United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1972

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1972

November 7, 1972

Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 810,763 555,498 Percentage 58.57% 40.13%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Connecticut was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon carried Connecticut with 58.57% of the vote to McGovern’s 40.13%, a victory margin of 18.44%. ^[1] He won every county in the state.

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1972[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon	810,763	58.57%	8
	Democratic	George McGovern	555,498	40.13%	0
	George Wallace Party	John Schmitz	17,239	1.25%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	777	0.06%	0
Totals			1,384,277	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					-

References

1. "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
2. "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2015-04-21.