1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota

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1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota
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  1968 November 7, 1972 [1] 1976  
  Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic-NPL [lower-alpha 1]
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote30
Popular vote174,109100,384
Percentage62.07%35.79%

North Dakota Presidential Election Results 1972.svg
County results

President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose three [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

North Dakota was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (RCalifornia), with 62.07 percent of the popular vote, against George McGovern (DSouth Dakota), with 35.79 percent of the popular vote, a 26.28 percent margin of victory. [3] [4] Three other candidates were on the ballot as independents, but only California Congressman John G. Schmitz received a significant vote tally, although even Schmitz received just 2.01 percent of North Dakota's total.

In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results, [5] [6] the Democratic nominee only won one county (Rolette) in North Dakota.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Nixon (inc.) 174,109 62.07%
Democratic–NPL George McGovern 100,38435.79%
Independent John G. Schmitz 5,6462.01%
Independent Linda Jenness 2880.10%
Independent Gus Hall 870.03%
Total votes280,514 100%

Results by county

County [7] Richard Nixon
Republican
George McGovern
Democratic-NPL
John G. Schmitz
Independent
Linda Jenness
Independent
Gus Hall
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 1,17762.77%66535.47%321.71%10.05%00.00%51227.30%1,875
Barnes 4,51861.14%2,80437.95%660.89%10.01%00.00%1,71423.19%7,389
Benson 2,05055.09%1,63543.94%360.97%00.00%00.00%41511.15%3,721
Billings 50969.82%19226.34%283.84%00.00%00.00%31743.48%729
Bottineau 3,26369.60%1,36929.20%521.11%20.04%20.04%1,89440.40%4,688
Bowman 1,11161.69%64335.70%472.61%00.00%00.00%46825.99%1,801
Burke 1,44666.36%65129.88%813.72%10.05%00.00%79536.48%2,179
Burleigh 13,90967.38%5,84128.29%8384.06%480.23%80.04%8,06839.09%20,644
Cass 21,77059.96%14,07338.76%3881.07%570.16%180.05%7,69721.20%36,306
Cavalier 2,89860.07%1,86738.70%541.12%30.06%20.04%1,03121.37%4,824
Dickey 2,27763.59%1,26635.35%381.06%00.00%00.00%1,01128.24%3,581
Divide 1,23060.29%77437.94%361.76%00.00%00.00%45622.35%2,040
Dunn 1,43865.45%64429.31%1135.14%10.05%10.05%79436.14%2,197
Eddy 1,02252.04%91146.38%281.43%30.15%00.00%1115.66%1,964
Emmons 2,19464.53%1,11532.79%892.62%10.03%10.03%1,07931.74%3,400
Foster 1,35260.28%86138.39%291.29%10.04%00.00%49121.89%2,243
Golden Valley 77462.98%36229.45%937.57%00.00%00.00%41233.53%1,229
Grand Forks 13,36156.92%9,41640.11%6312.69%590.25%80.03%3,94516.81%23,475
Grant 1,56970.17%59626.65%693.09%20.09%00.00%97343.52%2,236
Griggs 1,31258.10%90139.90%451.99%00.00%00.00%41118.20%2,258
Hettinger 1,51164.93%72631.20%893.82%10.04%00.00%78533.73%2,327
Kidder 1,31567.06%55728.40%894.54%00.00%00.00%75838.66%1,961
LaMoure 2,11059.62%1,39939.53%300.85%00.00%00.00%71120.09%3,539
Logan 1,40869.33%55427.28%673.30%10.05%10.05%85442.05%2,031
McHenry 2,76563.62%1,55435.76%260.60%10.02%00.00%1,21127.86%4,346
McIntosh 2,44081.61%52117.42%290.97%00.00%00.00%1,91964.19%2,990
McKenzie 1,91365.87%93732.27%531.83%10.03%00.00%97633.60%2,904
McLean 3,57566.23%1,70331.55%1152.13%30.06%20.04%1,87234.68%5,398
Mercer 2,56774.28%78422.69%1043.01%10.03%00.00%1,78351.59%3,456
Morton 5,49459.87%3,31236.09%3583.90%80.09%50.05%2,18223.78%9,177
Mountrail 2,03858.30%1,39139.79%641.83%10.03%20.06%64718.51%3,496
Nelson 1,62553.67%1,35844.85%401.32%50.17%00.00%2678.82%3,028
Oliver 66965.14%29328.53%646.23%10.10%00.00%37636.61%1,027
Pembina 3,31763.75%1,80134.61%841.61%10.02%00.00%1,51629.14%5,203
Pierce 1,97066.15%97332.67%321.07%10.03%20.07%99733.48%2,978
Ramsey 3,95461.78%2,38437.25%610.95%10.02%00.00%1,57024.53%6,400
Ransom 2,05659.85%1,35539.45%230.67%10.03%00.00%70120.40%3,435
Renville 1,12161.09%70238.26%100.54%20.11%00.00%41922.83%1,835
Richland 5,19460.23%3,36739.04%600.70%10.01%20.02%1,82721.19%8,624
Rolette 1,71348.13%1,80350.66%381.07%20.06%30.08%−90−2.53%3,559
Sargent 1,61654.48%1,33144.88%190.64%00.00%00.00%2859.60%2,966
Sheridan 1,46080.71%33418.46%150.83%00.00%00.00%1,12662.25%1,809
Sioux 56149.12%55748.77%242.10%00.00%00.00%40.35%1,142
Slope 41359.86%24936.09%284.06%00.00%00.00%16423.77%690
Stark 5,11562.91%2,63632.42%3494.29%270.33%40.05%2,47930.49%8,131
Steele 1,06353.96%89245.28%150.76%00.00%00.00%1718.68%1,970
Stutsman 6,26962.51%3,58935.79%1561.56%110.11%30.03%2,68026.72%10,028
Towner 1,34958.02%94440.60%301.29%10.04%10.04%40517.42%2,325
Traill 3,11861.40%1,89237.26%651.28%20.04%10.02%1,22624.14%5,078
Walsh 3,99156.29%2,90841.02%1842.60%40.06%30.04%1,08315.27%7,090
Ward 13,90066.61%6,70632.14%2271.09%280.13%70.03%7,19434.47%20,868
Wells 2,51964.42%1,29733.17%942.40%00.00%00.00%1,22231.25%3,910
Williams 4,80059.90%2,98937.30%2112.63%80.10%60.07%1,81122.60%8,014
Totals174,10962.07%100,38435.79%5,6462.01%2880.10%870.03%73,72526.28%280,514

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. The McGovern vote was under a state-specific Democratic-NPL that was separate to the National Democratic Party, similar to the Minnesota-DFL Party that ran McGovern in the presidential election in Minnesota.

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