1972 Republican Party presidential primaries

Selection of Republican US presidential candidate June 2025 1972 Republican Party presidential primaries United States primary no 1968 Republican Party presidential primaries 1968 1976 Republican Party presidential primaries 1976 March 7 to June 6, 1972 File:Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg 150x150px Richard Nixon FF3333 California 18 5,378,704 86.9% File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg 000000 Uncommitted N/A 0 317,048 5.1% File:JohnMAshbrook.jpg John M. Ashbrook 1E90FF Ohio 0 311,543 5.0% Republican presidential primary results, 1972.png 350px First place finishes by preference primary results Republican nominee Richard Nixon Richard Nixon From March 7 to June 6, 1972, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1972 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Richard Nixon was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1972 Republican National Convention held from August 21 to August 23, 1972, in Miami, Florida. Candidates Nominee CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal datePopular voteContests won Running mateRichard Nixonframeless|127x127pxPresident of the United States(1969–1974)105x105px|California Californiaframeless|174x174px(Campaign)Secured nomination: August 23, 19725,378,704(86.9%)18 Spiro Agnewframeless|107x107px Withdrew during primaries CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal datePopular voteContests wonJohn M. Ashbrookframeless|127x127pxU.S. Representative from Ohio(1961–1982)88x88px|California Ohioframeless|174x174px311,543(5.0%)0Pete McCloskeyframeless|127x127pxU.S. Representative from California(1967–1983)105x105px|California Californiaframeless|174x174px132,731(2.1%)0 Endorsements background:#cff List of Richard Nixon 1972 presidential campaign endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Cabinet Members David Packard, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (1969–1971)Remarks at a "Victory '72" Luncheon in San Francisco, California https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-victory-72-luncheon-san-francisco-california 27 September 1972 William P. Rogers, United States Secretary of State (1969–1973)Remarks at a "Salute to the President" Dinner in New York City https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-salute-the-president-dinner-new-york-city 9 November 1971 Senators Bob Dole (R-KS)Remarks at a "Salute to the President" Dinner in Chicago, Illinois https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-salute-the-president-dinner-chicago-illinois 9 November 1971 Jacob Javits (R-NY) Charles H. Percy (R-IL) Former Representatives William M. Tuck, (D-VA) Governors William T. Cahill (R-NJ) Thomas Meskill (R-CT) Richard B. Ogilvie (R-IL) Ronald Reagan (R-CA) Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY) Former Governors C. Farris Bryant, (D-FL) John Connally, (D-TX) Mills Godwin, (D-VA) Marvin Griffin, (D-GA) Allan Shivers, (D-TX) John Bell Williams, (D-MS)Many Southern Democrats Plan To Back Nixon for Re-election The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/many-southern-democrats-plan-to-back-nixon-for-reelection.html 13 August 1972 Celebrities Jack Benny, comedian Joan Blondell, actress James Brown, singer Jim Brown, football playerBlack celebrities have a long history of endorsing Republican presidents The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/11/03/black-celebrities-have-long-history-endorsing-republican-presidents/ 3 November 2020 Ray Bolger, actor Nick Buoniconti, football player George Burns, comedian Glen Campbell, musician Wilt Chamberlain, basketball player Christopher Connelly, actor Sammy Davis Jr., singer and actor Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress Johnny Grant, radio personalityNixon Entertain Their Hollywood Backers The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/many-southern-democrats-plan-to-back-nixon-for-reelection.html 28 August 1972 Merv Griffin, television personality George Hamilton, actor Charlton Heston, actor Bob Hope, comedian Art Linkletter, radio personality Dick Martin, comedian Mary Tyler Moore, actresshttps://archive.org/details/whenhollywoodwas0000crit/page/205/mode/2up When Hollywood was right : how movie stars, studio moguls, and big business remade American politics Donald Critchlow 2013 New York : Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-19918-6 Internet Archive Merlin Olsen, football playerNixon's Political Football https://blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts/2021/10/nixons-political-football/ 21 October 2021 Debbie Reynolds, actress Dan Rowan, actor Gale Sayers, football player Frank Sinatra, singer Red Skelton, entertainer James Stewart, actor Howard Twilley, football player John Wayne, actor Polling National polling Poll sourcePublication1 John Ashbrook1 Pete McCloskey1 Richard NixonGalluphttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46959&ShowAllMUPoll=Y US President - R Primaries 16 Nov 2004 OurCampaigns.com 29 Oct 2020Feb. 19725%6%83% Overview of the race Nixon was a popular incumbent president in 1972, as he seemed to have reached détente with China and the USSR. He shrugged off the first glimmers of