United States presidential election in Colorado, 1972
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The 1972 United States presidential election in Colorado refers to how Colorado participated in the 1972 United States presidential election.
Colorado voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South Dakota Senator George McGovern. Nixon took 62.61% of the vote to McGovern's 34.59%, a margin of 28.01%.
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Richard Nixon (incumbent) | 597,189 | 62.61% | 7 | |
Democratic | George McGovern | 329,980 | 34.59% | 0 | |
American Independent | John G. Schmitz | 17,269 | 1.81% | 0 | |
Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 4,361 | 0.46% | 0 | |
People's | Benjamin Spock | 2,403 | 0.25% | 0 | |
Libertarian | John Hospers | 1,111 | 0.12% | 0 | |
Socialist Workers | Linda Jenness | 666 | 0.07% | 0 | |
Prohibition | E. Harold Munn | 467 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Communist | Gus Hall | 432 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Write-ins | Scattered (write-ins) | 6 | 0.00% | 0 | |
Totals | 953,884 | 100.00% | 7 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
References
- ↑ "Guide to U.S. Elections (p. 848)". CQ Press (12 January 2016). Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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