1972 United States presidential election in Illinois

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois Illinois presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Illinois 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Illinois 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Spiro Agnew California 26 2,788,179 59.03% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) Sargent Shriver South Dakota 1,913,472 40.51% 0 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg County results Nixon #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% McGovern #86b6f2 50–60% 180px President Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Richard Nixon 75.99% 5.4 pp The 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon won the state of Illinois with 59.03 percent of the vote, carrying the state's 26 electoral votes.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=17&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois May 13, 2016 He defeated his main opponent, Democratic candidate George McGovern, in Illinois by a large margin of 18.52%, though due to the magnitude of his overall victory, this still left Illinois 4.63% more Democratic than the nation. Nixon won 101 of Illinois' 102 counties. McGovern's only victory came in Jackson County, home to Southern Illinois University Carbondale, which notably had voted for Nixon in the previous election and was one of six counties outside McGovern's home state of South Dakota to switch from Republican to Democratic at this election.The others were Pitkin County, Colorado, Stevens County, Minnesota, Rusk County, Wisconsin, Washtenaw County, Michigan and Athens County, Ohio.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 98 0786422173 Nixon thus became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying this county since Benjamin Harrison in 1888. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time in which Cook County, which hosts Chicago, and St. Clair County voted Republican, and the last until 2016 when Alexander County supported a Republican nominee.Sullivan, Robert David; 'How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century'; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Primaries The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate and House) and those for state offices. Turnout Turnout in the primaries was 22.54%, with a total of 1,258,713 votes cast.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1972 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 21, 1972 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1972/1972%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 26 June 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Turnout in the general election was 75.99%, with a total of 4,723,236 votes cast. State-run primaries were held for the Democratic and Republican parties on March 21. Democratic 1972 Illinois Democratic presidential primary no 1968 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1968 1976 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1976 153 Democratic National Convention delegates presidential Illinois 1972 03 21 File:Edmund Muskie (1).jpg 150x150px Edmund Muskie 803300 Maine 766,914 62.60% 59 File:EugeneMcCarthy (cropped2).jpg Eugene McCarthy f2ba42 Minnesota 444,260 36.26% 0 File:George McGovern bioguide (1).jpg ff0000 George McGovern South Dakota 3,687 0.30% 3 Illinois Democratic Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 1972.svg 280px County Results Muskie #a07055 50-60% #8f512c 60-70% #803300 70-80% #691c00 80-90% McCarthy #ffd995 