California voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South DakotaSenatorGeorge McGovern. Nixon took 55.00% of the vote to McGovern's 41.54%, a margin of 13.46%. Although California was Richard Nixon's home state, his performance in the state was somewhat underwhelming, as California's result was about 9% more Democratic than the nation as a whole.
This was the first presidential election in which California had the most electoral college votes as a result of the 1970 census, a status it has maintained ever since.
^"Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2018" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^"1972 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
February 25, 2023
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Main article 1972 United States presidential election The 1972 United States presidential election in California took place on November 7 1972 as part of the 1972 United States presidential election State voters chose 45 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1972 United States presidential election in California 1968 November 7 1972 1976 Turnout82 13 of registered voters 3 62 pp 64 52 of eligible voters 2 18 pp 1 Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovernParty Republican DemocraticHome state California South DakotaRunning mate Spiro Agnew Sargent ShriverElectoral vote 45 0Popular vote 4 602 096 3 475 847Percentage 55 00 41 54 County Results Nixon 40 50 50 60 60 70 McGovern 40 50 50 60 President before electionRichard NixonRepublican Elected President Richard NixonRepublicanCalifornia voted for the Republican incumbent Richard Nixon over the Democratic challenger South Dakota Senator George McGovern Nixon took 55 00 of the vote to McGovern s 41 54 a margin of 13 46 Although California was Richard Nixon s home state his performance in the state was somewhat underwhelming as California s result was about 9 more Democratic than the nation as a whole Nixon had previously won California against John F Kennedy in 1960 and then against Hubert Humphrey in 1968 This was the first presidential election in which California had the most electoral college votes as a result of the 1970 census a status it has maintained ever since Contents 1 Primaries 1 1 Democratic 1 2 Republican 2 Results 2 1 Results by county 3 ReferencesPrimaries EditDemocratic Edit Republican Edit Richard Nixon would easily win the California Republican Primary by a wide margin over his only state challenger Republican Primary June 6 1972 Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard Nixon 90 14 Republican John M Ashbrook 9 85 Total votes 100Results Edit1972 United States presidential election in California 2 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Richard Nixon incumbent 4 602 096 55 00 45Democratic George McGovern 3 475 847 41 54 0American Independent John G Schmitz 232 554 2 78 0Peace and Freedom Benjamin Spock 55 167 0 66 0Libertarian John Hospers write in 980 0 01 0Socialist Workers Linda Jenness write in 574 0 01 0Communist Gus Hall write in 373 0 00 0Socialist Labor Louis Fisher write in 197 0 00 0Prohibition Party E Harold Munn write in 53 0 00 0Universal Party Gabriel Green write in 21 0 00 0Invalid or blank votes Totals 8 367 862 100 00 45Voter turnout Results by county Edit County Richard Milhous NixonRepublican George Stanley McGovernDemocratic John George SchmitzAmerican Independent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Orange 68 27 448 291 26 93 176 847 4 36 28 634 0 44 2 881 41 34 271 444Inyo 68 07 4 873 28 02 2 006 3 35 240 0 56 40 40 05 2 867Mono 66 88 1 872 29 58 828 2 79 78 0 75 21 37 30 1 044Ventura 63 20 95 310 32 70 49 307 3 70 5 586 0 40 602 30 50 46 003Alpine 63 54 366 33 85 195 1 22 7 1 39 8 29 69 171Sutter 62 45 10 