1972 United States presidential election in Delaware

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The 1972 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1972 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 140,357 92,283 Percentage 59.60% 39.18%

County Results State House Results Nixon   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% McGovern   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Delaware 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 nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon carried Delaware with 59.60% of the vote to McGovern's 39.18%, a victory margin of 20.42%, which made Delaware almost 3% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Despite Nixon's landslide victory in the state, incumbent Republican Senator J. Caleb Boggs was unexpectedly defeated for reelection by 29-year-old New Castle County councilman Joe Biden in the concurrent Senate election in Delaware. Biden would be elected president himself 48 years later.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Delaware[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon (incumbent)	140,357	59.60%	3
	Democratic	George McGovern	92,283	39.18%	0
	American Independent	John G. Schmitz	2,638	1.12%	0
	Prohibition	E. Harold Munn	238	0.10%	0
Totals			235,516	100.00%	3
Voter turnout					—

Results by county

County	Richard Nixon Republican		George McGovern Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	17,712	62.03%	10,463	36.64%	381	1.33%	7,249	25.39%	28,556
New Castle	100,681	58.21%	70,190	40.58%	2,085	1.21%	30,491	17.63%	172,956
Sussex	21,964	64.59%	11,630	34.20%	410	1.21%	10,334	30.39%	34,004
Totals	140,357	59.60%	92,283	39.18%	2,876	1.22%	48,074	20.42%	235,516

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware