The 1972 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the
District of Columbia were part of the
1972 United States presidential election
The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon defeated Democratic Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. Un ...
. State voters chose three electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Wyoming was won by the
Republican nominees, incumbent
President Richard Nixon of
California and his running mate
Vice President Spiro Agnew of
Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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nominees,
Senator
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George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pres ...
of
South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador
Sargent Shriver of
Maryland.
Nixon carried Wyoming with 69.01 percent of the vote to McGovern's 30.47 percent, a victory margin of 38.54 points.
[1972 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming](_blank)
/ref> In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results, the Democratic nominee did not win a single county in Wyoming, making Nixon the first Republican to carry Sweetwater County
Sweetwater County is a county in southwestern Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 42,272, making it the fourth-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Green River. By area, it is the larges ...
and thus to sweep all of Wyoming’s counties since Warren G. Harding in 1920
Events January
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** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
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.[Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 342-343 ]
Results
Results by county
See also
* United States presidential elections in Wyoming
References
{{United States elections
1972
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Wyoming