1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

none November 2016 June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia District of Columbia presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia 1968 November 7, 1972 1976 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia 1976 x200px George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 3 127,627 78.10% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 0 35,226 21.56% File:1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia results map by ward.svg 250px Ward results McGovern #86B6F2 50–60% #1666CB 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% The 1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Washington, D.C. voters chose 3 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Spiro Agnew, against Democratic challenger and Senator George McGovern from South Dakota and his running mate, former United States Ambassador to France Sargent Shriver. McGovern won D.C. by an overwhelming margin, receiving 78.10% of the vote.1972 Presidential General Election Results - District of Columbia http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=11&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161119065711/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=11&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 2016-11-19 November 16, 2016 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Along with Massachusetts, the District of Columbia was the only jurisdiction with electoral votes in the country that voted for George McGovern in the general election. Despite McGovern's overwhelming victory in the District, this is the only election, as of 2024, in which the Republican nominee received more than 20% of the vote in D.C., or the Democratic margin of victory was less than 60%; and it is one of only two elections in which the Democratic nominee fell short of 80% of the vote, along with the three-way election of 1980. Nixon managed a victory in one of the district's eight wards, Ward 3.In 1972 Defeat, D.C. Gave McGovern Its Electoral Votes https://dcist.com/story/12/10/21/in-1972-defeat-dc-gave-mcgovern-its/ 2021-11-10 DCist en 2021-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20211110174906/https://dcist.com/story/12/10/21/in-1972-defeat-dc-gave-mcgovern-its/ live Nixon's 35,226 votes remain the most raw votes any Republican nominee has ever received in D.C. This was one of only two elections where Washington, D.C. wasn't the largest margin for either candidate along with 1964, this time being second to a 58.57% margin for Nixon in Mississippi. Results 1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia Democratic Party (United States) George McGovernSargent Shriver 127,627 78.10% -3.72% Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon (incumbent)Spiro Agnew (incumbent) 35,226 21.56% +3.38% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Linda JennessAndrew Pulley 316 0.19% +0.19% Communist Party USA Gus HallJarvis Tyner 252 0.15% +0.15% 163,421 100.00% - See also United States presidential elections in the District of Columbia 1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts, the only other place that voted Democratic in the 1972 presidential election. References Washington, D.C. 1972 United States presidential