Results
United States presidential election in Ohio, 1972[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Republican |
Richard Nixon |
2,441,827 |
59.63% |
26 |
|
Democrat |
George McGovern |
1,558,889 |
38.07% |
0 |
|
American Independent |
John Schmitz |
80,067 |
1.96% |
0 |
|
Socialist Labor |
Louis Fisher |
7,107 |
0.17% |
0 |
|
Not Designated |
Gus Hall |
6,437 |
0.16% |
0 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
460 |
0.01% |
0 |
Totals |
4,094,787 |
100.00% |
25 |
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered votes) |
|
57%/90% |
Results by county
|
Richard M. Nixon Republican |
George S. McGovern Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin |
Total votes cast |
County |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Adams |
4,980 |
63.18% |
2,709 |
34.37% |
193 |
2.45% |
2,271 |
28.81% |
7,882 |
Allen |
26,966 |
69.96% |
10,184 |
26.42% |
1,393 |
3.61% |
16,782 |
43.54% |
38,543 |
Ashland |
12,470 |
73.04% |
4,302 |
25.20% |
302 |
1.77% |
8,168 |
47.84% |
17,074 |
Ashtabula |
22,762 |
58.96% |
15,052 |
38.99% |
794 |
2.06% |
7,710 |
19.97% |
38,608 |
Athens |
9,735 |
48.88% |
9,977 |
50.10% |
203 |
1.02% |
-242 |
-1.22% |
19,915 |
Auglaize |
11,900 |
69.81% |
4,617 |
27.08% |
530 |
3.11% |
7,283 |
42.72% |
17,047 |
Belmont |
17,628 |
53.62% |
14,800 |
45.01% |
450 |
1.37% |
2,828 |
8.60% |
32,878 |
Brown |
6,772 |
62.68% |
3,770 |
34.89% |
262 |
2.43% |
3,002 |
27.79% |
10,804 |
Butler |
50,380 |
68.42% |
21,194 |
28.78% |
2,061 |
2.80% |
29,186 |
39.64% |
73,635 |
Carroll |
5,984 |
66.39% |
2,755 |
30.56% |
275 |
3.05% |
3,229 |
35.82% |
9,014 |
Champaign |
8,756 |
69.48% |
3,626 |
28.77% |
221 |
1.75% |
5,130 |
40.70% |
12,603 |
Clark |
34,447 |
61.79% |
19,725 |
35.38% |
1,578 |
2.83% |
14,722 |
26.41% |
55,750 |
Clermont |
22,936 |
71.70% |
8,276 |
25.87% |
777 |
2.43% |
14,660 |
45.83% |
31,989 |
Clinton |
8,140 |
74.08% |
2,709 |
24.65% |
139 |
1.27% |
5,431 |
49.43% |
10,988 |
Columbiana |
27,308 |
62.63% |
15,683 |
35.97% |
611 |
1.40% |
11,625 |
26.66% |
43,602 |
Coshocton |
8,082 |
66.21% |
3,790 |
31.05% |
334 |
2.74% |
4,292 |
35.16% |
12,206 |
Crawford |
14,632 |
69.50% |
5,518 |
26.21% |
903 |
4.29% |
9,114 |
43.29% |
21,053 |
Cuyahoga |
329,493 |
49.94% |
317,670 |
48.15% |
12,588 |
1.91% |
11,823 |
1.79% |
659,751 |
Darke |
13,862 |
65.71% |
6,534 |
30.97% |
700 |
3.32% |
7,328 |
34.74% |
21,096 |
Defiance |
8,914 |
65.40% |
4,377 |
32.11% |
339 |
2.49% |
4,537 |
33.29% |
13,630 |
Delaware |
12,950 |
72.40% |
4,452 |
24.89% |
484 |
2.71% |
8,498 |
47.51% |
17,886 |
Erie |
16,714 |
58.46% |
10,889 |
38.09% |
988 |
3.46% |
5,825 |
20.37% |
28,591 |
Fairfield |
21,909 |
71.67% |
7,746 |
25.34% |
913 |
2.99% |
14,163 |
46.33% |
30,568 |
Fayette |
6,970 |
73.25% |
2,344 |
24.63% |
201 |
2.11% |
