1972 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1972 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote70
Popular vote505,125126,782
Percentage78.20%19.63%
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County Results
President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent President Nixon won the state of Mississippi with 78.20% of the vote. [1] This was the highest percentage Nixon received in any state in the election. [2]

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In Mississippi, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other states.

McGovern carried only three counties – Claiborne, Holmes and Jefferson – all of which have overwhelming majority black populations. [3]

The proportion of white voters supporting McGovern was utterly negligible and estimated at maximally three percent. [4] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Republican presidential candidate: Marshall, Quitman, Bolivar, Sharkey, Wilkinson, Humphreys, Coahoma, Noxubee, and Tunica. [5]

Calculated estimates indicate that 100% of white voters supported Nixon while 0% supported McGovern. [6] [7]

Polls

SourceRatingAs of
Corvallis Gazette-Times [8] Safe R (Flip)September 19, 1972
The Bradenton Herald [9] Certain R (Flip)October 9, 1972
The Austin American [10] Certain R (Flip)November 1, 1972
Sun Herald [11] Certain R (Flip)November 5, 1972

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Mississippi [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent)505,12578.20%7
Democrat George McGovern 126,78219.63%0
Independent John Schmitz 11,5981.80%0
Independent Linda Jenness 2,4580.38%0
Totals645,963100.0%7

Results by individual elector

General election results [12] [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Richard Nixon B. B. McClendon, Jr.505,125
Republican Party Richard Nixon H. F. McCarty, Jr.500,702
Republican Party Richard Nixon Clyde Q. Sheely500,493
Republican Party Richard Nixon Paul V. Lacoste500,378
Republican Party Richard Nixon J. B. Bright499,990
Republican Party Richard Nixon William Neville, Jr.499,194
Republican Party Richard Nixon Joe A. Moore497,430
Democratic Party George McGovern Frank A. Riley126,782
Democratic Party George McGovern Robert S. Reeves126,116
Democratic Party George McGovern Bobby Garraway124,922
Democratic Party George McGovern Mathew Page124,871
Democratic Party George McGovern Daniel Harvey124,037
Democratic Party George McGovern Obie Clark123,664
Democratic Party George McGovern William Bruce Guy123,080
Independent John G. Schmitz William Hollis Burrow11,598
Independent John G. Schmitz Homer Brown Wells11,030
Independent John G. Schmitz Robert L. Baker10,993
Independent John G. Schmitz Robert W. Schaffer10,925
Independent John G. Schmitz Mrs. Robert W. Saul10,888
Independent John G. Schmitz Curtis W. Caine10,789
Independent John G. Schmitz Andrew Cvitanovich10,569
Independent Linda Jenness John Earl Brown2,458
Independent Linda Jenness Robert Donnell1,478
Independent Linda Jenness Shirley M. Roberts1,415
Independent Linda Jenness Delores Buford1,386
Independent Linda Jenness James Westley Miggins1,359
Independent Linda Jenness Darius Singleton1,313
Total votes645,963

