1972 Presidential Election
520
Electoral votes — Richard M. Nixon
17
Electoral votes — George S. McGovern
270
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Richard M. Nixon [R]
Main Opponent
George S. McGovern [D]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 520 · Main Opponent: 17 · Total/Majority: 538/270
Votes for Others
John Hospers (1)
Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew (520)
V.P. Opponents
R. Sargent Shriver (17), Theodora Nathan (1)
Notes
Spiro T. Agnew resigned as Vice President October 10, 1973. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford. Richard M. Nixon resigned as President August 9, 1974. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford. V.P. Ford was succeeded by Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Nixon, of New York | George McGovern, of South Dakota | John Hospers, of California | Spiro T. Agnew, of Maryland | R. Sargent Shriver, of Maryland | Theodora Nathan, of Oregon | ||
| Alabama | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Alaska | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Arizona | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| California | 45 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - |
| Colorado | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| District of Columbia | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Florida | 17 | 17 | - | - | 17 | - | - |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Hawaii | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 26 | 26 | - | - | 26 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Iowa | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Kansas | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Kentucky | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Maine | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Maryland | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | 14 | - |
| Michigan | 21 | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Missouri | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 17 | 17 | - | - | 17 | - | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New York | 41 | 41 | - | - | 41 | - | - |
| North Carolina | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| North Dakota | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Ohio | 25 | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 27 | - | - | 27 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Texas | 26 | 26 | - | - | 26 | - | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Virginia | 12 | 11 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 1 |
| Washington | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| West Virginia | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Total | 538 | 520 | 17 | 1 | 520 | 17 | 1 |
*Spiro T. Agnew resigned as Vice President on Oct. 10, 1973. Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as Vice President on Dec. 6, 1973. Richard M. Nixon resigned as President on Aug. 9, 1974, and Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as President on the same date. Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as Vice President on Dec. 19, 1974.
Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1972
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1972 Electoral College Results
Provenance
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