1972 United States presidential election in Kansas

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1972 United States presidential election in Kansas

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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 7 0 Popular vote 619,812 270,287 Percentage 67.66% 29.50%

County Results Nixon   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% The 1972 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 7, 1972. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President. Kansas was won by incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon by a landslide of 38 points; Nixon succeeded in securing re-election against Democratic Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. Nixon ran with Vice President, and former Maryland Governor, Spiro Agnew for vice president, and McGovern ran with United States Ambassador Sargent Shriver for vice president. In the midst of a nationwide Republican landslide, Nixon took 67.66 percent of Kansas’ vote to McGovern's 29.50 percent. Kansas voters turned out heavily for Nixon, who won every county in the state, making it the last time any presidential candidate has won every single county in the state. [1] McGovern's loss was heavily influenced by his portrayal as a left-wing extremist by the Republican Party throughout the campaign. As of the 2024 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which the Republican presidential nominee carried Wyandotte County, home to Kansas City. [2] Results Electoral results Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoral vote Running mate Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) Republican California 619,812 67.66% 7 Spiro Agnew (incumbent) Maryland 7 George McGovern Democrat South Dakota 270,287 29.50% 0 Sargent Shriver Maryland 0 John G. Schmitz Conservative California 21,808 2.38% 0 Thomas J. Anderson Tennessee 0 E. Harold Munn Prohibition Michigan 4,188 0.46% 0 Marshall E. Uncapher Kansas 0 Total 916,095 100% 7 7 Needed to win 270 270 Results by county County [3] Richard Nixon Republican George McGovern Democratic John G. Schmitz Conservative E. Harold Munn Prohibition Margin Total votes cast #  % #  % #  % #  % #  % Allen 3,938 69.47% 1,610 28.40% 88 1.55% 33 0.58% 2,328 41.07% 5,669 Anderson 2,718 70.86% 1,035 26.98% 69 1.80% 14 0.36% 1,683 43.88% 3,836 Atchison 5,471 67.83% 2,404 29.80% 159 1.97% 32 0.40% 3,067 38.03% 8,066 Barber 2,308 74.26% 727 23.39% 64 2.07% 9 0.29% 1,581 50.87% 3,108 Barton 8,479 68.87% 3,481 28.27% 313 2.54% 39 0.32% 4,998 40.60% 12,312 Bourbon 4,776 70.09% 1,912 28.06% 79 1.16% 47 0.69% 2,864 42.03% 6,814 Brown 4,314 78.92% 1,038 18.99% 97 1.77% 17 0.31% 3,276 59.93% 5,466 Butler 11,045 67.39% 4,669 28.49% 578 3.53% 97 0.59% 6,376 38.90% 16,389 Chase 1,184 76.04% 315 20.23% 47 3.02% 11 0.71% 869 55.81% 1,557 Chautauqua 1,546 78.00% 378 19.07% 55 2.77% 3 0.15% 1,168 58.93% 1,982 Cherokee 6,019 67.03% 2,806 31.25% 128 1.43% 27 0.30% 3,213 35.78% 8,980 Cheyenne 1,440 75.51% 399 20.92% 62 3.25% 6 0.31% 1,041 54.59% 1,907 Clark 1,142 76.03% 311 20.71% 36 2.40% 13 0.87% 831 55.32% 1,502 Clay 3,562 78.42% 887 19.53% 46 1.01% 47 1.03% 2,675 58.89% 4,542 Cloud 3,832 66.38% 1,806 31.28% 95 1.65% 40 0.69% 2,026 35.10% 5,773 Coffey 2,667 75.70% 782 22.20% 54 1.53% 20 0.57% 1,885 53.50% 