1972 United States presidential election in Maryland

none 1972 United States presidential election October 2022 October 2022 1972 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland 1968 United States presidential election in Maryland 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Maryland 1976 Presidential November 7, 1972 no All 10 Maryland electoral votes to the Electoral College x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 10 829,305 61.26% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 505,781 37.36% 375px 350px County results Nixon #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% McGovern #86b6f2 50–60% The 1972 United States presidential election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Both the Democratic and Republican (Sargent Shriver and Spiro Agnew, respectively) Vice Presidential nominees were from Maryland. Maryland was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and Vice President Spiro Agnew (a Maryland native), winning 61.26% of the vote to George McGovern and Shriver's 37.36%. Nixon won every county in the state, only losing independent Baltimore City. He won over 77% of the vote in Carroll County, and over 70% in another eight counties. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time Prince George's County has voted Republican in a presidential election, the strongest performance by a Republican in Maryland, and the last time the Democratic candidate was held to under 60% of the vote in Baltimore City.Maryland - Google Drive https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1rNmmmt7JNQXoEGMiKmY7SvPD28z3WF1nCpikQc0gGZ8/htmlview# 2022-08-27 docs.google.comSullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This was also the last of only 7 occasionsThe other six are 1864, 1896 under William Jennings Bryan's "cross of gold" opposed by Northeastern industrialists, and the four elections from 1944 to 1956 since the emergence of the Republican Party that Maryland has voted more Republican than the nation as a whole.Counting the Votes; Maryland https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030833/http://www.countingthevotes.com/maryland 2017-11-07 A voting machine in the town of Saint Michaels malfunctioned on election day, causing only 14 of the 435 ballots cast on it to be properly recorded. https://www.laweekly.com/early-and-often-3/ Early and Often November 22, 2000 Seeley John LA Weekly June 1, 2023 Circuit Judge Harry Clark barred the Talbot County Board of Election Supervisors from certifying the county's results until a revote was held at the affected polling location, which occurred on November 15. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/11/archives/polls-will-reopen-for-435-whose-votes-didnt-record.html Polls Will Reopen for 435 Whose Votes Didn't Record Associated Press November 11, 1972 The New York Times 21 limited Of his three presidential campaigns, this was the only time Nixon carried the home state of his running mate. Nixon had lost Maryland in 1968 and had also failed to win Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.'s home state of Massachusetts in 1960. Results 1972 United States presidential election in Marylandhttps://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000174/html/am174--473.html 473 Maryland Manual 1969–1970 The Hall of Records Commission of the State of Maryland May 12, 2019PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) Spiro Agnew (incumbent) 829,305 61.26% 10 Democratic George McGovern Sargent Shriver 505,781 37.36% 0 American Independent John G. Schmitz Thomas J. Anderson 18,726 1.38% 0 Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic John G. SchmitzAmerican Independent Margin Total votes castMaryland State Board of Elections, ‘For President of the United States’ Maryland General Election Returns – November 7, 1972 (Annapolis, 1972) # % # % # % # %Allegany20,68764.55%10,80833.72%5531.73%9,87930.83%32,048Anne Arundel71,70772.26%26,08226.28%1,4501.46%45,62545.98%99,239Baltimore175,89770.30%70,30928.10%4,0181.61%105,58842.20%250,224Baltimore City119,48645.15%141,32353.40%3,8431.45%-21,837-8.25%264,652Calvert4,02463.43%2,23235.18%881.39%1,79228.25%6,344Caroline4,32572.71%1,56726.34%560.94%2,75846.37%5,948Carroll16,84777.25%4,40820.21%5532.54%12,43957.04%21,808Cecil10,75970.82%4,11327.08%3192.10%6,64643.74%15,191Charles9,66567.34%4,50231.37%1861.30%5,16335.97%14,353Dorchester6,85974.97%2,13623.35%1541.68%4,72351.62%9,149Frederick19,90769.48%8,23528.74%5091.78%11,67240.74%28,651Garrett5,48076.60%1,51021.11%1642.29%3,97055.49%7,154Harford25,14173.16%8,73725.42%4881.42%16,40447.74%34,366Howard19,26563.55%10,66835.19%3831.26%8,59728.36%30,316Kent4,03664.36%2,16834.57%671.07%1,86829.79%6,271Montgomery133,09056.50%100,22842.55%2,2390.95%32,86213.95%235,557Prince George's116,16658.55%79,91440.28%2,3301.17%36,25218.27%198,410Queen Anne's4,38070.45%1,71227.54%1252.01%2,66842.91%6,217Somerset4,34267.33%2,03631.57%711.10%2,30635.76%6,449St. Mary's7,68967.55%3,57131.37%1221.07%4,11836.18%11,382Talbot6,62074.73%2,18124.62%580.65%4,43950.11%8,859Washington24,23469.27%10,03928.70%7122.04%14,19540.57%34,985Wicomico13,11569.71%5,51029.29%1901.01%7,60540.42%18,815Worcester5,58475.22%1,79224.14%480.65%3,79251.08%7,424Totals829,30561.26%505,78137.36%18,7261.38%323,52423.90%1,353,812 See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States elections Notes References Maryland 1972 Presidential