1972 United States presidential election in Indiana

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 7, 1972. The Republican ticket of the incumbent president of the United States Richard Nixon and the vice president of the United States Spiro Agnew defeated the Democratic ticket of the junior U.S. senator from South Dakota George McGovern and the former U.S. ambassador to France Sargent Shriver. Nixon defeated McGovern in the national election with 520 electoral votes. == Primary elections == === Republican Party === === Democratic Party === == General election == === Statistics === Nixon became the only presidential candidate from either party to carry every county in the state. His 32-point margin of victory remains the best performance by a Republican presidential candidate in Indiana. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the most recent election in which the Republican ticket carried Lake County. === Results === === Results by county === == See also == United States presidential elections in Indiana == Notes == == References == == Bibliography == Congressional Quarterly (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2nd ed.). Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. Conrad, Larry A. (1972). 1972 Election Report State of Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Secretary of State. Madison, James H. (1986). The Indiana Way: A State History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. McGillivray, Alice V.; Scammon, Richard M. (1994). America at the Polls, 1960–1992: Kennedy to Clinton; A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. Sullivan, Robert David (June 29, 2016). "How the Red and Blue Map Evolved over the Past Century". America. Thomas, G. Scott (1987). The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History. New York: Greenwood Press.