4,626 |
48.62% |
9,515 |
Franklin |
219,771 |
63.74% |
117,562 |
34.09% |
7,475 |
2.17% |
102,209 |
29.64% |
344,808 |
Fulton |
8,387 |
68.55% |
3,615 |
29.55% |
232 |
1.90% |
4,772 |
39.01% |
12,234 |
Gallia |
6,506 |
72.40% |
2,341 |
26.05% |
139 |
1.55% |
4,165 |
46.35% |
8,986 |
Geauga |
15,624 |
66.27% |
7,329 |
31.09% |
624 |
2.65% |
8,295 |
35.18% |
23,577 |
Greene |
25,349 |
65.15% |
12,736 |
32.73% |
824 |
2.12% |
12,613 |
32.42% |
38,909 |
Guernsey |
9,648 |
66.00% |
4,757 |
32.54% |
214 |
1.46% |
4,891 |
33.46% |
14,619 |
Hamilton |
239,212 |
65.65% |
119,054 |
32.67% |
6,119 |
1.68% |
120,158 |
32.98% |
364,385 |
Hancock |
18,111 |
70.68% |
6,084 |
23.74% |
1,429 |
5.58% |
12,027 |
46.94% |
25,624 |
Hardin |
8,713 |
69.14% |
3,535 |
28.05% |
354 |
2.81% |
5,178 |
41.09% |
12,602 |
Harrison |
4,554 |
64.96% |
2,388 |
34.07% |
68 |
0.97% |
2,166 |
30.90% |
7,010 |
Henry |
8,099 |
70.58% |
3,145 |
27.41% |
231 |
2.01% |
4,954 |
43.17% |
11,475 |
Highland |
8,524 |
69.72% |
3,464 |
28.33% |
238 |
1.95% |
5,060 |
41.39% |
12,226 |
Hocking |
5,407 |
63.67% |
2,874 |
33.84% |
211 |
2.48% |
2,533 |
29.83% |
8,492 |
Holmes |
3,752 |
69.97% |
1,507 |
28.11% |
103 |
1.92% |
2,245 |
41.87% |
5,362 |
Huron |
10,942 |
63.10% |
5,491 |
31.67% |
907 |
5.23% |
5,451 |
31.44% |
17,340 |
Jackson |
7,351 |
67.30% |
3,410 |
31.22% |
162 |
1.48% |
3,941 |
36.08% |
10,923 |
Jefferson |
21,531 |
56.25% |
16,198 |
42.32% |
545 |
1.42% |
5,333 |
13.93% |
38,274 |
Knox |
10,705 |
63.95% |
5,370 |
32.08% |
664 |
3.97% |
5,335 |
31.87% |
16,739 |
Lake |
42,488 |
58.90% |
27,523 |
38.15% |
2,130 |
2.95% |
14,965 |
20.74% |
72,141 |
Lawrence |
15,125 |
67.02% |
7,112 |
31.52% |
330 |
1.46% |
8,013 |
35.51% |
22,567 |
Licking |
28,070 |
66.47% |
12,460 |
29.50% |
1,702 |
4.03% |
15,610 |
36.96% |
42,232 |
Logan |
10,938 |
71.12% |
3,786 |
24.62% |
656 |
4.27% |
7,152 |
46.50% |
15,380 |
Lorain |
51,102 |
56.15% |
36,634 |
40.25% |
3,280 |
3.60% |
14,468 |
15.90% |
91,016 |
Lucas |
88,401 |
48.38% |
90,142 |
49.34% |
4,166 |
2.28% |
-1,741 |
-0.95% |
182,709 |
Madison |
8,372 |
75.67% |
2,484 |
22.45% |
208 |
1.88% |
5,888 |
53.22% |
11,064 |
Mahoning |
64,144 |
49.69% |
62,428 |
48.36% |
2,516 |
1.95% |
1,716 |
1.33% |
129,088 |
Marion |
17,197 |
67.02% |
7,970 |
31.06% |
492 |
1.92% |
9,227 |
35.96% |
25,659 |
Medina |
21,010 |
64.82% |
10,643 |
32.84% |
758 |
2.34% |
10,367 |
31.99% |
32,411 |
Meigs |
5,961 |
70.69% |
2,335 |
27.69% |
137 |
1.62% |
3,626 |
43.00% |
8,433 |
Mercer |
8,587 |
57.60% |
5,798 |
38.89% |
522 |
3.50% |
2,789 |
18.71% |
14,907 |
Miami |
21,226 |
68.44% |
9,121 |
29.41% |
665 |
2.14% |
12,105 |
39.03% |
31,012 |
Monroe |
3,721 |
59.14% |
2,483 |
39.46% |
88 |
1.40% |
1,238 |
19.68% |
6,292 |
Montgomery |
120,998 |
58.02% |
82,231 |
39.43% |
5,323 |
2.55% |