224 33 04 5 409 3 95 647 0 56 92 29 41 4 815San Diego 61 82 371 627 34 34 206 455 3 36 20 188 0 48 2 867 27 48 165 172Calaveras 60 76 4 119 33 46 2 268 4 48 304 1 30 88 27 30 1 851Imperial 62 05 14 178 34 93 7 982 2 66 607 0 36 82 27 12 6 196Kern 60 14 71 686 35 18 41 937 4 29 5 112 0 38 458 24 96 29 749Glenn 59 01 4 569 34 62 2 681 5 92 458 0 45 35 24 39 1 888San Bernardino 59 73 144 689 35 49 85 986 4 27 10 342 0 51 1 239 24 24 58 703Tulare 59 93 36 048 36 20 21 775 3 45 2 076 0 42 251 23 73 14 273Modoc 58 49 2 085 35 65 1 271 5 27 188 0 59 21 22 84 814Napa 59 61 23 403 37 01 14 529 2 91 1 141 0 48 188 22 60 8 874Butte 57 61 28 819 36 78 18 401 4 93 2 468 0 68 340 20 83 10 418San Benito 57 56 3 961 37 52 2 582 4 48 308 0 44 30 20 04 1 379Riverside 58 00 108 120 38 41 71 591 3 13 5 843 0 46 850 19 59 36 529Colusa 57 56 2 715 38 37 1 810 3 54 167 0 53 25 19 19 905Yuba 56 95 6 623 38 13 4 435 4 45 518 0 46 54 18 82 2 188Monterey 57 04 47 004 39 49 32 545 2 76 2 274 0 71 585 17 55 14 459Kings 56 52 10 509 39 12 7 274 3 99 742 0 38 70 17 40 3 235Mariposa 56 15 2 122 39 35 1 487 3 73 141 0 77 29 16 80 635Nevada 54 68 8 004 38 89 5 693 5 93 868 0 50 73 15 79 2 311San Joaquin 55 30 61 646 39 53 44 062 4 51 5 027 0 66 734 15 77 17 584San Luis Obispo 55 98 28 566 40 72 20 779 2 27 1 156 1 04 532 15 26 7 787Lake 55 12 6 477 40 13 4 715 4 33 509 0 42 49 14 99 1 762Del Norte 51 82 2 927 38 17 2 156 9 12 515 0 89 50 13 65 771Santa Barbara 55 19 67 075 41 64 50 609 2 55 3 103 0 62 754 13 55 16 466Sonoma 54 72 57 697 41 49 43 746 3 03 3 192 0 76 799 13 23 13 951El Dorado 54 20 11 330 41 40 8 654 3 80 794 0 61 127 12 80 2 676Los Angeles 54 75 1 549 717 42 04 1 189 977 2 54 71 978 0 66 18 698 12 71 359 740Amador 53 40 3 533 40 89 2 705 5 14 340 0 57 38 12 51 828Tuolumne 54 29 5 894 42 34 4 596 2 75 299 0 62 67 11 95 1 298Merced 54 33 17 737 42 62 13 914 2 56 836 0 49 161 11 71 3 823Solano 54 02 31 314 42 73 24 766 2 79 1 616 0 46 269 11 29 6 548Contra Costa 54 13 139 044 43 49 111 718 1 83 4 701 0 55 1 421 10 64 27 326San Mateo 52 82 135 377 42 82 109 745 1 59 4 079 2 77 7 096 10 00 25 632Madera 52 61 7 835 44 18 6 580 2 87 428 0 33 49 8 43 1 255Mendocino 51 01 11 128 43 25 9 435 4 81 1 050 0 92 201 7 76 1 693Siskiyou 51 46 7 563 43 78 6 434 4 23 621 0 53 78 7 68 1 129Tehama 48 73 6 054 41 65 5 175 9 34 1 161 0 27 34 7 08 879Lassen 50 80 3 618 44 00 3 134 4 49 320 0 70 50 6 80 484Trinity 50 75 1 868 44 04 1 621 4 59 169 0 62 23 6 71 247Marin 52 10 54 123 45 64 47 414 1 28 1 326 0 98 1 020 6 46 6 709Santa Clara 51 90 237 334 45 60 208 506 1 80 8 236 0 70 3 217 6 30 28 828Stanislaus 51 41 39 521 45 54 35 005 2 53 1 943 0 52 398 5 87 4 516Placer 50 34 18 597 45 77 16 911 3 39 1 251 0 50 186 4 57 1 686Fresno 50 44 79 051 46 38 72 682 2 51 3 927 0 68 1 059 4 06 6 369Santa Cruz 49 88 34 799 46 35 32 336 2 77 1 931 0 99 693 3 53 2 463Humboldt 48 83 22 345 46 18 21 132 4 14 1 896 0 85 390 2 65 1 213Sacramento 49 00 141 218 47 63 137 287 2 72 7 841 0 65 1 875 1 37 3 931Plumas 46 42 2 952 48 07 3 057 5 00 318 0 52 33 1 65 105Shasta 46 68 16 618 48 35 17 214 4 48 1 595 0 49 176 1 67 596Sierra 47 51 629 49 70 658 2 04 27 0 76 10 2 19 29Alameda 42 84 201 862 55 02 259 254 1 47 6 930 0 67 3 149 12 18 57 392Yolo 42 04 17 969 55 44 23 694 1 87 800 0 64 275 13 40 5 725San Francisco 41 82 127 461 56 07 170 882 1 21 3 702 0 89 2 725 14 25 43 421References Edit Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910 2018 PDF California Secretary of State Retrieved 2022 05 05 1972 Presidential General Election Results California Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved 2008 08 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 United States presidential election in California amp oldid 1141197284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
