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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1972 - 12:00pm
Polls Open July 10, 1972 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 13, 1972 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler November 23, 2006 05:20pm
Data Sources[Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won12/16/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes301 (55.95%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin110 (+20.45%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. George S. McGovern Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Gov. George C. Wallace Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm Gov. J. Terry Sanford Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Rep. Wilbur D. Mills
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes1,729 (57.37%) 525 (17.42%) 382 (12.67%) 152 (5.04%) 78 (2.59%) 67 (2.22%) 34 (1.13%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,204 (-39.95%) -1,347 (-44.69%) -1,577 (-52.32%) -1,651 (-54.78%) -1,662 (-55.14%) -1,695 (-56.24%)
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
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D John Kenneth Galbraith
D Bill Kauffman
Laf-W Craverguy
D Jimmy Carter [L]
D Bob
  Social Democrats USA
I E Pluribus Unum
Veg Thomas Walker
D DylanSH99
R CincinnatiReds1990
LBR Old LW
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Edmund S. Muskie Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy Rep. Wayne L. Hays Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy Attorney General Ramsey Clark Sen. Walter F. Mondale
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes25 (0.83%) 13 (0.43%) 5 (0.17%) 2 (0.07%) 1 (0.03%) 1 (0.03%)
Margin-1,704 (-56.54%) -1,716 (-56.93%) -1,724 (-57.20%) -1,727 (-57.30%) -1,728 (-57.33%) -1,728 (-57.33%)
Predict Avg.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
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D DylanSH99

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