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George McGovern

George McGovern ran for president in 1972. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1972 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
17of 537
Popular vote
29,170,38337.50%
States carried
2
Running mate
Sargent Shriver

Opponents: Richard M. Nixon (520 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaska: lostArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: wonFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaii: lostIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: wonMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: won
States carried in 1972 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did George McGovern run for president?

1 time (1972), without winning.

How many electoral votes did George McGovern win?

1972: 17.

What share of the popular vote did George McGovern get?

1972: 37.5% (29,170,383 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data