38,767 |
18.59% |
208,552 |
Morgan |
3,679 |
68.50% |
1,554 |
28.93% |
138 |
2.57% |
2,125 |
39.56% |
5,371 |
Morrow |
6,886 |
70.56% |
2,527 |
25.89% |
346 |
3.55% |
4,359 |
44.67% |
9,759 |
Muskingum |
19,897 |
63.99% |
10,313 |
33.17% |
884 |
2.84% |
9,584 |
30.82% |
31,094 |
Noble |
3,274 |
68.22% |
1,449 |
30.19% |
76 |
1.58% |
1,825 |
38.03% |
4,799 |
Ottawa |
9,772 |
57.86% |
6,465 |
38.28% |
652 |
3.86% |
3,307 |
19.58% |
16,889 |
Paulding |
4,553 |
64.81% |
2,283 |
32.50% |
189 |
2.69% |
2,270 |
32.31% |
7,025 |
Perry |
6,716 |
62.13% |
3,728 |
34.49% |
365 |
3.38% |
2,988 |
27.64% |
10,809 |
Pickaway |
9,661 |
74.30% |
2,978 |
22.90% |
363 |
2.79% |
6,683 |
51.40% |
13,002 |
Pike |
5,037 |
57.49% |
3,531 |
40.30% |
193 |
2.20% |
1,506 |
17.19% |
8,761 |
Portage |
23,294 |
51.76% |
20,769 |
46.15% |
939 |
2.09% |
2,525 |
5.61% |
45,002 |
Preble |
8,993 |
70.29% |
3,472 |
27.14% |
330 |
2.58% |
5,521 |
43.15% |
12,795 |
Putnam |
8,185 |
66.32% |
3,729 |
30.21% |
428 |
3.47% |
4,456 |
36.10% |
12,342 |
Richland |
31,117 |
68.18% |
13,468 |
29.51% |
1,056 |
2.31% |
17,649 |
38.67% |
45,641 |
Ross |
15,573 |
71.15% |
5,879 |
26.86% |
436 |
1.99% |
9,694 |
44.29% |
21,888 |
Sandusky |
15,489 |
63.63% |
8,308 |
34.13% |
546 |
2.24% |
7,181 |
29.50% |
24,343 |
Scioto |
19,998 |
63.13% |
11,008 |
34.75% |
673 |
2.12% |
8,990 |
28.38% |
31,679 |
Seneca |
13,939 |
60.82% |
8,180 |
35.69% |
799 |
3.49% |
5,759 |
25.13% |
22,918 |
Shelby |
9,089 |
61.82% |
4,721 |
32.11% |
893 |
6.07% |
4,368 |
29.71% |
14,703 |
Stark |
92,110 |
62.74% |
51,565 |
35.12% |
3,135 |
2.14% |
40,545 |
27.62% |
146,810 |
Summit |
112,419 |
49.92% |
108,534 |
48.19% |
4,263 |
1.89% |
3,885 |
1.73% |
225,216 |
Trumbull |
47,680 |
55.92% |
35,278 |
41.37% |
2,308 |
2.71% |
12,402 |
14.55% |
85,266 |
Tuscarawas |
18,413 |
59.07% |
12,255 |
39.32% |
501 |
1.61% |
6,158 |
19.76% |
31,169 |
Union |
8,389 |
75.89% |
2,447 |
22.14% |
218 |
1.97% |
5,942 |
53.75% |
11,054 |
Van Wert |
9,545 |
71.28% |
3,644 |
27.21% |
202 |
1.51% |
5,901 |
44.07% |
13,391 |
Vinton |
2,725 |
62.85% |
1,537 |
35.45% |
74 |
1.71% |
1,188 |
27.40% |
4,336 |
Warren |
20,210 |
72.45% |
6,941 |
24.88% |
746 |
2.67% |
13,269 |
47.56% |
27,897 |
Washington |
14,023 |
68.63% |
5,814 |
28.45% |
597 |
2.92% |
8,209 |
40.17% |
20,434 |
Wayne |
20,368 |
67.72% |
9,260 |
30.79% |
448 |
1.49% |
11,108 |
36.93% |
30,076 |
Williams |
9,083 |
66.76% |
4,278 |
31.44% |
244 |
1.79% |
4,805 |
35.32% |
13,605 |
Wood |
21,080 |
59.17% |
13,494 |
37.88% |
1,051 |
2.95% |
7,586 |
21.29% |
35,625 |
Wyandot |
6,414 |
68.15% |
2,771 |
29.44% |
227 |
2.41% |
3,643 |
38.71% |
9,412 |
Totals | 2,441,827 | 59.63% | 1,558,889 | 38.07% | 94,071 | 2.30% | 882,938 | 21.56% | 4,094,787 |
References
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