United States presidential election in Washington (state), 1972

United States presidential election in Washington, 1972

November 7, 1972

Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern John Hospers Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Home state California South Dakota California Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Tonie Nathan Electoral vote 9 0 0 Popular vote 837,135 568,334 1,537 Percentage 56.92% 38.64% 0.10%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Washington refers to how Washington participated in the 1972 United States presidential election.

Washington voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South Dakota Senator George McGovern.  Nixon took 56.92% of the vote to McGovern's 38.64%, a margin of 18.28%.

Results

United States presidential election in Washington, 1972[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon (incumbent)	837,135	56.92%	9
	Democratic	George McGovern	568,334	38.64%	0
	American Independent	John G. Schmitz	58,906	4.00%	0
	independent (People's)	Benjamin Spock	2,644	0.18%	0
	Libertarian	John Hospers	1,537	0.10%	0
	Socialist Labor	Louis Fisher	1,102	0.07%	0
	Socialist Workers	Linda Jenness	623	0.04%	0
	Communist	Gus Hall	566	0.04%	0
Totals			1,470,847	100.00%	9
Voter turnout					—

References

1. "The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016 (p. 4145)". Simon and Schuster (8 December 2015). Retrieved 2016-02-09.
2. "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-02-09.