what, after the election, because of the massive Watergate scandal. Polls showed that Nixon had a strong lead. He was challenged by two minor candidates, liberal congressman Pete McCloskey of California and conservative congressman John Ashbrook of Ohio. McCloskey ran as an anti-Vietnam war candidate dedicated to a much more clearly liberal position compared to Nixon's ambiguity approach within the party, while Ashbrook was dedicated to a much more clearly conservative position than Nixon and opposed Nixon's détente policies towards China and the Soviet Union. In the New Hampshire primary, McCloskey's platform of peace garnered 19.7% of the vote to Nixon's 67.9%, with Ashbrook receiving 10.9% and comedian Pat Paulsen receiving 1.1%.March 15, 1972 New Hampshire Finals The Miami Herald UPI https://www.newspapers.com/image/625318195 June 23, 2021 Having previously stated that he would withdraw from the race had he not achieved 20% of the vote, McCloskey did so. Nixon won 1,347 of the 1,348 delegates to the GOP convention, with McCloskey receiving the vote of one delegate from New Mexico.http://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/720823convention-gop-ra.html Nixon Renominated Partners.nytimes.com 1972-08-23 2016-05-05 Timeline of the race March 7 1972 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary 1972 Republican Party primary in New HampshireGuide to U.S. Elections CQ Press 2010 9781604265361 Kalb Deborah 6th Washington, DC 412–415 Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 79,239 67.6 Paul N. McCloskey 23,190 19.8 John M. Ashbrook 11,362 9.7 Others 3,417 2.9 117,208 100.0 March 14 1972 Republican Party primary in Florida Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 360,278 87 John M. Ashbrook 36,617 8.8 Paul N. McCloskey 17,312 4.2 414,207 100 March 21 1972 Republican Party primary in Illinois Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 32,550 97 John M. Ashbrook 170 0.5 Paul N. McCloskey 47 0.1 Others 802 2.4 33,569 100 April 4 1972 Republican Party primary in Wisconsin Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 277,601 96.9 Paul N. McCloskey 3,651 1.3 John M. Ashbrook 2,604 0.9 "None of the names shown" 2,315 0.8 Others 273 0.1 286,444 100 April 25 1972 Republican Party primary in Massachusetts Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 99,150 81.2 Paul N. McCloskey 16,435 13.5 John M. Ashbrook 4,864 4 Others 1,690 1.4 122,139 100 1972 Republican Party primary in Pennsylvania Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 153,886 83.3 George C. Wallace 20,472 11.1 Others 10,443 5.7 184,801 100 May 2 1972 Republican Party primary in Indiana Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 417,069 100 417,069 100 1972 Republican Party primary in Ohio Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 692,828 100 692,828 100 May 4 1972 Republican Party primary in Tennessee Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 109,696 95.8 John M. Ashbrook 2,419 2.1 Paul N. McCloskey 2,370 2.1 Others 4 0 114,489 100 May 6 1972 Republican Party primary in North Carolina Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 159,167 94.8 Paul N. McCloskey 8,732 5.2 167,899 100 May 9 1972 Republican Party primary in Nebraska Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 179,464 92.4 Paul N. McCloskey 9,011 4.6 John M. Ashbrook 4,996 2.6 Others 801 0.4 194,272 100 1972 Republican Party primary in West Virginia Unpledged delegates at large 95,813 100 95,813 100 May 16 1972 Republican Party primary in Maryland Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 99,308 86.2 Paul N. McCloskey 9,223 8 John M. Ashbrook 6,718 5.8 115,249 100 1972 Republican Party primary in Michigan Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 321,652 95.5 Paul N. McCloskey 9,691 2.9 Unpledged delegates 5,370 1.6 Others 30 0 336,743 100 May 23 1972 Republican Party primary in Oregon Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 231,151 82 Paul N. McCloskey 29,365 10.4 John M. Ashbrook 16,696 5.9 Others 4,798 1.7 282,010 100 1972 Republican Party primary in Rhode Island Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 4,953 88.3 Paul N. McCloskey 337 6 John M. Ashbrook 175 3.1 Unpledged delegates at large 146 2.6 5,611 100 June 6 1972 Republican Party primary in California Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 2,058,825 90.1 John M. Ashbrook 224,922 9.8 Others 175 0 2,283,922 100 1972 Republican Party primary in New Jersey Unpledged delegates at large 215,719 100 215,719 100 1972 Republican Party primary in New Mexico Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 49,067 88.5 Paul N. McCloskey 3,367 5.5 "None of the names shown" 3,035 5.5 104,536 100 1972 Republican Party primary in South Dakota Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 52,820 100 52,820 100 Results by popular vote 1972 Republican Party presidential primaries Richard M. Nixon (incumbent) 5,378,704 86.9 Unpledged delegates 317,048 5.1 John M. Ashbrook 311,543 5.0 Paul N. McCloskey 132,731 2.1 George C. Wallace 20,472 0.3 "None of the names shown" 5,350 0.1 Others 22,433 0.4 6,188,281 100 See also 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries References Category:Richard Nixon Category:George Wallace