1972 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 January 2025 1972 New Jersey Democratic presidential primaries New Jersey 1968 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary 1968 1976 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary 1976 SD NM June 6, 1972 yes Presidential delegate primary primary Yes 109 Democratic National Convention delegates 250px File:George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern ff0000 South Dakota 73 211,771 53.3% File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Uncommitted 000000 27 90,544 3.3% Hubert Humphrey 1968 DNC.jpg Hubert Humphrey Minnesota 172,383 43.4% 0000ff 9 yes primary Presidential preference primary (non-binding) Yes No Democratic National Convention delegates File:Shirley Chisholm (3).jpg Shirley Chisholm 808000 New York 51,433 66.9% Terry Sanford 1961.jpg Terry Sanford ff5600 North Carolina 25,401 33.1% 275px Results by countyChisholm: #FFFF05 50–60% #F0EA00 60–70% #CCC700 70–80% #9E9A00 80–90%Sanford: #FFA679 60–70% 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1972 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary was held on June 6, 1972, in New Jersey as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 United States presidential election. In the binding delegate primary, candidates pledged to support George McGovern at the 1972 Democratic National Convention won contests for delegates at-large and most of the county races. Delegates pledged to support Hubert H. Humphrey carried Camden and Ocean counties, while slates of delegates not committed to any candidate won in Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Salem and Warren counties.1972 New Jersey primary results https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970/1972-primary-election.pdf nj.gov In the non-binding preference primary, only Shirley Chisholm and Terry Sanford appeared on the ballot. Chisholm won the contest, becoming the first woman to win a statewide presidential nominating contest for a major party, as well as being the second African-American winner after Walter Fauntroy's win in the Washington D.C. contest of the same year.Delaney Paul Fauntroy Slats Wins in Capital Vote https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/03/archives/fauntroy-slats-wins-in-capital-vote.html New York Times Neither of the candidates in the preference primary won delegates from the contest, although Chisholm fielded delegate candidates in several counties, and it was largely ignored by New Jersey voters, with the combined total vote for Chisholm and Sanford well below that cast for McGovern or Humphrey alone in the statewide delegate contest. Over 575,078 ballots were cast, the highest recorded for a Democratic presidential primary in New Jersey at the time, and in combination with the Republican primary held the same day, a higher percentage of eligible voters (26.2%) cast a ballot in the 1972 primaries than in any presidential year since 1952 (39%). Turnout was highest in Essex (37.5%) and Hudson (37.8%) counties, where the primary presented voters a referendum on local party machine leaders. Candidates Binding delegate primary Shirley Chisholm, U.S. Representative from New York's 12th district (1969–1983) Hubert Humphrey, U.S. Senator from Minnesota and former Vice President of the United States George McGovern, U.S. Senator from South Dakota Edmund Muskie, U.S. Senator from Maine George Wallace, Governor of Alabama Non-binding preference primary Shirley Chisholm, U.S. Representative from New York's 12th district (1969–1983) Terry Sanford, Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965) Endorsements Shirley Chisholm ;Individuals Donald Kofi Tucker, Air Force veteran and civil rights activist (ran for county delegate)Hubert Humphrey ;U.S. executive branch officials John T. Connor, chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce (ran for county delegate) U.S. congressmembers Charles R. Howell, former U.S. representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district (ran