United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972

November 7, 1972

Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 220,383 194,645 Percentage 53.0% 46.8%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island refers to how Rhode Island participated in the 1972 United States presidential election.

Rhode Island voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South Dakota Senator George McGovern.  Nixon took 53.00% of the vote to McGovern's 46.81%, a margin of 6.19%.

Results

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon (incumbent)	220,383	53.00%	4
	Democratic	George McGovern	194,645	46.81%	0
	Socialist Workers	Linda Jenness	729	0.18%	0
	American Independent	John G. Schmitz (write-in)	25	0.01%	0
	People's	Benjamin Spock (write-in)	5	0.00%	0
	Libertarian	John Hospers (write-in)	2	0.00%	0
	Write-ins	Scattered (write-ins)	19	0.00%	0
Totals			415,808	100.00%	4
Voter turnout					—

References

1. "Guide to U.S. Elections (p. 848)". CQ Press (12 January 2016). Retrieved 2016-02-09.
2. "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-02-09.