1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut 1976 85.5%https://archive.org/details/registe73conn/page/712/mode/2up Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1973 CT State Library November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 8 810,763 58.57% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 555,498 40.13% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 251px County results 251px Municipality results 1 Nixon #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% McGovern #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% The 1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Connecticut 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 Connecticut with 58.57% of the vote to McGovern's 40.13%, a victory margin of 18.44%.http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=9&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut 2015-04-21 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections He won every county in the state, but this result nonetheless made Connecticut almost 5% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Nixon's victory was the first of five consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Connecticut would not be won by a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992, after which the state has always gone Democratic. To date, this is the last time that the cities of Bridgeport and New London voted Republican. Results 1972 United States presidential election in Connecticuthttp://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=9&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut 2015-04-21 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 810,763 58.57% 8 Democratic George McGovern 555,498 40.13% 0 American Independent John G. Schmitz 17,239 1.25% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 777 0.06% 0 Totals 1,384,277 100.00% 8 Voter turnout - By county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Fairfield 233,188 64.00% 125,128 34.34% 6,050 1.66% 108,060 29.66% 364,366 Hartford 194,095 52.09% 174,837 46.93% 3,654 0.98% 19,258 5.16% 372,586 Litchfield 43,478 60.20% 27,929 38.67% 812 1.13% 15,549 21.53% 72,219 Middlesex 33,249 57.90% 23,573 41.05% 602 1.05% 9,676 16.85% 57,424 New Haven 200,818 59.01% 135,132 39.71% 4,373 1.28% 65,686 19.30% 340,323 New London 58,516 63.40% 32,935 35.68% 850 0.92% 25,581 27.72% 92,301 Tolland 25,798 56.45% 19,505 42.68% 394 0.87% 6,293 13.77% 45,697 Windham 21,621 56.04% 16,459 42.66% 504 1.30% 5,162 13.38% 38,584Totals810,76358.57%555,49840.13%18,0161.30%255,26518.44%1,384,277 By congressional district Nixon won all 6 congressional districts.https://archive.org/details/registe73conn/page/644/mode/2up Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1973 CT State Library District Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic John G. SchmitzIndependent Scattering Total votes cast Representative # % # % # % # % 1st 121,196 50.90% 114,473 48.07% 2,304 0.97% 149 0.06% 238,122 William R. Cotter 2nd 127,923 59.33% 85,382 39.61% 2,157 1.00% 136 0.06% 215,598 Robert H. Steele 3rd 142,569 61.00% 87,766 37.56% 3,254 1.39% 130 0.05% 233,719 Robert Giaimo 4th 138,496 61.85% 81,802 36.54% 3,485 1.56% 114 0.05% 223,897 Stewart McKinney 5th 144,149 61.20% 87,747 37.25% 3,532 1.50% 132 0.05% 235,560 John Monagan 6th 136,430 57.47% 98,328 41.42% 2,507 1.06% 116 0.05% 237,381 Ella GrassoTotals810,76358.57%555,49840.13%17,2391.25%7770.06%1,384,277 See also United States presidential elections in Connecticut References Connecticut 1972 Category:1972 Connecticut elections Category:Long stubs with short prose