for county delegate) State legislators William J. Bate, state senator (ran for delegate at-large) William F. Kelly Jr., state senator (ran for delegate at-large) Joseph A. Maressa, state senator (ran for county delegate) John J. Sinsimer, assemblyman (ran for county delegate) Local officials Philip N. Gumbs, member of the Aberdeen Township council (ran for county alternate) Party officials Salvatore A. Bontempo, chair of the New Jersey Democratic Party (ran for delegate at-large) Individuals Carol Norcross, wife of labor leader George Norcross Jr. and matriarch of the Norcross political family (ran for county delegate)George McGovern ;State legislators Ann Klein, assemblywoman (ran for county delegate) Local officials Anne Elise Thompson, Lawrence municipal prosecutor (ran for county delegate) Party officials Anne Clark Martindell, vice chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee (ran for county delegate) Loretta Weinberg, chair of the District 13B Democratic Party (ran for county delegate) Individuals Frank Askin, Rutgers Law School professor (ran for county delegate) Jim Bouton, author and former New York Yankees pitcher (ran for county delegate) Abby Rubenfeld, Princeton University student (ran for county alternate) Eli Sagan, businessman and political financier (ran for delegate at-large) Gerald Stockman, Trenton attorney (ran for county delegate)Edmund Muskie ;Local officials Daniel Joseph O'Hern, mayor of Red Bank (ran for county delegate) Bucky Leggett, member of the Trenton city council (ran for county delegate) Anthony Scardino, mayor of Lyndurst (ran for county delegate) Individuals Garret Hobart IV, Morristown attorney and great-grandson of Vice President of the United States Garret Hobart (ran for county delegate)Uncommitted ;U.S. congressmembers Dominick V. Daniels, U.S. representative for New Jersey's 14th congressional district (ran for county delegate) James J. Howard, U.S. representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district (ran for county delegate) State legislators James P. Dugan, state senator (ran for county delegate) David Friedland, assemblyman (ran for county delegate) Christopher Jackman, assemblyman (ran for county delegate) Joseph McGahn, state senator (ran for county delegate) Wynona Lipman, state senator (ran for county delegate) Robert Wilentz, former assemblyman (ran for county delegate) Local officials Angelo Cifelli, Hudson County Freeholder (ran for county delegate)2 Newark Bridges Over Passaic Face Closing as Perils https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/30/archives/2-newark-bridges-over-passaic-face-closing-as-perils.html August 30, 1972 6 The New York Times May 29, 2025 Two of the three bridges linking Newark with western Hudson County will be closed to all vehicles soon unless the state agrees to finance their repair, Hudson County Freeholder Angelo Cifelli warned today. Bernard J. Dwyer, mayor of Edison Kenneth A. Gibson, mayor of Newark (ran for county delegate) Sharpe James, member of the Newark City Council (ran for county delegate) Paul T. Jordan, mayor of Jersey City (ran for county delegate) Barbara Kalik, member of the Willingboro Township council (ran for county delegate) Philip Keegan, Essex County Freeholder and executive director of the Young Democrats of America (ran for county delegate) Paul Kiernan, former mayor of Long Branch (ran for county delegate) Raymond Zane, Gloucester County Freeholder (ran for county delegate) Party officials Steve Adubato Sr., chair of the Newark North Ward Democratic Party (ran for county delegate) George W. Lee, chair of the Burlington County Democratic Committee (ran for county delegate) Individuals Leonard E. Baum, mathematician (ran for county delegate) John P. Caufield, former Newark Fire Department director and candidate for mayor in 1970 (ran for county delegate) Thomas F. Cowan, Jersey City laborer and union organizer (ran for county delegate) Lewis B. Kaden, anti-war activist and candidate for U.S. House in 1970 (ran for county delegate) Patrick