1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

November 7, 1972

Nominee George McGovern Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state South Dakota California Running mate Sargent Shriver Spiro Agnew Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 127,627 35,226 Percentage 78.10% 21.56%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

The United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1972 took place in order to select the District of Columbia's 3 electoral votes for President of the United States. Democrat George McGovern won the District by an overwhelming margin, receiving nearly 80% of the vote. Along with Massachusetts, the District of Columbia was the only place in the U.S. that voted for George McGovern in the general election. This is the only time that a Republican received more than 20% of the vote and the only time that the Democratic victory margin was less than 60%.