1972 United States presidential election in Arizona
The 1972 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Arizona was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 61.64% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 30.38% of the popular vote.[3][4] Linda Jenness and John G. Schmitz, the only other candidates on the ballot, combined for just over 52,000 votes and over seven percent of Arizona's popular vote. Even in a huge landslide, this result left Arizona seven percentage points more Republican than the nation at-large.
In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results,[5][6] the Democratic nominee won only one county in Arizona: heavily unionized Greenlee County, where no Republican had won before this nor would win until George W. Bush in 2000.[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon (inc.) | 402,812 | 61.64% | |
| Democratic | George McGovern | 198,540 | 30.38% | |
| Socialist Workers | Linda Jenness | 30,945 | 4.74% | |
| American Independent | John G. Schmitz | 21,208 | 3.25% | |
| Total votes | 653,505 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
George Stanley McGovern Democratic |
John George Schmitz[8] American Independent |
Linda Jenness[8] Socialist Workers |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 3,394 | 50.28% | 3,145 | 46.59% | 200 | 2.96% | 11 | 0.16% | 249 | 3.69% | 6,750 |
| Cochise | 11,706 | 63.97% | 6,023 | 32.91% | 557 | 3.04% | 13 | 0.07% | 5,683 | 31.06% | 18,299 |
| Coconino | 10,611 | 61.02% | 6,250 | 35.94% | 313 | 1.82% | 15 | 0.09% | 4,361 | 25.37% | 17,389 |
| Gila | 5,673 | 54.70% | 4,295 | 41.41% | 397 | 3.83% | 7 | 0.07% | 1,378 | 13.29% | 10,372 |
| Graham | 3,575 | 60.15% | 1,863 | 31.35% | 504 | 8.48% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,712 | 28.81% | 5,943 |
| Greenlee | 1,758 | 45.57% | 2,013 | 52.18% | 81 | 2.10% | 6 | 0.16% | -255 | -6.61% | 3,858 |
| Maricopa | 244,593 | 69.29% | 95,135 | 26.95% | 12,999 | 3.68% | 273 | 0.08% | 149,458 | 42.34% | 353,000 |
| Mohave | 6,755 | 68.92% | 2,588 | 26.41% | 449 | 4.58% | 9 | 0.09% | 4,167 | 42.52% | 9,801 |
| Navajo | 6,999 | 60.48% | 4,003 | 34.59% | 561 | 4.85% | 9 | 0.08% | 2,996 | 25.89% | 11,572 |
| Pima | 73,154 | 45.41% | 56,223 | 34.90% | 2,620 | 1.63% | 29,113[lower-alpha 1] | 18.07% | 16,931 | 10.51% | 161,110 |
| Pinal | 10,584 | 60.28% | 6,404 | 36.47% | 555 | 3.16% | 16 | 0.09% | 4,180 | 23.81% | 17,559 |
| Santa Cruz | 2,137 | 52.39% | 1,866 | 45.75% | 73 | 1.79% | 3 | 0.07% | 271 | 6.64% | 4,079 |
| Yavapai | 12,277 | 65.77% | 3,977 | 21.30% | 947 | 5.07% | 1,466[lower-alpha 1] | 7.85% | 8,300 | 44.46% | 18,667 |
| Yuma | 9,596 | 63.52% | 4,755 | 31.48% | 752 | 4.98% | 3 | 0.02% | 4,841 | 32.05% | 15,106 |
| Totals | 402,812 | 61.64% | 198,540 | 30.38% | 21,208 | 3.25% | 30,945 | 4.74% | 204,272 | 31.26% | 653,505 |
Notes
- In this county there occurred a ballot malfunction that counted many votes for both a major party candidate and Linda Jenness. A court ordered that the ballots be counted for both.[8]
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1972 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Arizona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1972". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "1972 Presidential Election - 270toWin.com". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "1972 Election - Voting America". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- Menendez Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, p. 121 ISBN 0786422173
- Our Campaigns; AZ US President 1972