McGahn, Atlantic City attorney (ran for county delegate) Thomas H. Paterniti, Edison dentist (ran for county alternate) Ariel A. Rodriguez, Rutgers Law School student (ran for county delegate) John F. Russo, assistant Ocean County prosecutor (ran for county delegate) Results Preference primary results 1972 New Jersey presidential preference primary Shirley Chisholm Democratic Party (US) 51,433 66.94% Terry Sanford Democratic Party (US) 25,401 33.06% 76,834 100.00% Delegate primary results Delegate slateCandidateDelegate candidatesDelegatesAggregate votesStateCountyTotalOf total (%)TotalOf total (%)McGovern for PresidentGeorge McGovern71027366.973,084,32848.27Humphrey for PresidentHubert Humphrey78598.261,712,12426.80Other/Uncommitted4 1102724.771,415,06822.15Chisholm for PresidentShirley Chisholm07900.0125,3391.96Muskie for PresidentEdmund Muskie03700.047,6650.75Committed to Alabama GovernorGeorge Wallace0500.04,6320.07Total18418109100.06,389,156100.00Registered voters, and turnout Delegate primary results by contest +1972 New Jersey Democratic primaryContestDelegatesand popular voteTotal McGovern UncommittedUncommitted totals in the county elections are the totals of the top slate of uncommitted delegate candidates. Additional delegate candidates are listed under "other". Humphrey Chisholm Muskie Wallace OtherDelegates at-large71,482,398 (53.31%)90,544 (3.26%)1,206,685 (43.41%)2,779,627Atlantic6,658 (31.67%)311,377 (54.11%)922 (4.39%)2,067 (9.83%)21,024Bergen13420,080 (66.78%)169,590 (26.87%)28,545 (4.54%)8,049 (1.28%)2,817 (0.45%)629,081Burlington427,560 (51.83%)24,629 (46.32%)984 (1.85%)53,173Camden80,835 (46.72%)792,172 (53.28%)173,007Cape May1910 (49.48%)464 (25.23%)465 (25.29%)1,839Cumberland23,984 (43.96%)1,659 (18.31%)3,420 (37.74%)9,063Essex1427,403 (42.69%)13489,521 (48.89%)45,034 (4.50%)39,293 (3.92%)35,747 votes for "Independent Uncommitted Democrats", a slate led by Newark mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, and 3,546 for "For a United Democratic Party", a partial slate led by Julius Schechter.1,001,251Gloucester26,321 (49.16%)5,822 (45.28%)715 (5.56%)12,858Hudson92,851 (12.94%)6296,053 (41.26%)16,417 (2.29%)21,619 (3.01%)3290,557 (40.50%)285,476 votes (39.79%) and 3 delegates for "Regular Democratic Organization", a slate led by Dominick V. Daniels, and 5,081 (0.71%) for "Action Democrats".717,497Hunterdon11,642 (47.96%)1,168 (34.11%)614 (17.93%)3,424Mercer554,751 (64.40%)2,619 (3.08%)17,834 (20.98%)6,502 (7.65%)3,307 (3.89%)85,013Middlesex8134,035 (45.72%)98,855 (33.72%)60,303 (20.56%)293,193Monmouth660,476 (48.56%)29,561 (23.74%)26,499 (21.28%)4,203 (3.37%)3,327 (2.67%)477 (0.38%)124,543Morris551,655 (58.84%)2,739 (3.12%)18,097 (20.61%)4,804 (5.47%)5,867 (6.68%)4,632 (5.28%)87,794Ocean110,314 (35.14%)6,445 (21.96%)211,214 (38.21%)1,375 (4.69%)906 votes for a slate without a slogan led by Margaret Zinkin, 246 for Gaetano J. Alaimo, running with the slogan "Uncommitted Demeocrat for Draft," and 221 for Jo Ann Pietro, running with the slogan "Fresh Hope Through the New Democrats".29,348Passaic646,949 (49.89%)5,505 (5.85%)28,836 (30.64%)3,994 (4.24%)5,158 (5.48%)3,658 (3.89%)All 3,658 votes cast for Walter F. Hoffmann running with the slogan, "Democrat for a Stronger United Nations".94,100Salem858 (36.78%)11,475 (63.22%)2,333Somerset211,035 (65.24%)736 (4.35%)All 736 votes for a slate running with the slogan "The John F. Kennedy Tradition".3,928 (23.22%)1,215 (7.18%)16,914Sussex11,792 (53.65%)1,048 (31.38%)162 (4.85%)338 (10.12%)3,340Union8160,102 (64.81%)71,884 (29.10%)13,541 (5.48%)1,503 (0.61%)247,030Warren1,719 (46.41%)11,985 (53.59%)3,704County subtotalBecause counties with larger populations were allotted multiple delegates, elected individually, each voter in those counties cast multiple ballots. The subtotal is therefore disproportionately skewed in favor of those counties.661,601,930 (44.38%)24980,613 (27.17%)9505,439 (14.00%)125,339 (3.47%)47,665 (1.32%)4,632 (0.13%)3343,911 (9.53%)3,609,529 References New Jersey Category:1972 New Jersey elections 1972