United States presidential election in Illinois, 1972

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1972
Illinois
November 7, 1972
 
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote 26 0
Popular vote 2,788,179 1,913,472
Percentage 59.0% 40.5%

Counties in red denote those won by Nixon/Agnew. Counties in blue denote those won by McGovern/Shriver.
President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

 Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent President Nixon won the state of Illinois with 59% of the vote, carrying the state's 26 electoral votes.[1] He defeated his main opponent, Democratic candidate George McGovern in Illinois by an overwhelming margin of 18.52 points. Nixon also won all but one of Illinois' 102 counties.

Results

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1972
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon 2,788,179 59.03% 26
Democratic George McGovern 1,913,472 40.51% 0
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 12,344 0.26% 0
- Other 9,241 0.20% 0
Totals 4,723,236 100.0% 26

References

  1. ↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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