3,523 Comanche 1,052 77.18% 281 20.62% 23 1.69% 7 0.51% 771 56.56% 1,363 Cowley 10,332 70.51% 3,592 24.51% 641 4.37% 88 0.60% 6,740 46.00% 14,653 Crawford 9,652 58.02% 6,683 40.17% 230 1.38% 72 0.43% 2,969 17.85% 16,637 Decatur 1,707 70.22% 616 25.34% 92 3.78% 16 0.66% 1,091 44.88% 2,431 Dickinson 6,515 75.34% 1,957 22.63% 132 1.53% 43 0.50% 4,558 52.71% 8,647 Doniphan 2,856 78.40% 690 18.94% 88 2.42% 9 0.25% 2,166 59.46% 3,643 Douglas 15,316 55.64% 11,646 42.31% 484 1.76% 81 0.29% 3,670 13.33% 27,527 Edwards 1,534 64.54% 757 31.85% 75 3.16% 11 0.46% 777 32.69% 2,377 Elk 1,522 76.02% 428 21.38% 47 2.35% 5 0.25% 1,094 54.64% 2,002 Ellis 5,463 55.67% 4,113 41.91% 206 2.10% 31 0.32% 1,350 13.76% 9,813 Ellsworth 2,087 65.20% 1,028 32.11% 68 2.12% 18 0.56% 1,059 33.09% 3,201 Finney 4,335 65.66% 2,062 31.23% 175 2.65% 30 0.45% 2,273 34.43% 6,602 Ford 6,232 67.12% 2,804 30.20% 200 2.15% 49 0.53% 3,428 36.92% 9,285 Franklin 6,011 72.71% 2,056 24.87% 161 1.95% 39 0.47% 3,955 47.84% 8,267 Geary 4,299 70.02% 1,708 27.82% 95 1.55% 38 0.62% 2,591 42.20% 6,140 Gove 1,226 69.86% 466 26.55% 53 3.05% 10 0.58% 760 43.31% 1,755 Graham 1,440 73.32% 488 24.85% 27 1.37% 9 0.46% 952 48.47% 1,964 Grant 1,469 73.19% 476 23.72% 47 2.34% 15 0.75% 993 49.47% 2,007 Gray 1,235 69.15% 511 28.61% 37 2.07% 3 0.17% 724 40.54% 1,786 Greeley 639 68.49% 212 22.72% 76 8.15% 6 0.64% 427 45.77% 933 Greenwood 3,157 74.49% 951 22.44% 99 2.34% 31 0.73% 2,206 52.05% 4,238 Hamilton 941 67.26% 394 28.16% 53 3.79% 11 0.79% 547 39.10% 1,399 Harper 2,628 75.71% 729 21.00% 89 2.56% 25 0.72% 1,899 54.71% 3,471 Harvey 8,287 67.23% 3,555 28.84% 421 3.42% 64 0.52% 4,732 38.39% 12,327 Haskell 1,036 71.55% 383 26.45% 21 1.45% 8 0.55% 653 45.10% 1,448 Hodgeman 853 68.40% 331 26.54% 49 3.93% 14 1.12% 522 41.86% 1,247 Jackson 3,363 71.98% 1,191 25.49% 100 2.14% 18 0.39% 2,172 46.49% 4,672 Jefferson 3,679 72.69% 1,237 24.44% 113 2.23% 32 0.63% 2,442 48.25% 5,061 Jewell 2,242 74.04% 716 23.65% 56 1.85% 14 0.46% 1,526 50.39% 3,028 Johnson 76,161 74.14% 24,324 23.68% 1,923 1.87% 319 0.31% 51,837 50.46% 102,727 Kearny 876 70.87% 325 26.29% 27 2.18% 8 0.65% 551 44.58% 1,236 Kingman 2,756 68.90% 1,107 27.68% 121 3.03% 16 0.40% 1,649 41.22% 4,000 Kiowa 1,559 76.35% 406 19.88% 54 2.64% 23 1.13% 1,153 56.47% 2,042 Labette 6,399 64.76% 3,210 32.49% 234 2.37% 38 0.38% 3,189 32.27% 9,881 Lane 943 73.21% 294 22.83% 41 3.18% 10 0.78% 649 50.38% 1,288 Leavenworth 10,762 67.70% 4,727 29.74% 368 2.31% 40 0.25% 6,035 37.96% 15,897 Lincoln 1,649 75.57% 476 21.81% 54 2.47% 3 0.14% 1,173 53.76% 2,182 Linn 2,593 73.41% 876 24.80% 48 1.36% 15 0.42% 1,717 48.61% 3,532 Logan 1,164 69.99% 428 25.74% 68 4.09% 3 0.18% 736 44.25% 1,663 Lyon 9,157 69.67% 3,720 28.30% 234 1.78% 32 0.24% 5,437 41.37% 13,143 Marion 4,373 72.17% 1,478 24.39% 194 3.20% 14 0.23% 2,895 47.78% 6,059 Marshall 4,127 67.68% 1,823 29.90% 139 2.28% 9 0.15% 2,304 37.78% 6,098 McPherson 7,457 70.56% 2,858 27.04% 189 1.79% 65 0.62% 4,599 43.52% 10,569 Meade 1,712 74.56% 526 22.91% 46 2.00% 12 0.52% 1,186 51.65% 2,296 Miami 5,234 69.04% 2,140 28.23% 190 1.97% 17 0.18% 3,094 40.81% 7,581 Mitchell 2,830 71.59% 1,030 26.06% 82 2.07% 11 0.28% 1,800 45.53% 3,953 Montgomery 11,717 73.66% 3,685 23.17% 459 2.89% 46 0.29% 8,032 50.49% 15,907 Morris 2,471 76.12% 704 21.69% 62 1.91% 9 0.28% 1,767 