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1972 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1972 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 140,357 92,283
Percentage 59.60% 39.18%


President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

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

Delaware 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 Delaware with 59.60% of the vote to McGovern's 39.18%, a victory margin of 20.42%, which made Delaware almost 3% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Despite Nixon's landslide victory in the state, incumbent Republican Senator J. Caleb Boggs was unexpectedly defeated for reelection by 29-year-old New Castle County councilman Joe Biden in the concurrent Senate election in Delaware. Biden would be elected president himself 48 years later.

Results

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1972 United States presidential election in Delaware[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 140,357 59.60% 3
Democratic George McGovern 92,283 39.18% 0
American Independent John G. Schmitz 2,638 1.12% 0
Prohibition E. Harold Munn 238 0.10% 0
Totals 235,516 100.00% 3
Voter turnout

Results by county

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County Richard Nixon
Republican
George McGovern
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Kent 17,712 62.03% 10,463 36.64% 381 1.33% 7,249 25.39% 28,556
New Castle 100,681 58.21% 70,190 40.58% 2,085 1.21% 30,491 17.63% 172,956
Sussex 21,964 64.59% 11,630 34.20% 410 1.21% 10,334 30.39% 34,004
Totals 140,357 59.60% 92,283 39.18% 2,876 1.22% 48,074 20.42% 235,516

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Willis, Burton D. (January 1, 1973). "State of Delaware, Official Results of General Election 1972" (PDF). State of Delaware Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2022.