United States presidential election in Alabama, 1972

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All 9 Alabama electoral votes to the Electoral College (United States)
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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
(replacing Thomas Eagleton)
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 728,701 256,923
Percentage 72.43% 25.54%

President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

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The United States presidential election in Alabama, 1972 was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won Alabama, winning 72.43% of the vote to George McGovern's 25.54%.

Results

General election results [1]
Party Nominee Popular Vote Percentage Electoral Vote
Republican Richard Nixon 728,701 72.43% 9
Democratic George McGovern 256,923 25.54% 0
AL Conservative John Schmitz 11,918 1.18% 0
AL Prohibition E. Harold Munn 8,551 0.85% 0

References