1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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West Virginia was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 63.61 percent of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 36.39 percent of the popular vote.[2][3] Nixon won every county in the state except for Logan County, which McGovern won by 2.62 percentage points.[4] Nixon was the first Republican to ever carry Webster County, the first to carry Gilmer County and Randolph County since Ulysses S. Grant in 1868, and the first to carry Boone County and Braxton County since Warren G. Harding in 1920.[5]
In this socially conservative[6][7] state, McGovern was largely portrayed as a left-wing extremist due to his support for busing and civil rights, alongside fears that McGovern would legalize abortion and illicit drugs if elected[8] — despite the fact that his running mate Sargent Shriver was firmly opposed to abortion rights.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon (inc.) | 484,964 | 63.61% | |
| Democratic | George McGovern | 277,435 | 36.39% | |
| Total votes | 762,399 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | Richard Milhous Nixon[9] Republican |
George Stanley McGovern[9] Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 4,432 | 66.25% | 2,258 | 33.75% | 2,174 | 32.50% | 6,690 |
| Berkeley | 10,954 | 70.78% | 4,523 | 29.22% | 6,431 | 41.55% | 15,477 |
| Boone | 5,985 | 52.84% | 5,342 | 47.16% | 643 | 5.68% | 11,327 |
| Braxton | 3,155 | 53.24% | 2,771 | 46.76% | 384 | 6.48% | 5,926 |
| Brooke | 7,544 | 59.08% | 5,226 | 40.92% | 2,318 | 18.15% | 12,770 |
| Cabell | 29,582 | 67.39% | 14,312 | 32.61% | 15,270 | 34.79% | 43,894 |
| Calhoun | 1,992 | 56.59% | 1,528 | 43.41% | 464 | 13.18% | 3,520 |
| Clay | 2,186 | 54.23% | 1,830 | 45.77% | 338 | 8.45% | 3,998 |
| Doddridge | 2,284 | 77.98% | 645 | 22.02% | 1,639 | 55.96% | 2,929 |
| Fayette | 11,876 | 54.37% | 9,966 | 45.63% | 1,910 | 8.74% | 21,842 |
| Gilmer | 2,056 | 60.20% | 1,359 | 39.80% | 697 | 20.41% | 3,415 |
| Grant | 3,556 | 85.28% | 614 | 14.72% | 2,942 | 70.55% | 4,170 |
| Greenbrier | 8,827 | 66.62% | 4,423 | 33.38% | 4,404 | 33.24% | 13,250 |
| Hampshire | 3,084 | 65.33% | 1,637 | 34.67% | 1,447 | 30.65% | 4,721 |
| Hancock | 10,634 | 61.25% | 6,727 | 38.75% | 3,907 | 22.50% | 17,361 |
| Hardy | 2,609 | 63.34% | 1,510 | 36.66% | 1,099 | 26.68% | 4,119 |
| Harrison | 22,196 | 63.23% | 12,910 | 36.77% | 9,286 | 26.45% | 35,106 |
| Jackson | 7,226 | 70.61% | 3,007 | 29.39% | 4,219 | 41.23% | 10,233 |
| Jefferson | 4,822 | 63.41% | 2,782 | 36.59% | 2,040 | 26.83% | 7,604 |
| Kanawha | 65,021 | 63.09% | 38,032 | 36.91% | 26,989 | 26.19% | 103,053 |
| Lewis | 5,778 | 73.70% | 2,062 | 26.30% | 3,716 | 47.40% | 7,840 |
| Lincoln | 4,673 | 54.66% | 3,876 | 45.34% | 797 | 9.32% | 8,549 |
| Logan | 9,533 | 48.69% | 10,045 | 51.31% | -512 | -2.62% | 19,578 |
| Marion | 16,095 | 57.57% | 11,864 | 42.43% | 4,231 | 15.13% | 27,959 |
| Marshall | 10,966 | 63.23% | 6,378 | 36.77% | 4,588 | 26.45% | 17,344 |