54.43% 3,246 Morton 1,165 72.68% 363 22.65% 66 4.12% 9 0.56% 802 50.03% 1,603 Nemaha 3,422 64.06% 1,777 33.26% 136 2.55% 7 0.13% 1,645 30.80% 5,342 Neosho 5,034 65.06% 2,559 33.07% 131 1.69% 14 0.18% 2,475 31.99% 7,738 Ness 1,539 68.37% 652 28.96% 49 2.18% 11 0.49% 887 39.41% 2,251 Norton 2,688 75.80% 776 21.88% 75 2.12% 7 0.20% 1,912 53.92% 3,546 Osage 4,073 71.11% 1,522 26.57% 119 2.08% 14 0.24% 2,551 44.54% 5,728 Osborne 2,182 73.42% 724 24.36% 51 1.72% 15 0.50% 1,458 49.06% 2,972 Ottawa 2,065 72.94% 705 24.90% 48 1.70% 13 0.46% 1,360 48.04% 2,831 Pawnee 2,370 65.83% 1,110 30.83% 98 2.72% 22 0.61% 1,260 35.00% 3,600 Phillips 2,919 76.15% 827 21.58% 80 2.09% 7 0.18% 2,092 54.57% 3,833 Pottawatomie 3,947 73.51% 1,298 24.18% 116 2.16% 8 0.15% 2,649 49.33% 5,369 Pratt 3,253 71.20% 1,214 26.57% 80 1.75% 22 0.48% 2,039 44.63% 4,569 Rawlins 1,553 70.46% 560 25.41% 87 3.95% 4 0.18% 993 45.05% 2,204 Reno 15,714 63.81% 8,183 33.23% 500 2.03% 231 0.94% 7,531 30.58% 24,628 Republic 2,921 71.80% 1,059 26.03% 65 1.60% 23 0.57% 1,862 45.77% 4,068 Rice 3,843 66.22% 1,825 31.45% 101 1.74% 34 0.59% 2,018 34.77% 5,803 Riley 11,120 66.16% 5,333 31.73% 310 1.84% 46 0.27% 5,787 34.43% 16,809 Rooks 2,457 71.74% 904 26.39% 55 1.61% 9 0.26% 1,553 45.35% 3,425 Rush 1,639 65.25% 806 32.09% 49 1.95% 18 0.72% 833 33.16% 2,512 Russell 3,168 73.81% 1,011 23.56% 99 2.26% 14 0.32% 2,157 50.25% 4,292 Saline 12,592 68.74% 5,406 29.51% 260 1.42% 61 0.33% 7,186 39.23% 18,319 Scott 1,547 74.30% 449 21.57% 68 3.27% 18 0.86% 1,098 52.73% 2,082 Sedgwick 83,949 65.74% 39,220 30.71% 3,897 3.05% 635 0.50% 44,729 35.03% 127,701 Seward 3,866 77.27% 989 19.77% 126 2.52% 22 0.44% 2,877 57.50% 5,003 Shawnee 43,727 66.75% 20,383 31.12% 1,179 1.80% 217 0.33% 23,344 35.63% 65,506 Sheridan 1,134 64.40% 552 31.35% 69 3.92% 6 0.34% 582 33.05% 1,761 Sherman 2,225 69.92% 785 24.67% 164 5.15% 8 0.25% 1,440 45.25% 3,182 Smith 2,600 74.26% 818 23.36% 63 1.80% 20 0.57% 1,782 50.90% 3,501 Stafford 2,200 70.35% 844 26.99% 59 1.89% 24 0.77% 1,356 43.36% 3,127 Stanton 754 71.54% 259 24.57% 37 3.51% 4 0.38% 495 46.97% 1,054 Stevens 1,392 74.48% 408 21.83% 58 3.10% 11 0.59% 984 52.65% 1,869 Sumner 6,941 68.08% 2,685 26.34% 522 5.12% 47 0.46% 4,256 41.74% 10,195 Thomas 2,300 67.73% 943 27.77% 144 4.24% 9 0.27% 1,357 39.96% 3,396 Trego 1,369 66.91% 621 30.35% 49 2.39% 7 0.34% 748 36.56% 2,046 Wabaunsee 2,461 76.83% 662 20.67% 72 2.25% 8 0.25% 1,799 56.16% 3,203 Wallace 782 73.22% 214 20.04% 69 6.46% 3 0.28% 568 53.18% 1,068 Washington 3,301 75.13% 996 22.67% 79 1.80% 18 0.41% 2,305 52.46% 4,394 Wichita 794 69.89% 288 25.35% 51 4.49% 3 0.26% 506 44.54% 1,136 Wilson 3,568 74.80% 1,043 21.87% 136 2.85% 23 0.48% 2,525 52.93% 4,770 Woodson 1,592 72.59% 550 25.08% 43 1.96% 8 0.36% 1,042 47.51% 2,193 Wyandotte 34,157 52.70% 28,206 43.52% 1,887 2.91% 566 0.87% 5,951 9.18% 64,816 Totals 619,812 67.66% 270,287 29.50% 21,808 2.38% 4,188 0.46% 349,525 38.16% 916,095 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Wyandotte See also United States presidential elections in Kansas References "1972 Presidential General Election Results – Kansas". Uselections.org. Retrieved May 31, 2015. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 "KS US President Race, November 07, 1972". Our Campaigns. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.