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Parents > United States > Iowa > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1972 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1972 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1972 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH March 11, 2022 06:16pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes619,106 (53.01%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin142,407 (+12.19%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1976
NameGerald R. Ford Votes632,863 (49.47%)
Term01/20/1977 - 01/20/1981 Margin12,932 (+1.01%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 25, 1972 IA US President - D Caucuses
Uncommitted
D 1,000
Feb 26, 1972 IA US President - D County Conventions
Edmund S. Muskie
D 3,738

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Name (I) President Richard M. Nixon Sen. George S. McGovern Rep. John G. Schmitz Linda Jenness (W) Others General Secretary Gus Hall Gabriel Green
PartyRepublican Democratic American Independent Socialist Workers Nonpartisan Communist Universal
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Certified Votes 706,207 (57.61%) 496,206 (40.48%) 22,056 (1.80%) 488 (0.04%) 321 (0.03%) 272 (0.02%) 199 (0.02%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -210,001 (-17.13%) -684,151 (-55.81%) -705,719 (-57.57%) -705,886 (-57.58%) -705,935 (-57.58%) -706,008 (-57.59%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name Louis Fisher  
PartySocialist Labor  
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Certified Votes 195 (0.02%)  
Margin-706,012 (-57.59%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
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