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Parents > United States > California > President
Parent RaceUS President - D Primaries
OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1972 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 06, 1972 - 12:00am
Polls Close June 06, 1972 - 12:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia November 02, 2010 11:53am
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes3,467,664 (47.82%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin223,346 (+3.08%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. George S. McGovern Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. (W)Gov. George C. Wallace Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm Sen. Edmund S. Muskie Mayor Samuel W. "Sam" Yorty Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes1,550,652 (43.50%) 1,375,064 (38.58%) 268,551 (7.53%) 157,435 (4.42%) 72,701 (2.04%) 50,745 (1.42%) 34,203 (0.96%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -175,588 (-4.93%) -1,282,101 (-35.97%) -1,393,217 (-39.09%) -1,477,951 (-41.46%) -1,499,907 (-42.08%) -1,516,449 (-42.54%)
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
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
N Marlo Thomas [L]
D George Takei [L]
D John Burton [L]
D Willie L. Brown, Jr. [L]
D Joseph L. Alioto [L]
R Max Rafferty
D Barbara Lee [L]
BPP Bobby Seale
N Wilson Riles, Jr.
D Ronald V. "Ron" Dellums [L]
D Warren M. Christopher
D Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. [L]
D Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr. [L]
D March K. Fong Eu [L]
Veg Thomas Walker
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Mayor John V. Lindsay (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes28,901 (0.81%) 26,246 (0.74%) 20 (0.00%)
Margin-1,521,751 (-42.69%) -1,524,406 (-42.77%) -1,550,632 (-43.50%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

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