United States presidential election in Ohio, 1972

United States presidential election in Ohio, 1972

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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 25 0 Popular vote 2,441,827 1,558,889 Percentage 59.6% 38.1%
Election results by county
President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Richard Nixon
Republican

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Ohio voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

The Buckeye State was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R) by a margin of 21.56 percent. Nixon won every county in the state except Lucas and Athens Counties, which McGovern won by only 0.9 percent and 1.2 percent respectively, and gained a majority in all eighty-six winning counties except Cuyahoga County. Nixon’s biggest win was in Union County where he obtained 75.9 percent of the vote.

This was the last time until 2016 that Trumbull County would vote Republican, and the last to date that Cuyahoga and Mahoning Counties have supported the Republican candidate.