| Mason | 7,129 | 64.01% | 4,008 | 35.99% | 3,121 | 28.02% | 11,137 |
| McDowell | 8,942 | 56.76% | 6,811 | 43.24% | 2,131 | 13.53% | 15,753 |
| Mercer | 17,846 | 69.52% | 7,826 | 30.48% | 10,020 | 39.03% | 25,672 |
| Mineral | 7,157 | 68.60% | 3,276 | 31.40% | 3,881 | 37.20% | 10,433 |
| Mingo | 7,484 | 57.27% | 5,585 | 42.73% | 1,899 | 14.53% | 13,069 |
| Monongalia | 16,758 | 60.98% | 10,721 | 39.02% | 6,037 | 21.97% | 27,479 |
| Monroe | 3,716 | 63.74% | 2,114 | 36.26% | 1,602 | 27.48% | 5,830 |
| Morgan | 3,014 | 72.94% | 1,118 | 27.06% | 1,896 | 45.89% | 4,132 |
| Nicholas | 5,907 | 61.95% | 3,628 | 38.05% | 2,279 | 23.90% | 9,535 |
| Ohio | 18,435 | 63.73% | 10,491 | 36.27% | 7,944 | 27.46% | 28,926 |
| Pendleton | 2,207 | 63.88% | 1,248 | 36.12% | 959 | 27.76% | 3,455 |
| Pleasants | 2,025 | 62.65% | 1,207 | 37.35% | 818 | 25.31% | 3,232 |
| Pocahontas | 2,391 | 59.39% | 1,635 | 40.61% | 756 | 18.78% | 4,026 |
| Preston | 7,807 | 72.39% | 2,977 | 27.61% | 4,830 | 44.79% | 10,784 |
| Putnam | 8,265 | 63.40% | 4,771 | 36.60% | 3,494 | 26.80% | 13,036 |
| Raleigh | 19,150 | 64.40% | 10,586 | 35.60% | 8,564 | 28.80% | 29,736 |
| Randolph | 6,923 | 64.51% | 3,809 | 35.49% | 3,114 | 29.02% | 10,732 |
| Ritchie | 3,635 | 78.59% | 990 | 21.41% | 2,645 | 57.19% | 4,625 |
| Roane | 4,253 | 64.06% | 2,386 | 35.94% | 1,867 | 28.12% | 6,639 |
| Summers | 3,895 | 60.74% | 2,518 | 39.26% | 1,377 | 21.47% | 6,413 |
| Taylor | 4,385 | 67.77% | 2,085 | 32.23% | 2,300 | 35.55% | 6,470 |
| Tucker | 2,163 | 59.75% | 1,457 | 40.25% | 706 | 19.50% | 3,620 |
| Tyler | 3,362 | 74.93% | 1,125 | 25.07% | 2,237 | 49.86% | 4,487 |
| Upshur | 6,449 | 78.23% | 1,795 | 21.77% | 4,654 | 56.45% | 8,244 |
| Wayne | 9,775 | 60.99% | 6,251 | 39.01% | 3,524 | 21.99% | 16,026 |
| Webster | 2,114 | 50.54% | 2,069 | 49.46% | 45 | 1.08% | 4,183 |
| Wetzel | 6,046 | 64.86% | 3,276 | 35.14% | 2,770 | 29.71% | 9,322 |
| Wirt | 1,442 | 67.60% | 691 | 32.40% | 751 | 35.21% | 2,133 |
| Wood | 27,315 | 71.50% | 10,886 | 28.50% | 16,429 | 43.01% | 38,201 |
| Wyoming | 7,926 | 63.95% | 4,468 | 36.05% | 3,458 | 27.90% | 12,394 |
| Totals | 484,964 | 63.61% | 277,435 | 36.39% | 207,529 | 27.22% | 762,399 |
References
- "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- "1972 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1972". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- "1972 Presidential Election Results in West Virginia by county". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- Menendez, Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. pp. 334–337. ISBN 0786422173.
- Cohn, Nate (April 24, 2014). "Demographic Shift: Southern Whites' Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats". New York Times.
- Phillips, Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority. pp. 10, 135, 288, 374. ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6.
- Davis, Lanny; Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying America, pp. 65-66 ISBN 1466892803
- West Virginia Board of Elections;
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