40-50% #ffce77 50-60% The 1972 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 21, 1972, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 presidential election. The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates, who had either pledged to support a candidate or been uncommitted. +1972 Democratic presidential primaryhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1976/03/18/75581483.html?pageNumber=34 Late Vote Totals In Illinois Races 18 March 1976 The New York Times 2 April 2018https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1976/03/18/75582051.html?pageNumber=34 Ford and Carter Amass Delegates in Illinois Races – Georgian Shows Surprising Strength in the Tabulation, Though Stevenson Leads – New Momentum Seen – Reagan, Resisting, Pressed Again to Quit as Gesture Toward Party Unity Ford and Carter Amassing Delegates 18 March 1976 The New York Times 2 April 2018CandidateVotes %DelegatesJune 2020Edmund S. Muskie766,91462.6059Eugene J. McCarthy444,26036.260George Wallace (write-in)7,0170.570George S. McGovern (write-in)3,6870.303Hubert H. Humphrey (write-in)1,4760.120 Shirley Chisholm (write-in) 777 0.060 Henry Jackson (write-in) 442 0.040 Edward M. Kennedy (write-in) 242 0.020 John V. Lindsay (write-in) 118 0.010Other write-ins2110.020Uncommitted88Totals1,225,144100153 Republican 1972 Illinois Republican presidential primary Illinois presidential no 1968 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1968 1976 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1976 1972 03 21 150x150px Richard Nixon California 32,550 96.97% FF3333 100px The 1972 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 21, 1972, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 presidential election. In this election, all candidates were write-ins. The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional district on delegate candidates, who had either pledged their support to a candidate or indicated their intent to enter the convention uncommitted to any candidate. +1972 Republican presidential primaryCandidateVotes%DelegatesRichard Nixon (incumbent) (write-in)32,55096.97 George Wallace (write-in)5161.54 John Ashbrook (write-in)1700.51Pete McCloskey (write-in)470.14Spiro Agnew (write-in)350.10Other write-ins 251 0.75Totals33,569100 Results 1972 United States presidential election in IllinoisPartyCandidatesVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard M. Nixon (incumbent)/Spiro T. Agnew (incumbent) 2,788,179 59.03% 26 Democratic George McGovern/R. Sargent Shriver 1,913,472 40.51% 0 Socialist Labor Louis Fisher/Genevieve Gunderson 12,344 0.26% 0 Communist Gus Hall/Jarvis Tyner 4,541 0.10% 0 Write-in John Schmitz 2,471 0.05% 0 Other write-ins — 2,229 0.05% 0 Totals 4,723,236 100.0% 26 Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanGeorge McGovernDemocraticLouis FisherSocialist LaborVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes castOur Campaigns; IL US President 1972#%#%#%#%#% Adams 20,731 69.46% 9,055 30.34% 57 0.19% 3 0.01% 11,676 39.12% 29,846 Alexander 3,669 59.09% 2,482 39.97% 49 0.79% 9 0.14% 1,187 19.12% 6,209 Bond 4,475 62.30% 2,704 37.64% 4 0.06% 0 0.00% 1,771 24.66% 7,183 Boone 7,003 68.89% 3,131 30.80% 29 0.29% 2 0.02% 3,872 38.09% 10,165 Brown 1,780 58.90% 1,203 39.81% 36 1.19% 3 0.10% 577 19.09% 3,022 Bureau 12,786 67.47% 6,133 32.36% 22 0.12% 11 0.06% 6,653 35.11% 18,952 Calhoun 1,705 56.51% 1,299 43.06% 13 0.43% 0 0.00% 406 13.45% 3,017 Carroll 6,041 69.99% 2,571 29.79% 18 0.21% 1 0.01% 3,470 40.20% 8,631 Cass 4,414 61.14% 2,803 38.83% 1 0.01% 1 0.01% 1,611 22.31% 