United States presidential election in Alabama, 1972

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All 9 Alabama electoral votes to the Electoral College (United States)


Nominee	Richard Nixon	George McGovern
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	California	South Dakota
Running mate	Spiro Agnew	Sargent Shriver (replacing Thomas Eagleton)
Electoral vote	9	0
Popular vote	728,701	256,923
Percentage	72.4%	25.5%

President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won Alabama, winning 72.43 percent of the vote to George McGovern's 25.54 percent. This is also the best showing in the state by a Republican presidential candidate. As of 2017, this is the last election in which Dallas County, Hale County, and Perry County voted for the Republican candidate.

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