United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1972

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United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1972

November 7, 1972

Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 478,427 189,270 Percentage 70.58% 27.92%

300px County Results   Nixon — >50%   Nixon — >60%   Nixon — >70%   Nixon — >80%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

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

South Carolina overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Kansas. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon carried South Carolina with 70.58% of the vote to McGovern’s 27.92%, a victory margin of 42.66%. This is the only presidential election where the Republican candidate carried every county in the state.

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon	478,427	70.58%	8
	Democratic	George McGovern	189,270	27.92%	0
	George Wallace Party	John Schmitz	10,166	1.50%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	17	0.00%	0
Totals			677,880	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					-