Presidential election · 1972
1972 electoral map
Richard Nixon (Republican) won the 1972 presidential election with 520 electoral votes to George McGovern's 17. Nixon carried 49 of the 51 states that took part (including Washington, D.C.).
Winner
Richard Nixon
520
Democratic
George McGovern
17
official Electoral College count
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Good to know
- Some electoral votes were split within states, cast by faithless electors or not counted, so the coloured states do not add up exactly to the official totals shown here. Each state is coloured by the party that won most of its electors.
States won in 1972
Richard Nixon· Republican
49 statesCalifornia 45New York 41Pennsylvania 27Illinois 26Texas 26Ohio 25Michigan 21Florida 17New Jersey 17Indiana 13North Carolina 13Georgia 12Missouri 12Virginia 12Wisconsin 11Louisiana 10Maryland 10Minnesota 10Tennessee 10Alabama 9Kentucky 9Washington 9Connecticut 8Iowa 8Oklahoma 8South Carolina 8Colorado 7Kansas 7Mississippi 7Arizona 6Arkansas 6Oregon 6West Virginia 6Nebraska 5Hawaii 4Idaho 4Maine 4Montana 4New Hampshire 4New Mexico 4Rhode Island 4South Dakota 4Utah 4Alaska 3Delaware 3Nevada 3North Dakota 3Vermont 3Wyoming 3
George McGovern· Democratic
2 statesElectoral College in 1972
51 states and Washington, D.C. held 538 electoral votes in 1972. The largest prize was California with 45 electoral votes.
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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1972 election article.