7,219 Champaign 33,700 57.43% 24,743 42.17% 97 0.17% 139 0.24% 8,957 15.26% 58,679 Christian 10,072 56.98% 7,556 42.75% 44 0.25% 3 0.02% 2,516 14.23% 17,675Clark5,70665.74%2,96534.16%80.09%10.01%2,74131.58%8,680 Clay 5,283 64.92% 2,844 34.95% 8 0.10% 3 0.04% 2,439 29.97% 8,138 Clinton 7,931 62.39% 4,756 37.41% 15 0.12% 10 0.08% 3,175 24.98% 12,712 Coles 13,681 62.90% 7,988 36.72% 15 0.07% 67 0.31% 5,693 26.18% 21,751 Cook 1,234,307 53.41% 1,063,268 46.01% 7,328 0.32% 6,134 0.27% 171,039 7.40% 2,311,037 Crawford 6,568 65.32% 3,477 34.58% 9 0.09% 1 0.01% 3,091 30.74% 10,055 Cumberland 3,257 60.79% 2,083 38.88% 9 0.17% 9 0.17% 1,174 21.91% 5,358 DeKalb 18,910 60.25% 12,375 39.43% 41 0.13% 58 0.18% 6,535 20.82% 31,384 DeWitt 5,025 65.22% 2,672 34.68% 7 0.09% 1 0.01% 2,353 30.54% 7,705 Douglas 5,840 68.66% 2,656 31.23% 8 0.09% 2 0.02% 3,184 37.43% 8,506 DuPage 172,341 75.02% 57,043 24.83% 297 0.13% 58 0.03% 115,298 50.19% 229,739 Edgar 7,195 64.73% 3,889 34.99% 29 0.26% 3 0.03% 3,306 29.74% 11,116 Edwards 3,017 73.93% 1,055 25.85% 9 0.22% 0 0.00% 1,962 48.08% 4,081 Effingham 8,752 66.34% 4,431 33.59% 7 0.05% 3 0.02% 4,321 32.75% 13,193 Fayette 6,574 61.05% 4,192 38.93% 1 0.01% 1 0.01% 2,382 22.12% 10,768 Ford 5,656 74.51% 1,934 25.48% 1 0.01% 0 0.00% 3,722 49.03% 7,591 Franklin 10,121 54.04% 8,545 45.62% 32 0.17% 31 0.17% 1,576 8.42% 18,729 Fulton 12,328 61.80% 7,529 37.74% 77 0.39% 15 0.08% 4,799 24.06% 19,949 Gallatin 2,148 53.69% 1,844 46.09% 6 0.15% 3 0.07% 304 7.60% 4,001 Greene 4,673 62.13% 2,824 37.55% 23 0.31% 1 0.01% 1,849 24.58% 7,521 Grundy 8,725 70.70% 3,584 29.04% 20 0.16% 12 0.10% 5,141 41.66% 12,341 Hamilton 3,282 61.94% 2,006 37.86% 9 0.17% 2 0.04% 1,276 24.08% 5,299 Hancock 7,519 67.56% 3,592 32.28% 16 0.14% 2 0.02% 3,927 35.28% 11,129 Hardin 1,915 62.54% 1,140 37.23% 6 0.20% 1 0.03% 775 25.31% 3,062 Henderson 2,689 60.62% 1,744 39.31% 2 0.05% 1 0.02% 945 21.31% 4,436 Henry 14,796 63.82% 8,368 36.09% 17 0.07% 4 0.02% 6,428 27.73% 23,185 Iroquois 11,995 76.00% 3,723 23.59% 12 0.08% 52 0.33% 8,272 52.41% 15,782 Jackson 12,393 48.42% 13,146 51.37% 48 0.19% 6 0.02% -753 -2.95% 25,593 Jasper 3,461 61.18% 2,114 37.37% 8 0.14% 74 1.31% 1,347 23.81% 5,657 Jefferson 9,448 59.40% 6,396 40.21% 50 0.31% 11 0.07% 3,052 19.19% 15,905 Jersey 5,164 60.70% 3,317 38.99% 8 0.09% 18 0.21% 1,847 21.71% 8,507 Jo Daviess 5,763 63.34% 3,318 36.47% 13 0.14% 5 0.05% 2,445 26.87% 9,099 Johnson 2,826 68.54% 1,293 31.36% 4 0.10% 0 0.00% 1,533 37.18% 4,123 Kane 64,546 69.87% 27,525 29.80% 163 0.18% 143 0.15% 37,021 40.07% 92,377 Kankakee 26,866 66.54% 13,434 33.27% 54 0.13% 19 0.05% 13,432 33.27% 40,373 Kendall 9,373 78.65% 2,525 21.19% 19 0.16% 0 0.00% 6,848 57.46% 11,917 Knox 17,315 64.69% 9,333 34.87% 60 0.22% 58 0.22% 7,982 29.82% 26,766 Lake 92,052 65.84% 47,416 33.91% 278 0.20% 66 0.05% 44,636 31.93% 139,812 LaSalle 31,190 59.20% 21,405 40.63% 82 0.16% 10 0.02% 9,785 18.57% 52,687 Lawrence 5,347 65.36% 2,818 34.45% 15 0.18% 1 0.01% 2,529 30.91% 8,181 Lee 10,636 68.67% 4,788 30.91% 12 0.08% 53 0.34% 5,848 37.76% 15,489 Livingston 13,217 72.07% 5,110 27.86% 9 0.05% 3 0.02% 8,107 44.21% 18,339 Logan 10,277 69.95% 4,395 29.91% 18 0.12% 2 0.01% 5,882 40.04% 14,692 Macon 29,596 59.16% 20,296 40.57% 114 0.23% 23 0.05% 9,300 18.59% 50,029 Macoupin 13,583 58.03% 9,662 41.28% 147 0.63% 15 0.06% 3,921 16.75% 23,407 Madison 55,385 55.88% 43,289 43.68% 137 0.14% 305 0.31% 12,096 12.20% 99,116 Marion 10,755 60.58% 6,968 39.25% 21 0.12% 10 0.06% 3,787 21.33% 17,754 Marshall 4,452 67.43% 2,141 32.43% 8 0.12% 1 0.02% 2,311 35.00% 6,602 Mason 4,897 62.70% 2,901 