1972 United States presidential election
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This election was between United States President Richard Nixon and Senator of South Dakota George McGovern. Richard Nixon won the election by a landslide (winning 49 of 50 states). George McGovern got 17 electoral votes. John Hospers got one electoral vote by a Virginia faithless elector.
This was the highest of any Republican nominee as a vote, as well as a highest electoral vote in a United States election until Ronald Reagan was re-elected in 1984 by a huge landslide.
George Wallace, governor of Alabama was shot by a what would be assassin during the election.
George McGovern's running mate changed from Thomas Eagleton to Sargent Shriver because Eagleton had problems about his psychiatric before.[1]
This election occurred during the Watergate scandal.
Candidates[change | change source]
Democratic Party[change | change source]
15 people declared their candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination. They were:[2]
- George McGovern, Senator from South Dakota
- Hubert Humphrey, Senator from Minnesota and former Vice President
- George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
- Edmund Muskie, Senator from Maine
- Eugene McCarthy, former Senator from Minnesota
- Henry M. Jackson, Senator from Washington
- Shirley Chisholm, Representative of New York's 12th congressional district
- Terry Sanford, former Governor of North Carolina
- John Lindsay, Mayor of New York City
- Wilbur Mills, Representative of Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
- Vance Hartke, Senator from Indiana
- Fred Harris, Senator from Oklahoma
- Sam Yorty, former Representative of California's 26th congressional district
- Patsy Mink, Representative of Hawaii's 2nd congressional district
- Walter Fauntroy, Delegate from Washington, D.C.
Candidates gallery[change | change source]
Senator and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine
Former Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota
Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington
Former Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina
Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas
Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana
Senator Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma
Representative Patsy Mink of Hawaii
U.S. Congressional Delegate Walter Fauntroy of Washington, D.C.
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Republican Party[change | change source]
- Republican candidates:
- Richard Nixon, President of the United States
- Pete McCloskey, Representative from California
- John M. Ashbrook, Representative from Ohio
Candidates gallery[change | change source]
Related pages[change | change source]
- Presidential Candidates:
- Vice Presidential Candidates:
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Adam Clymer (March 5, 2007). "Thomas F. Eagleton, 77, a Running Mate for 18 Days, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "US President - D Primaries". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-16. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)