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  IL US President - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > President
Parent RaceUS President - D Primaries
OfficePresident
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1972 - 12:00pm
Polls Open March 21, 1972 - 12:00am
Polls Close March 21, 1972 - 12:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
Turnout 11.02% Total Population
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia November 02, 2010 12:36pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes2,174,774 (47.08%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin134,960 (+2.92%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes2,788,179 (59.03%)
Term01/20/1973 - 01/20/1977 Margin874,707 (+18.52%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIL US President 11/07/1972
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KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Leaning Call: 0 (0.00%)
Weighted Call: 0 (0.00%)

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Name Sen. Edmund S. Muskie Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy (W) Gov. George C. Wallace (W) Sen. George S. McGovern (W) Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (W) Rep. Shirley Chisholm (W) Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Website [Website]
Uncertified Votes766,914 (62.60%) 444,260 (36.26%) 7,017 (0.57%) 3,687 (0.30%) 1,476 (0.12%) 777 (0.06%) 442 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -322,654 (-26.34%) -759,897 (-62.03%) -763,227 (-62.30%) -765,438 (-62.48%) -766,137 (-62.53%) -766,472 (-62.56%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Adlai Stevenson III
D Jesse L. Jackson
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy (W) Others (W) Mayor John V. Lindsay  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Website [Website]  
Uncertified Votes242 (0.02%) 211 (0.02%) 118 (0.01%)  
Margin-766,672 (-62.58%) -766,703 (-62.58%) -766,796 (-62.59%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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