37.14% 8 0.10% 4 0.05% 1,996 25.56% 7,810 Massac 4,313 69.99% 1,831 29.71% 14 0.23% 4 0.06% 2,482 40.28% 6,162 McDonough 10,573 67.18% 5,143 32.68% 17 0.11% 5 0.03% 5,430 34.50% 15,738 McHenry 36,114 74.75% 12,090 25.02% 88 0.18% 20 0.04% 24,024 49.73% 48,312 McLean 31,060 67.59% 14,824 32.26% 57 0.12% 14 0.03% 16,236 35.33% 45,955 Menard 3,657 69.49% 1,587 30.15% 8 0.15% 11 0.21% 2,070 39.34% 5,263 Mercer 5,452 60.98% 3,477 38.89% 8 0.09% 3 0.03% 1,975 22.09% 8,940 Monroe 6,479 68.44% 2,958 31.25% 24 0.25% 5 0.05% 3,521 37.19% 9,466 Montgomery 9,025 56.71% 6,858 43.10% 27 0.17% 3 0.02% 2,167 13.61% 15,913 Morgan 11,103 66.13% 5,674 33.80% 11 0.07% 1 0.01% 5,429 32.33% 16,789 Moultrie 3,143 57.07% 2,350 42.67% 9 0.16% 5 0.09% 793 14.40% 5,507 Ogle 13,512 73.88% 4,743 25.93% 32 0.17% 3 0.02% 8,769 47.95% 18,290 Peoria 50,324 64.49% 27,264 34.94% 112 0.14% 337 0.43% 23,060 29.55% 78,037 Perry 6,968 62.98% 4,084 36.91% 9 0.08% 3 0.03% 2,884 26.07% 11,064 Piatt 5,057 67.72% 2,394 32.06% 16 0.21% 1 0.01% 2,663 35.66% 7,468 Pike 5,940 60.23% 3,883 39.37% 38 0.39% 2 0.02% 2,057 20.86% 9,863 Pope 1,440 64.92% 773 34.85% 4 0.18% 1 0.05% 667 30.07% 2,218 Pulaski 2,485 59.27% 1,683 40.14% 21 0.50% 4 0.10% 802 19.13% 4,193 Putnam 1,665 59.74% 1,112 39.90% 4 0.14% 6 0.22% 553 19.84% 2,787 Randolph 9,761 60.20% 6,440 39.72% 14 0.09% 0 0.00% 3,321 20.48% 16,215 Richland 5,558 68.41% 2,553 31.42% 12 0.15% 2 0.02% 3,005 36.99% 8,125 Rock Island 37,548 53.39% 32,529 46.25% 227 0.32% 26 0.04% 5,019 7.14% 70,330 Saline 7,660 59.30% 5,226 40.46% 26 0.20% 6 0.05% 2,434 18.84% 12,918 Sangamon 50,458 65.46% 25,720 33.37% 284 0.37% 617 0.80% 24,738 32.09% 77,079 Schuyler 2,994 66.03% 1,534 33.83% 2 0.04% 4 0.09% 1,460 32.20% 4,534 Scott 2,228 66.00% 1,145 33.92% 2 0.06% 1 0.03% 1,083 32.08% 3,376 Shelby 7,217 62.08% 4,389 37.75% 17 0.15% 3 0.03% 2,828 24.33% 11,626 St. Clair 50,519 51.50% 46,636 47.54% 876 0.89% 66 0.07% 3,883 3.96% 98,097 Stark 2,529 71.44% 993 28.05% 8 0.23% 10 0.28% 1,536 43.39% 3,540 Stephenson 13,584 67.86% 6,404 31.99% 24 0.12% 7 0.03% 7,180 35.87% 20,019 Tazewell 31,937 67.08% 15,576 32.71% 83 0.17% 17 0.04% 16,361 34.37% 47,613 Union 5,034 59.36% 3,428 40.42% 16 0.19% 2 0.02% 1,606 18.94% 8,480 Vermilion 24,863 63.06% 14,413 36.56% 70 0.18% 79 0.20% 10,450 26.50% 39,425 Wabash 4,310 68.35% 1,985 31.48% 5 0.08% 6 0.10% 2,325 36.87% 6,306 Warren 7,021 70.15% 2,969 29.67% 15 0.15% 3 0.03% 4,052 40.48% 10,008 Washington 5,179 68.85% 2,327 30.94% 12 0.16% 4 0.05% 2,852 37.91% 7,522 Wayne 6,400 69.75% 2,763 30.11% 10 0.11% 2 0.02% 3,637 39.64% 9,175 White 6,052 62.10% 3,678 37.74% 11 0.11% 5 0.05% 2,374 24.36% 9,746 Whiteside 17,305 68.40% 7,909 31.26% 80 0.32% 7 0.03% 9,396 37.14% 25,301 Will 65,155 65.67% 33,633 33.90% 185 0.19% 245 0.25% 31,522 31.77% 99,218 Williamson 14,101 60.02% 9,202 39.17% 12 0.05% 177 0.75% 4,899 20.85% 23,492 Winnebago 57,682 61.46% 35,937 38.29% 179 0.19% 52 0.06% 21,745 23.17% 93,850Woodford 9,622 72.85% 3,558 26.94% 18 0.14% 10 0.08% 6,064 45.91% 13,208Totals2,788,17959.03%1,913,47240.51%12,3440.26%9,2410.20%874,70718.52%4,723,236 Analysis Nixon's 2,788,179 votes were the most received by a Republican presidential candidate in the state's history.September 2025 This was the closest anyone has come to sweeping every Illinois county, making the state along with Kentucky and North Carolina, the only states where no one candidate has ever swept every county in the state's history.September 2025 See also United States presidential elections in Illinois Notes References Category:1972 Illinois elections Illinois 1972