Results by county

1972 United States presidential election in Mississippi by county [13]
CountyRichard Milhous Nixon
Republican		George Stanley McGovern
Democratic		John George Schmitz
Independent		Linda Jenness
Independent		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 8,50067.16%3,69729.21%2552.01%2051.62%4,80337.95%12,657
Alcorn 5,73283.28%98214.27%1341.95%350.51%4,75069.01%6,883
Amite 2,84668.94%1,18528.71%932.25%40.10%1,66140.24%4,128
Attala 4,73879.50%1,10318.51%1161.95%30.05%3,63560.99%5,960
Benton 1,48366.35%70131.36%512.28%00.00%78234.99%2,235
Bolivar 7,39766.12%3,61632.32%1551.39%190.17%3,78133.80%11,187
Calhoun 3,02390.37%2457.32%752.24%20.06%2,77883.05%3,345
Carroll 1,77773.31%58023.93%662.72%10.04%1,19749.38%2,424
Chickasaw 3,75384.66%57913.06%621.40%390.88%3,17471.60%4,433
Choctaw 2,30186.57%32612.26%291.09%20.08%1,97574.30%2,658
Claiborne 1,52141.76%2,07657.00%310.85%140.38%-555-15.24%3,642
Clarke 4,56181.56%95417.06%741.32%30.05%3,60764.50%5,592
Clay 4,03571.39%1,41024.95%1162.05%911.61%2,62546.44%5,652
Coahoma 6,60261.56%3,70834.57%3333.10%820.76%2,89426.98%10,725
Copiah 5,49873.11%1,80323.98%1251.66%941.25%3,69549.14%7,520
Covington 3,84284.09%64214.05%771.69%80.18%3,20070.04%4,569
DeSoto 7,91780.88%1,55715.91%3143.21%10.01%6,36064.97%9,789
Forrest 14,41880.56%2,93316.39%5312.96%160.09%11,48564.17%17,898
Franklin 2,36178.73%56118.71%632.10%140.47%1,80060.02%2,999
George 3,97992.90%2706.30%330.77%10.02%3,70986.60%4,283
Greene 2,88483.52%51314.86%431.25%130.38%2,37168.66%3,453
Grenada 4,80075.09%1,47123.01%1071.67%140.22%3,32952.08%6,392
Hancock 5,13386.28%74512.52%641.08%70.12%4,38873.76%5,949
Harrison 28,96284.02%4,76113.81%5341.55%2130.62%24,20170.21%34,470
Hinds 49,87777.82%12,67919.78%1,1261.76%4140.65%37,19858.03%64,096
Holmes 3,15847.23%3,45951.73%570.85%120.18%-301-4.50%6,686
Humphreys 2,33469.01%89226.37%862.54%702.07%1,44242.64%3,382
Issaquena 70160.80%39534.26%342.95%231.99%30626.54%1,153
Itawamba 4,41989.20%50910.27%240.48%20.04%3,91078.93%4,954
Jackson 22,20488.68%2,53410.12%2821.13%180.07%19,67078.56%25,038
Jasper 3,59778.47%93520.40%501.09%20.04%2,66258.07%4,584
Jefferson 1,13143.37%1,45755.87%160.61%40.15%-326-12.50%2,608
Jefferson Davis 2,83072.83%1,00525.86%431.11%80.21%1,82546.96%3,886
Jones 16,48983.79%2,79014.18%3201.63%800.41%13,69969.61%19,679
Kemper 2,74875.25%83722.92%651.78%20.05%1,91152.33%3,652
Lafayette 5,39176.89%1,54522.04%670.96%80.11%3,84654.86%7,011
Lamar 5,02288.38%4938.68%1612.83%60.11%4,52979.71%5,682
Lauderdale 18,33781.79%3,45315.40%6132.73%170.08%14,88466.39%22,420
Lawrence 3,39481.70%70917.07%501.20%10.02%2,68564.64%4,154
Leake 4,21779.13%1,05319.76%561.05%30.06%3,16459.37%5,329
Lee 10,73082.60%1,63212.56%5204.00%1090.84%9,09870.03%12,991
Leflore 6,77975.58%2,03822.72%1481.65%40.04%4,74152.86%8,969
Lincoln 7,59386.01%1,07012.12%1611.82%40.05%6,52373.89%8,828
Lowndes 10,09878.70%2,39818.69%3262.54%90.07%7,70060.01%12,831
Madison 5,04757.20%3,46439.26%2392.71%740.84%1,58317.94%8,824
Marion 6,80579.40%1,69319.75%650.76%70.08%5,11259.65%8,570
Marshall 3,32662.10%1,87535.01%1152.15%400.75%1,45127.09%5,356
Monroe 7,27384.10%1,27914.79%840.97%120.14%5,99469.31%8,648
Montgomery 3,21076.32%92521.99%671.59%40.10%2,28554.33%4,206
Neshoba 6,81588.22%81210.51%931.20%50.06%6,00377.71%7,725
Newton 5,58588.05%5979.41%1572.48%40.06%4,98878.64%6,343
Noxubee 2,23966.28%1,05231.14%832.46%40.12%1,18735.14%3,378
Oktibbeha 6,16075.56%1,88023.06%1001.23%130.16%4,28052.50%8,153
Panola 5,28470.61%2,09127.94%1051.40%30.04%3,19342.67%7,483
Pearl River 7,48788.04%90110.60%1111.31%50.06%6,58677.45%8,504
Perry 2,68984.14%44613.95%601.88%10.03%2,24370.18%3,196
Pike 6,54272.08%2,33225.69%1882.07%140.15%4,21046.39%9,076
Pontotoc 4,47689.45%4889.75%400.80%00.00%3,98879.70%5,004
Prentiss 4,60791.12%3987.87%511.01%00.00%4,20983.25%5,056
Quitman 2,52474.41%79023.29%591.74%190.56%1,73451.12%3,392
Rankin 12,18785.19%1,91313.37%1971.38%80.06%10,27471.82%14,305
Scott 5,24479.95%1,21318.49%911.39%110.17%4,03161.46%6,559
Sharkey 1,42667.94%65531.21%150.71%30.14%77136.73%2,099
Simpson 5,66985.87%87113.19%510.77%110.17%4,79872.67%6,602
Smith 4,41992.35%3296.88%360.75%10.02%4,09085.48%4,785
Stone 2,46788.49%29310.51%270.97%10.04%2,17477.98%2,788
Sunflower 5,38973.27%1,87425.48%771.05%150.20%3,51547.79%7,355
Tallahatchie 3,44277.37%83518.77%1573.53%150.34%2,60758.60%4,449
Tate 3,96675.74%1,15121.98%1041.85%150.27%2,81553.76%5,236
Tippah 3,93785.87%56912.41%761.66%30.07%3,36873.46%4,585
Tishomingo 4,17789.23%4439.46%521.11%90.19%3,73479.77%4,681
Tunica 1,44662.19%85836.90%180.77%30.13%58825.29%2,325
Union 5,47787.91%65810.56%901.44%50.08%4,81977.35%6,230
Walthall 3,11079.66%74719.13%411.05%60.15%2,36360.53%3,904
Warren 10,42071.97%3,48024.04%4523.12%1260.87%6,94047.93%14,478
Washington 9,63463.78%4,62330.61%5353.54%3122.07%5,01133.18%15,104
Wayne 4,64882.08%97517.22%350.62%50.09%3,67364.86%5,663
Webster 3,62489.15%4039.91%380.93%00.00%3,22179.24%4,065
Wilkinson 1,60852.65%1,40946.14%321.05%50.16%1996.52%3,054
Winston 5,15578.64%1,35420.66%390.59%70.11%3,80157.99%6,555
Yalobusha 2,94477.53%79720.99%481.26%80.21%2,14756.54%3,797
Yazoo 5,55572.58%2,00826.23%841.10%70.09%3,54746.34%7,654
Totals505,12578.20%126,78219.63%11,5981.80%2,4580.38%378,34358.57%645,963

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    2. ↑ Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 56.
    3. ↑ Grantham, Dewey W. The South in Modern America: A Region at Odds. pp. 247–248. ISBN   1610753895.
    4. ↑ Black, Earl (2021). "Competing Responses to the New Southern Politics: Republican and Democratic Southern Strategies, 1964-76". In Reed, John Shelton; Black, Merle (eds.). Perspectives on the American South: An Annual Review of Society, Politics, and Culture. ISBN   9781136764882.
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