16,931 | 10.51% | 161,110 |
Pinal | 10,584 | 60.28% | 6,404 | 36.47% | 555 | 3.16% | 16 | 0.09% | 4,180 | 23.81% | 17,559 |
Santa Cruz | 2,137 | 52.39% | 1,866 | 45.75% | 73 | 1.79% | 3 | 0.07% | 271 | 6.64% | 4,079 |
Yavapai | 12,277 | 65.77% | 3,977 | 21.30% | 947 | 5.07% | 1,466[a] | 7.85% | 8,300 | 44.46% | 18,667 |
Yuma | 9,596 | 63.52% | 4,755 | 31.48% | 752 | 4.98% | 3 | 0.02% | 4,841 | 32.05% | 15,106 |
Totals | 402,812 | 61.64% | 198,540 | 30.38% | 21,208 | 3.25% | 30,945 | 4.74% | 204,272 | 31.26% | 653,505 |
Notes
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1972 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Arizona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1972". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "1972 Presidential Election - 270toWin.com". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "1972 Election - Voting America". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Menendez Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, p. 121 ISBN 0786422173
- ^ a b c Our Campaigns; AZ US President 1972