1972 United States presidential election in Vermont

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1972 United States presidential election in Vermont
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  1968 November 7, 1972 1976  
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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote30
Popular vote117,14968,174
Percentage62.66%36.47%

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President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election which was held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Vermont voted for incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland, defeating Democratic Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon took 62.66% of the vote to McGovern's 36.47%, a margin of 26.20%. Coming in a distant third was the People's Party candidate famed pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock, who took 0.54% in Vermont on the Liberty Union ballot line.

Vermont historically was a bastion of Northeastern Republicanism, and by 1972 Vermont had gone Republican in every presidential election since the founding of the Republican Party, except in the Democratic landslide of 1964, when the GOP had nominated staunch New Right conservative Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona.

Richard Nixon was seen as a mainstream moderate Republican, and while winning nationally in a massive 49-state landslide, he easily held onto Vermont's three electoral votes. The only state McGovern carried was neighboring Massachusetts, along with the District of Columbia.

As Nixon won a historic landslide nationally, Vermont weighed in as about 3% more Republican than the nation.

Nixon won every county in Vermont, and broke 60% in every county except for Chittenden County, the most populous county, home to the state's largest city, Burlington. Though the state wouldn't vote for another Democratic presidential candidate until 1992, no subsequent Republican who won the state was able to match Nixon's 62% vote share. Nixon's 70.16% in Lamoille County is also the last time that a Republican has won over 70% of the vote in a Vermont county.

Richard Nixon had previously won Vermont against John F. Kennedy in 1960 and then again against Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Vermont [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent)117,14962.66%3
Democratic George McGovern 68,17436.47%0
Liberty Union (People's) Benjamin Spock 1,0100.54%0
No party Write-ins 3180.17%0
Socialist Workers Linda Jenness 2960.16%0
Totals186,947100.00%3
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)61%/68%

Results by county

CountyRichard Milhous Nixon
Republican
George Stanley McGovern
Democratic
Benjamin Spock [2]
Liberty Union
Various candidates [2]
Other parties
Linda Jenness [2]
Socialist Workers
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Addison 6,46765.99%3,26233.29%480.49%140.14%90.09%3,20532.70%9,800
Bennington 7,54260.56%4,80438.58%670.54%160.13%250.20%2,73821.98%12,453
Caledonia 6,76268.04%3,09431.13%330.33%370.37%130.13%3,66836.91%9,939
Chittenden 23,06358.09%16,16340.71%3130.79%650.16%1000.25%6,90017.38%39,703
Essex 1,44168.29%65531.04%100.47%40.19%00.00%78637.25%2,110
Franklin 8,10967.21%3,89832.31%370.31%20.02%190.16%4,21134.90%12,065
Grand Isle 1,25962.39%74336.82%120.59%40.20%00.00%51625.57%2,018
Lamoille 4,16470.16%1,65927.95%290.49%801.35%30.05%2,50542.21%5,935
Orange 5,38969.12%2,33229.91%510.65%140.18%110.14%3,05739.21%7,797
Orleans 4,90663.21%2,79335.98%290.37%220.28%120.15%2,11327.22%7,762
Rutland 14,14362.68%8,26136.61%1270.56%150.07%170.08%5,88226.07%22,563
Washington 12,42161.58%7,59637.66%960.48%150.07%410.20%4,82523.92%20,169
Windham 9,06360.02%5,92539.24%790.52%130.09%210.14%3,13720.77%15,101
Windsor 12,42163.59%6,98935.78%790.40%250.13%180.09%5,43227.81%19,532
Totals117,15062.66%68,17436.47%1,0100.54%3180.17%2960.16%48,97526.20%186,947

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References

  1. "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "VT US President Race, November 07, 1972". Our Campaigns.