1972 United States presidential election
Template:Infobox Election This election was between United States President Richard Nixon and Senator of South Dakota George McGovern. Richard Nixon won the election by a landslide (winning 49 of 50 states). George McGovern got 17 electoral votes. John Hospers got one electoral vote by a Virginia faithless elector.
This was the highest of any Republican nominee as a vote, as well as a highest electoral vote in a United States election until Ronald Reagan was re-elected in 1984 by a huge landslide.
George Wallace, governor of Alabama was shot by a what would be assassin during the election.
George McGovern's running mate changed from Thomas Eagleton to Sargent Shriver because Eagleton had problems about his psychiatric before.[1]
This election occurred during the Watergate scandal.
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Candidates
Democratic Party
15 people declared their candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination. They were:[2]
- George McGovern, Senator from South Dakota
- Hubert Humphrey, Senator from Minnesota and former Vice President
- George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
- Edmund Muskie, Senator from Maine
- Eugene McCarthy, former Senator from Minnesota
- Henry M. Jackson, Senator from Washington
- Shirley Chisholm, Representative of New York's 12th congressional district
- Terry Sanford, former Governor of North Carolina
- John Lindsay, Mayor of New York City, New York
- Wilbur Mills, Representative of Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
- Vance Hartke, Senator from Indiana
- Fred Harris, Senator from Oklahoma
- Sam Yorty, former Representative of California's 26th congressional district
- Patsy Mink, Representative of Hawaii's 2nd congressional district
- Walter Fauntroy, Delegate from Washington, D.C.
Candidates gallery
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Senator and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
- George C Wallace (Alaba Governor).png
- Edmund Muskie.jpg
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine
- EugeneMcCarthy.jpg
Former Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota
- HenryJackson.jpg
Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington
- Shirley Chisholm.jpg
- Terry Sanford.jpg
Former Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina
- John Lindsay NYWTS 1 (cropped).jpg
- WilburMills.jpg
Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas
- Vance Hartke.jpg
Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana
- FredRoyHarris.jpg
Senator Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma
- Patsymink.jpg
Representative Patsy Mink of Hawaii
- Walter Fauntroy.jpg
U.S. Congressional Delegate Walter Fauntroy of Washington, D.C.
Republican Party
- Republican candidates:
- Richard Nixon, President of the United States
- Pete McCloskey, Representative from California
- John M. Ashbrook, Representative from Ohio
Candidates gallery
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- JohnMAshbrook.jpg
- Paul McCloskey.gif
Related pages
- Presidential Candidates:
- Vice Presidential Candidates:
References
- ↑ Adam Clymer (March 5, 2007). "Thomas F. Eagleton, 77, a Running Mate for 18 Days, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ "US President - D Primaries". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
