1972 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1972 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1972 United States presidential election

1972 United States presidential election in Iowa

November 7, 1972

Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 706,207 496,206 Percentage 57.61% 40.48%

County Results Nixon   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% McGovern   40-50%   50-60%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Iowa was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon carried Iowa with 57.61% of the vote to McGovern's 40.48%, a victory margin of 17.13%.

Statewide results

General election results [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	706,207	57.61%
	Democratic	George McGovern	496,206	40.48%
	American Independent	John G. Schmitz	22,056	1.80%
	Socialist Workers	Linda Jenness	448	0.04%
	Independent	Write-In's	321	0.03%
	Communist	Gus Hall	272	0.02%
	Independent	Gabriel Green	199	0.02%
	Socialist Labor	Louis Fisher	195	0.02%
Total votes			1,225,944	100%

References

1. David Leip. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2017-04-09.