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Parents > United States > Iowa > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1972 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 1972 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 1972 - 11:00pm
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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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes619,106 (53.01%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin142,407 (+12.19%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 25, 1972 IA US President - D Caucuses Uncommitted
Feb 26, 1972 IA US President - D County Conventions Edmund S. Muskie
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Pres. 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
Votes706,207 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Louis Fisher
PartySocialist Labor
Votes195 (0.02%)
Margin-706,012 (-57.59%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
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