1972 United States presidential election in Arizona

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.

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1972 United States presidential election in Arizona

November 7, 1972[1]

Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 402,812 198,540 Percentage 61.6% 30.4%

County Results Nixon   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% McGovern   50-60%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

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

1972 United States presidential election in Arizona

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 1]	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

1. In this county there occurred a ballot malfunction that counted many votes for both a major party candidate and Linda Jenness. A court ordered that the ballots be counted for both.[8]

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1972 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
2. "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Arizona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1972". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. "1972 Presidential Election - 270toWin.com". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
6. "1972 Election - Voting America". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
7. Menendez Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, p. 121 ISBN 0786422173
8. Our Campaigns; AZ US President 1972