United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972
Rhode Island
November 7, 1972
 
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 220,383 194,645
Percentage 53.0% 46.8%
President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

 Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island refers to how Rhode Island participated in the 1972 United States presidential election.

Rhode Island voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South Dakota Senator George McGovern.  Nixon took 53.00% of the vote to McGovern's 46.81%, a margin of 6.19%.

Results

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 220,383 53.00% 4
Democratic George McGovern 194,645 46.81% 0
Socialist Workers Linda Jenness 729 0.18% 0
American Independent John G. Schmitz (write-in) 25 0.01% 0
People's Benjamin Spock (write-in) 5 0.00% 0
Libertarian John Hospers (write-in) 2 0.00% 0
Write-ins Scattered (write-ins) 19 0.00% 0
Totals 415,808 100.00% 4
Voter turnout —

References

  1. ↑ "Guide to U.S. Elections (p. 848)". CQ Press (12 January 2016). Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  2. ↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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