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  IL US President - D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > President
Parent RaceUS President - D Primaries
OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1972 - 12:00pm
Polls Open March 21, 1972 - 12:00am
Polls Close March 21, 1972 - 12:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia November 02, 2010 12:36pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes2,174,774 (47.08%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin134,960 (+2.92%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Edmund S. Muskie Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy (W)Gov. George C. Wallace (W)Sen. George S. McGovern (W)Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. (W)Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm (W)Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes766,914 (62.60%) 444,260 (36.26%) 7,017 (0.57%) 3,687 (0.30%) 1,476 (0.12%) 777 (0.06%) 442 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -322,654 (-26.34%) -759,897 (-62.03%) -763,227 (-62.30%) -765,438 (-62.48%) -766,137 (-62.53%) -766,472 (-62.56%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Adlai Stevenson III
D Jesse L. Jackson
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W)Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy (W) Others (W)Mayor John V. Lindsay
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes242 (0.02%) 211 (0.02%) 118 (0.01%)
Margin-766,672 (-62.58%) -766,703 (-62.58%) -766,796 (-62.59%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

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