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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1972 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 07, 1972 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 06, 1972 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedChronicler May 31, 2024 07:44pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes31,785,480 (43.42%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin510,314 (+0.70%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes47,169,911 (60.69%)
Term01/20/1973 - 01/20/1977 Margin17,999,528 (+23.16%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President National Vote 11/07/1972
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/01/1969 06/01/1972

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Sen. George S. McGovern Gov. George C. Wallace Sen. Edmund S. Muskie Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 4,121,372 (25.77%) 4,053,451 (25.34%) 3,755,424 (23.48%) 1,840,217 (11.51%) 553,990 (3.46%) 505,198 (3.16%) 430,703 (2.69%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -67,921 (-0.42%) -365,948 (-2.29%) -2,281,155 (-14.26%) -3,567,382 (-22.30%) -3,616,174 (-22.61%) -3,690,669 (-23.08%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- 01/25/1972
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MATCHUP POLLS (18 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg27.00%-- 30.00%-- 25.00%-- 6.00%-- 2.00%-- 3.00%-- 3.00%--
Gallup 
06/01/72-06/01/72		 27.00% 1.0 30.00% 5.0 25.00% 1.0 6.00% -- 2.00% -- 3.00% -- 3.00% --
Gallup 
05/15/72-05/15/72		 26.00% 9.0 25.00% 5.0 26.00% 8.0 0.00% 11.0 0.00% 3.0 0.00% 3.0 0.00% 3.0
Gallup 
05/01/72-05/01/72		 35.00% 5.0 20.00% 3.0 18.00% 1.0 11.00% 6.0 3.00% -- 3.00% 1.0 3.00% 2.0
Gallup 
04/01/72-04/01/72		 30.00% 1.0 17.00% 12.0 19.00% 2.0 17.00% 5.0 3.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 5.00% 1.0
Gallup 
03/15/72-03/15/72		 31.00% -- 5.00% 1.0 17.00% 2.0 22.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 5.00% 2.0 4.00% 2.0
Gallup 
03/01/72-03/01/72		 31.00% 8.0 6.00% 1.0 15.00% -- 23.00% 6.0 5.00% 2.0 3.00% -- 2.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
I JonathanNC
D Dodge Landesman
D John
D Lane A. Evans
LBR Old LW
L FBL
R Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
D Stephen Yellin
D César Chávez 🔗
D Dolores Huerta
IndP 6921
D Bill Kauffman
Laf-W Craverguy
D H. Warren Beatty 🔗
D Frank Church 🔗
D John V. Tunney 🔗
D Matthew J. Troy, Jr. 🔗
D Abraham A. Ribicoff 🔗
I Hunter S. Thompson 🔗
D Ernest Gruening 🔗
D Gary Hart
D Isaac Asimov
AENM Angry Russian
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
R Claiborne W. "Clay" Smothers
D Some say...
D Lester Maddox
R Max Rafferty
I Pennsylvanian
D EastTexasDem
D Morris K. "Mo" Udall
D Mike Gravel
D Warren E. Hearnes
D Thomas F. Eagleton
D Stuart Symington
D W. Averell Harriman 🔗
D Harold E. Hughes 🔗
D Birch E. Bayh 🔗
D Milton J. Shapp
D Adlai Stevenson III
D John J. Gilligan
D John V. Tunney
D InspectorMorse
D Ashley
D Bob
D samir7243_ATL
I E Pluribus Unum
F Blue Republican
G BR_Green
D Ronald V. "Ron" Dellums 🔗
D Jesse L. Jackson
Veg Thomas Walker
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. J. Terry Sanford Mayor John V. Lindsay Mayor Samuel W. "Sam" Yorty Rep. Wilbur D. Mills Congressional Delegate Walter E. Fauntroy Unpledged Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 331,415 (2.07%) 196,406 (1.23%) 79,446 (0.50%) 37,401 (0.23%) 21,217 (0.13%) 19,533 (0.12%) 16,693 (0.10%)
Margin-3,789,957 (-23.70%) -3,924,966 (-24.54%) -4,041,926 (-25.27%) -4,083,971 (-25.53%) -4,100,155 (-25.64%) -4,101,839 (-25.65%) -4,104,679 (-25.66%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (18 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 1.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
06/01/72-06/01/72		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
05/15/72-05/15/72		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
05/01/72-05/01/72		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0 2.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
04/01/72-04/01/72		 0.00% -- 0.00% 5.0 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
03/15/72-03/15/72		 0.00% -- 5.00% 2.0 1.00% -- 1.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
03/01/72-03/01/72		 0.00% -- 7.00% 5.0 1.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% 24.0
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
D Lyndon B. Johnson 🔗
R Kyle
G Jerry Joslyn 🔗
D Russ Feingold 🔗
D Jack Brinkley 🔗
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Harold E. Hughes (D)
Jul 15, 1971

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Mar 05, 1972 05:00pm Mar 05, 1972 06:30pm Debate 5-Way NH Primary Debate  Chronicler 
May 28, 1972 05:00pm May 28, 1972 06:00pm Debate McGovern-Humphrey Primary Debate #1  Chronicler 
May 30, 1972 08:30pm May 30, 1972 09:30pm Debate McGovern-Humphrey Primary Debate #2  Chronicler 
Jun 04, 1972 04:00pm Jun 04, 1972 05:00pm Debate McGovern-Humphrey-Yorty-Chisholm Debate  Chronicler 

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Jun 21, 2024 02:00pm News Wilbur Mills's 1972 Democratic presidential campaign  Not Available Chronicler 
Jun 19, 2024 07:00pm News Vance Hartke Presidential Candidacy 1972  Not Available Chronicler 

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