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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > 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 Modifiedev May 16, 2009 05:10pm
Data SourcesPennsylvania Manual 1973. Wallace's total comes from the certified returns of 12 counties; 'others' in these 12 counties received 186 votes, which suggests that Wallace received perhaps 1,300 of the entire write-in vote.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1968
NameHubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Votes2,259,405 (47.59%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin169,388 (+3.57%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1976
NameJimmy Carter Votes2,328,677 (50.40%)
Term01/20/1977 - 01/20/1981 Margin123,073 (+2.66%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 25, 1972 PA US President - R Primary
Richard M. Nixon
R 188,638
Apr 25, 1972 PA US President - D Primary
Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr.
D 1,374,894
Apr 25, 1972 PA US President - Cst Primary
Frank W. Gaydosh
Cnstl 2,424

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Richard M. Nixon Sen. George S. McGovern Rep. John G. Schmitz Linda Jenness General Secretary Gus Hall (W) Others (W) Gov. George C. Wallace
PartyRepublican Democratic Constitutional Socialist Workers Communist Independent Independent
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Uncertified Votes 2,714,521 (59.11%) 1,796,951 (39.13%) 70,593 (1.54%) 4,639 (0.10%) 2,686 (0.06%) 2,467 (0.05%) 248 (0.01%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -917,570 (-19.98%) -2,643,928 (-57.58%) -2,709,882 (-59.01%) -2,711,835 (-59.05%) -2,712,054 (-59.06%) -2,714,273 (-59.11%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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  Harrisburg Patriot-News
R Frank L. Rizzo
R William W. "Bill" Scranton III
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LBT Jed


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