Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum 1972

Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum 1972 fóru fram þriðjudaginn 7. nóvember 1972. Richard Nixon sitjandi forseti og Spiro Agnew sitjandi varaforseti unnu sigur á George McGovern öldungadeildarþingmanni fyrir Suður-Dakóta og Sargent Shriver sendiherra á Frakklandi.

Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum 1972

7. nóvember 1972
Kjörsókn	56,2% ( 6,3%)
Forsetaefni Richard Nixon George McGovern Flokkur Repúblikana­flokkurinn Demókrata­flokkurinn Heimafylki Kalifornía Suður-Dakóta Varaforsetaefni Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Atkvæði kjörmannaráðs 520 17 Fylki 49 1 + DC Atkvæði 47.168.710 29.173.222 Prósenta 60,7% 37,5%
Úrslit kosninganna. Litirnir tákna sigurvegara í hverju fylki (rauður = Nixon/Agnew; blár = McGovern/Shriver). Tölurnar segja til um fjölda kjörmanna á hvert fylki.
Forseti fyrir kosningu Richard Nixon Repúblikanaflokkurinn Kjörinn forseti Richard Nixon Repúblikanaflokkurinn

Niðurstöður

Fylki	Richard Nixon	George McGovern	John Schmitz	John Hospers
Alabama	72,43%	25,54%	1,18%	–
Alaska	58,13%	34,62%	7,25%	–
Arizona	61,64%	30,38%	3,25%	–
Arkansas	68,82%	30,71%	0,47%	–
Kalifornía	55,00%	41,54%	2,78%	0,01%
Colorado	62,61%	34,59%	1,81%	0,12%
Connecticut	58,57%	40,13%	1,25%	–
Delaware	59,60%	39,18%	1,12%	–
Washington, D.C.	21,56%	78,10%	–	–
Flórída	71,91%	27,80%	–	–
Georgía	75,04%	24,65%	0,07%	–
Hawaii	62,48%	37,52%	–	–
Idaho	64,24%	26,04%	9,30%	–
Illinois	59,03%	40,51%	0,05%	–
Indiana	66,11%	33,34%	–	–
Iowa	57,61%	40,48%	1,80%	–
Kansas	67,66%	29,50%	2,38%	–
Kentucky	63,37%	34,77%	1,65%	–
Louisiana	65,32%	28,35%	4,95%	–
Maine	61,46%	38,48%	0,03%	0,00%
ME-1	61,42%	38,58%	óþekkt	óþekkt
ME-2	61,58%	38,42%	óþekkt	óþekkt
Maryland	61,26%	37,36%	1,38%	–
Massachusetts	45,23%	54,20%	0,12%	0,00%
Michigan	56,20%	41,81%	1,81%	–
Minnesota	51,58%	46,07%	1,80%	–
Mississippi	78,20%	19,63%	1,80%	–
Missouri	62,29%	37,71%	–	–
Montana	57,93%	37,85%	4,23%	–
Nebraska	70,50%	29,50%	–	–
Nevada	63,68%	36,32%	–	–
New Hampshire	63,98%	34,86%	1,01%	–
New Jersey	61,57%	36,77%	1,15%	–
New Mexico	61,05%	36,56%	2,27%	–
New York	58,54%	41,21%	–	–
Norður-Karólína	69,46%	28,89%	1,65%	–
Norður-Dakóta	62,07%	35,79%	2,01%	–
Ohio	59,63%	38,07%	1,96%	–
Oklahoma	73,70%	24,00%	2,30%	–
Oregon	52,45%	42,33%	4,98%	–
Pennsylvanía	59,11%	39,13%	1,54%	–
Rhode Island	53,00%	46,81%	0,01%	0,00%
Suður-Karólína	70,58%	27,92%	1,50%	–
Suður-Dakóta	54,15%	45,52%	–	–
Tennessee	67,70%	29,75%	2,53%	–
Texas	66,20%	33,24%	0,20%	–
Utah	67,64%	26,39%	5,97%	–
Vermont	62,66%	36,47%	–	–
Virginía	67,84%	30,12%	1,35%	–
Washington-fylki	56,92%	38,64%	4,00%	0,10%
Vestur-Virginía	63,61%	36,39%	–	–
Wisconsin	53,40%	43,72%	2,56%	–
Wyoming	69,01%	30,47%	0,51%	–
Alríkis	60,67%	37,52%	1,42%	0,00%
Kjörmannaatkvæði	520	17	0	1

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