1972 United States presidential election in Oregon

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Oregon 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Oregon 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 6 486,686 52.45% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 392,760 42.33% 1972 United States presidential election in Oregon results map by county.svg 300px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% McGovern #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1972. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Oregon 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 Oregon with 52.45% of the vote to McGovern's 42.33%, a victory margin of 10.12%, which made Oregon 13% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Independent candidate John G. Schmitz would carry 4.98% of the popular vote in Oregon, which would make the state his fourth strongest after Idaho, Alaska and Utah.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1972&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1972 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Results 1972 United States presidential election in OregonDavid Leip https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=41&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-09 Richard Nixon (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 486,686 52.45% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 392,760 42.33% John G. Schmitz Independent (politician) 46,211 4.98% Write-ins Other 2,289 0.25% 927,946 100% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic John G. SchmitzOur Campaigns; OR US President, November 07, 1972Independent Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Baker 3,441 55.32% 2,047 32.91% 718 11.54% 14 0.23% 1,394 22.41% 6,220 Benton 14,906 56.34% 10,842 40.98% 636 2.40% 72 0.27% 4,064 15.36% 26,456 Clackamas 41,767 53.49% 32,540 41.67% 3,623 4.64% 159 0.20% 9,227 11.82% 78,089 Clatsop 5,998 47.43% 6,017 47.58% 618 4.89% 14 0.11% -19 -0.15% 12,647 Columbia 5,348 43.54% 5,997 48.82% 877 7.14% 62 0.50% -649 -5.28% 12,284 Coos 10,370 44.67% 11,778 50.74% 995 4.29% 70 0.30% -1,408 -6.07% 23,213 Crook 2,167 52.56% 1,743 42.28% 195 4.73% 18 0.44% 424 10.28% 4,123 Curry 2,832 51.77% 2,108 38.54% 519 9.49% 11 0.20% 724 13.23% 5,470 Deschutes 7,747 52.28% 6,319 42.64% 714 4.82% 39 0.26% 1,428 9.64% 14,819 Douglas 15,881 57.73% 9,009 32.75% 2,569 9.34% 49 0.18% 6,872 24.98% 27,508 Gilliam 665 62.21% 355 33.21% 47 4.40% 2 0.19% 310 29.00% 1,069 Grant 1,781 60.35% 932 31.58% 224 7.59% 14 0.47% 849 28.77% 2,951 Harney 1,693 59.13% 1,004 35.07% 159 5.55% 7 0.24% 689 24.06% 2,863 Hood River 3,152 53.96% 2,330 39.89% 350 5.99% 9 0.15% 822 14.07% 5,841 Jackson 24,003 57.75% 14,529 34.96% 2,914 7.01% 115 0.28% 9,474 22.79% 41,561 Jefferson 1,816 56.38% 1,229 38.16% 164 5.09% 12 0.37% 587 18.22% 3,221 Josephine 9,911 58.55% 5,090 30.07% 1,858 10.98% 68 0.40% 4,821 28.48% 16,927 Klamath 11,169 58.93% 5,719 30.17% 2,029 10.70% 37 0.20% 5,450 28.76% 18,954 Lake 1,619 61.03% 777 29.29% 247 9.31% 10 0.38% 842 31.74% 2,653 Lane 47,739 48.62% 46,177 47.03% 4,001 4.07% 270 0.27% 1,562 1.59% 98,187 Lincoln 6,112 51.56% 5,117 43.17% 610 5.15% 15 0.13% 995 8.39% 11,854 Linn 15,079 54.21% 11,178 40.19% 1,507 5.42% 50 0.18% 3,901 14.02% 27,814 Malheur 5,908 67.36% 1,870 21.32% 986 11.24% 7 0.08% 4,038 46.04% 8,771 Marion 36,441 57.51% 23,908 37.73% 2,889 4.56% 123 0.19% 12,533 19.78% 63,361 Morrow 1,059 52.77% 718 35.77% 222 11.06% 8 0.40% 341 17.00% 2,007 Multnomah 118,219 46.73% 125,470 49.60% 8,571 3.39% 698 0.28% -7,251 -2.87% 252,958 Polk 8,985 57.56% 5,908 37.85% 687 4.40% 29 0.19% 3,077 19.71% 15,609 Sherman 677 64.91% 330 31.64% 36 3.45% 347 33.27% 1,043 Tillamook 4,120 51.22% 3,544 44.06% 371 4.61% 9 0.11% 576 7.16% 8,044 Umatilla 10,470 57.94% 6,090 33.70% 1,453 8.04% 58 0.32% 4,380 24.24% 18,071 Union 5,073 56.46% 3,272 36.42% 631 7.02% 9 0.10% 1,801 20.04% 8,985 Wallowa 1,909 62.28% 899 29.33% 250 8.16% 7 0.23% 1,010 32.95% 3,065 Wasco 4,537 51.70% 3,749 42.72% 467 5.32% 22 0.25% 788 8.98% 8,775 Washington 43,958 58.43% 27,890 37.07% 3,226 4.29% 164 0.22% 16,068 21.36% 75,238 Wheeler 474 60.31% 267 33.97% 41 5.22% 4 0.51% 207 26.34% 786 Yamhill 9,660 58.51% 6,008 36.39% 807 4.89% 34 0.21% 3,652 22.12% 16,509Totals486,68652.45%392,76042.33%46,2114.98%2,2890.25%93,92610.12%927,946 See also United States presidential elections in Oregon References expanded Oregon 1972 Category:1972 Oregon elections