1972 United States presidential election in Arizona

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Arizona Arizona presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Arizona 1976 November 7, 1972https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1972 United States Presidential election of 1972 – Encyclopædia Britannica February 23, 2017 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 6 402,812 61.64% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 198,540 30.38% 1972 United States presidential election in Arizona results map by county.svg 250px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% McGovern #86b6f2 50–60% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose sixhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1972 1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973–77) February 23, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arizona was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 61.64% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 30.38% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=4&year=1972 1972 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona February 23, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1972 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1972 February 23, 2017 Socialist Workers Party electors and John G. Schmitz, the only other candidates on the ballot, combined for just over 52,000 votes and over seven percent of Arizona's popular vote. Even in a huge landslide, this result left Arizona exactly 8% more Republican than the nation at-large. In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results,http://www.270towin.com/1972_Election/ 1972 Presidential Election – 270toWin.com February 23, 2017http://dsl.richmond.edu/voting/indelections.php?year=1972 1972 Election – Voting America February 23, 2017 the Democratic nominee won only one county in Arizona: heavily unionized Greenlee County, where no Republican had won before this nor would win until George W. Bush in 2000.Menendez Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, p. 121 0786422173 The massive surge in ballots for the Socialist candidate (there had been only 85 in 1968, now there were nearly 31,000) was due to a ballot error in Pima County. Linda Jenness, the Socialist Workers candidate, was only 31, and thus was deemed ineligible to be put on the ballot. Instead, the names of her six electors were listed. However, the layout of the ballot was what caused the confusion. Atop the ballot was "President of the United States (Vote for one)" with the given options of Nixon, McGovern, and Schmitz. Below that was "Presidential Electors (Vote for six)," and the names of the six Socialist Workers' electors. The text labelling the as "Socialist Workers' Party" was only half as small as the instructions to vote for six, and thus 28,000 voters followed both instructions, likely perceiving the Socialist electors as being part of a separate race. The Secretary of State, Wesley Bolin, and Attorney General, Gary Nelson, at first agreed the ballots ought to be thrown out. Pima County election chief David O'Hern and county attorney Rose Silver believed the ballots should be counted since the Socialist Workers candidate had been disqualified. In the end, that was the line of thinking taken, and the votes were counted for both the candidates they were cast for. This resulted not only in an increase in the state's total by some 28,000, but that in some Democratic southside precincts, the Socialist ticket outperformed Nixon and was the only place the landslide victor came third anywhere in the country.Seeley John 2000-11-22 Early and Often https://www.laweekly.com/early-and-often-3/ 2021-04-10 LA Weekly en-US Results + General election resultsState of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 7, 1972 Arizona Secretary of State https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102667 2024-07-30Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent), for President402,81261.64% Democratic Party George McGovern, for President198,54030.38% Socialist Workers Party Timothy Joseph Clennon, for Presidential Elector30,9454.74 Socialist Workers Party Betsy Ann McDonald, for Presidential Elector30,1404.61 Socialist Workers Party Alberta J. Dannells, for Presidential Elector30,0364.60 Socialist Workers Party Lois M. Turner, for Presidential Elector29,6124.53 Socialist Workers Party Eleanor Voris, for Presidential Elector29,5194.52 Socialist Workers Party Bradley Wells Tracy, for Presidential Elector29,4704.51 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz, for President21,2083.22Total votes 653,505This number is higher than the total number of ballots cast due to the SWP ballot defect. The total number of ballots cast was 648,061. 100.00%Registered voters/Turnout 861,809 75.20% Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanGeorge McGovernDemocraticLinda JennessSocialist WorkersJohn G. SchmitzAmerican IndependentMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Apache3,39450.28%3,14546.59%110.16%2002.96%2493.69%6,750Cochise11,70663.97%6,02332.91%130.07%5573.04%5,68331.06%18,299Coconino10,61161.02%6,25035.94%150.09%3131.82%4,36125.38%17,389Gila5,67354.70%4,29541.41%70.07%3973.83%1,37813.29%10,372Graham3,57560.15%1,86331.35%10.02%5048.48%1,71228.80%5,943Greenlee1,75845.57%2,01352.18%60.16%812.10%-255-6.61%3,858Maricopa244,59369.29%95,13526.95%2730.08%12,9993.68%149,45842.34%353,000Mohave6,75568.92%2,58826.41%90.09%4494.58%4,16742.51%9,801Navajo6,99960.48%4,00334.59%90.08%5614.85%2,99625.89%11,572Pima73,15445.41%56,22334.90%29,113"ballotmalfunction" In this county there occurred a ballot malfunction that counted many votes for both a major party candidate and Linda Jenness. A court ordered that the ballots be counted for both.18.07%2,6201.63%16,93110.51%161,110Pinal10,58460.28%6,40436.47%160.09%5553.16%4,18023.81%17,559Santa Cruz2,13752.39%1,86645.75%30.07%731.79%2716.64%4,079Yavapai12,27765.77%3,97721.30%1,466"ballotmalfunction"7.85%9475.07%8,30044.47%18,667Yuma9,59663.52%4,75531.48%30.02%7524.98%4,84132.04%15,106Totals402,81261.64%198,54030.38%30,9454.74%21,2083.25%204,27231.26%653,505 Electors Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 12, 1972.https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102668 State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 12, 1972 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-30 George McGovern & Sargent ShriverDemocratic Party Richard Nixon & Spiro AgnewRepublican Party No CandidateLinda Jenness was disqualified from the ballot in Arizona due to not meeting the constitutional age requirement & Andrew PulleySocialist Workers Party John G. Schmitz & Thomas J. AndersonAmerican Independent Party text-align:center Shirley Angle Jacqueline Ashford Amelia D. Lewis Bruce B. Masony Michael M. Sophy Lloyd Vacovsky text-align:center Lenora Claridge Jane W. Drees Helen M. Ely Ross F. Jones Orme Lewis Sr. Marion R. Sundt text-align:center Timothy Joseph Clennon Alberta J. Dannells Betsy Ann McDonald Bradley Wells Tracy Lois M. Turner Eleanor Voris text-align:center Lyndon Larson Jerry Minnus Delwyn Myers Eugene Pyle Russell Reason Clifford Titus Notes References Arizona 1972 Category:1972 Arizona elections