1972 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Delaware 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 3 140,357 59.60% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 92,283 39.18% 120px County results 120px State House district results Nixon #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% McGovern #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland. Nixon carried Delaware with 59.60% of the vote to McGovern's 39.18%, a victory margin of 20.42%, which made Delaware almost 3% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Despite Nixon's landslide victory in the state, incumbent Republican Senator J. Caleb Boggs was unexpectedly defeated for reelection by 29-year-old New Castle County councilman Joe Biden in the concurrent Senate election in Delaware. Biden would be elected president himself 48 years later. Results 1972 United States presidential election in DelawareWillis Burton D. State of Delaware, Official Results of General Election 1972 https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect72/pdfs/1972.pdf State of Delaware Department of Elections January 1, 1973 December 17, 2025 Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 140,357 59.60% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 92,283 39.18% John G. Schmitz #800080 American 2,638 1.12% E. Harold Munn Prohibition Party 238 0.10% 235,516 100.00% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Kent 17,712 62.03% 10,463 36.64% 381 1.33% 7,249 25.39% 28,556 New Castle 100,681 58.21% 70,190 40.58% 2,085 1.21% 30,491 17.63% 172,956 Sussex 21,964 64.59% 11,630 34.20% 410 1.21% 10,334 30.39% 34,004Totals140,35759.60%92,28339.18%2,8761.22%48,07420.42%235,516 See also United States presidential elections in Delaware References 1972 Delaware Category:1972 Delaware elections