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United States presidential election of 1972: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date November 7, 1972
Location United States
Context Vietnam War

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George McGovern
U.S. President Richard Nixon in a suit speaks at a podium with multiple microphones during his 1970 visit to Madrid, Spain.
Nixon campaign patch
Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1972 presidential election by state. Nearly all states are shaded red for Richard Nixon (Republican), who won 520 electoral votes, while only Massachusetts and the District of Columbia are shaded blue for George McGovern (Democratic), who won 17 electoral votes. State boundaries and electoral vote counts are labeled on each state.
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Key People

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
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Wilbur Mills
American lawyer and politician
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
vice president of United States
Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
United States senator
George Wallace
George Wallace
American politician
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew
vice president of United States
A history-making politician
Shirley Chisholm
American politician and activist
Eugene J. McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
United States senator
George McGovern, 1972
George McGovern
United States senator
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Edmund Muskie
American politician
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Henry M. Jackson
United States senator
R. Sargent Shriver, 1962
R. Sargent Shriver
American politician

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