1972 Presidential Election Interactive Map
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1972 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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| ✓ | Richard M. Nixon (I) | Republican | 520 | 46,740,323 | |
| George McGovern | Democratic | 17 | 28,901,598 | ||
| Other: See Election Facts Below | 1 |
1972 Election Facts
- Based on 1970 census results, California replaces New York with most electoral votes
- 26th Amendment ratified in this cycle: 18 year olds allowed to vote
- Vice-Presidential Succession: Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, and was replaced by Vice-President Gerald R. Ford
- Nixon won Virginia; however one elector cast a vote for John Hospers
- Issues of the Day: Vietnam War, International Relations (Detente with USSR, Visit to China), Watergate
- Maine shifts from winner-take-all to congressional district method for allocating electoral votes
