1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia

1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia

1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia

Election in West Virginia

The 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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West Virginia was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 63.61 percent of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 36.39 percent of the popular vote.[2][3] Nixon won every county in the state except for Logan County, which McGovern won by 2.62 percentage points.[4] Nixon was the first Republican to ever carry Webster County, the first to carry Gilmer County and Randolph County since Ulysses S. Grant in 1868, and the first to carry Boone County and Braxton County since Warren G. Harding in 1920.[5] It was the first time since 1932 that a Republican carried McDowell County.

In this socially conservative[6][7] state, McGovern was largely portrayed as a left-wing extremist due to his support for busing and civil rights, alongside fears that McGovern would legalize abortion and illicit drugs if elected[8] — despite the fact that his running mate (after Senator Thomas Eagleton was dropped from the ticket) Sargent Shriver was firmly opposed to abortion being legal.

Results

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Results by county

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References

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    "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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    "1972 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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    "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1972". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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    "1972 Presidential Election Results in West Virginia by county". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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    Menendez, Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. pp. 334–337. ISBN 0786422173.
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    Cohn, Nate (April 24, 2014). "Demographic Shift: Southern Whites' Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats". New York Times.
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    Phillips, Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority. pp. 10, 135, 288, 374. ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6.
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    Davis, Lanny; Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying America, pp. 65-66 ISBN 1466892803
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    "1972 General Election — Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Board of Elections.
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