United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 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 4 0 Popular vote 220,383 194,645 Percentage 53.0% 46.8%
County results Nixon   40-49%   50-59%
President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Nixon

Richard Nixon
Republican

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island refers to how Rhode Island participated in the 1972 United States presidential election.

Rhode Island voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South Dakota Senator George McGovern.  Nixon took 53.00% of the vote to McGovern's 46.81%, a margin of 6.19%.