A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 7, 1972. The Republican ticket of the incumbent president of the United States Richard Nixon and the vice president of the United States Spiro Agnew defeated the Democratic ticket of the junior U.S. senator from South Dakota George McGovern and the former U.S. ambassador to France Sargent Shriver. Nixon defeated McGovern in the national election with 520 electoral votes.

Primary elections Republican Party

Democratic Party

General election Statistics Nixon became the only presidential candidate from either party to carry every county in the state. His 32-point margin of victory remains the best performance by a Republican presidential candidate in Indiana. , this is the most recent election in which the Republican ticket carried Lake County.

Results

Results by county + 1968 United States presidential election in Indiana by county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic Evelyn ReedSocialist Workers Benjamin SpockPeace and Freedom Louis FisherSocialist Labor Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Adams 7,549 65.24% 3,971 34.32% 10 0.09%380.33%40.03%3,57830.92% 11,572 Allen 76,924 66.20% 38,621 33.24% 364 0.31%2120.18%780.07%38,30332.96% 116,199 Bartholomew 17,365 70.87% 6,974 28.46% 86 0.35%670.27%100.04%10,39142.41% 24,502 Benton 3,703 70.01% 1,566 29.61% 2 0.04%150.28%30.06%2,13740.40% 5,289 Blackford 3,876 62.33% 2,311 37.16% 19 0.31%60.10%70.11%1,56525.17% 6,219 Boone 9,874 75.10% 3,235 24.61% 12 0.09%220.17%40.03%6,63950.49% 13,147 Brown 2,737 65.06% 1,443 34.30% 2 0.05%190.45%60.14%1,29430.76% 4,207 Carroll 5,885 72.32% 2,214 27.21% 7 0.09%280.34%30.04%3,67145.11% 8,137 Cass 12,681 69.77% 5,317 29.25% 122 0.67%420.23%140.08%7,36440.52% 18,176 Clark 16,111 59.42% 10,838 39.97% 109 0.40%380.14%170.06%5,27319.45% 27,113 Clay 7,146 65.34% 3,742 34.21% 17 0.16%250.23%70.06%3,40431.13% 10,937 Clinton 9,849 69.42% 4,283 30.19% 17 0.12%270.19%110.08%5,56639.23% 14,187 Crawford 2,623 58.96% 1,801 40.48% 3 0.07%180.40%40.09%82218.48% 4,449 Daviess 8,490 70.33% 3,538 29.31% 12 0.10%290.24%20.02%4,95241.02% 12,071 Dearborn 7,689 64.69% 4,137 34.81% 39 0.33%140.12%60.05%3,55229.88% 11,885 Decatur 6,761 68.84% 2,994 30.48% 35 0.36%220.22%100.10%3,76738.36% 9,822 DeKalb 8,834 66.44% 4,354 32.74% 67 0.50%230.17%190.14%4,48033.70% 13,297 Delaware 32,468 64.21% 17,936 35.47% 43 0.09%970.19%230.05%14,53228.74% 50,567 Dubois 6,637 50.36% 6,365 48.30% 144 1.09%220.17%110.08%2722.06% 13,179 Elkhart 31,009 70.57% 12,659 28.81% 132 0.30%1090.25%320.07%18,35041.76% 43,941 Fayette 7,273 67.16% 3,519 32.50% 20 0.18%90.08%80.07%3,75434.66% 10,829 Floyd 13,198 58.31% 9,243 40.83% 10 0.04%260.11%1590.70%3,95517.48% 22,636 Fountain 5,979 66.41% 2,977 33.07% 11 0.12%280.31%80.09%3,00233.34% 9,003 Franklin 4,324 66.74% 2,131 32.89% 6 0.09%140.22%40.06%2,19333.85% 6,479 Fulton 6,170 73.82% 2,150 25.72% 3 0.04%270.32%80.10%4,02048.10% 8,358 Gibson 9,115 61.51% 5,633 38.01% 17 0.11%440.30%100.07%3,48223.50% 14,819 Grant 20,969 72.41% 7,912 27.32% 19 0.07%370.13%210.07%13,05745.09% 28,958 Greene 8,454 64.80% 4,450 34.11% 109 0.84%220.17%110.08%4,00330.69% 13,045 Hamilton 20,247 82.74% 4,151 16.96% 14 0.06%510.21%70.03%16,09665.78% 24,470 Hancock 11,019 77.87% 3,069 21.69% 32 0.23%250.18%50.04%7,95056.18% 14,150 Harrison 5,910 59.77% 3,927 39.71% 18 0.18%270.27%60.06%1,98320.06% 9,888 Hendricks 17,699 79.89% 4,384 19.79% 33 0.15%330.15%40.02%13,31560.10% 22,153 Henry 14,538 71.94% 5,610 27.76% 18 0.09%300.15%120.06%8,92844.18% 20,208 Howard 23,089 73.67% 8,083 25.79% 69 0.22%730.23%270.09%15,00647.88% 31,341 Huntington 10,858 68.48% 4,908 30.96% 10 0.06%300.19%490.31%5,95037.52% 15,855 Jackson 9,546 64.99% 4,984 33.93% 121 0.82%250.17%130.09%4,56231.06% 14,689 Jasper 6,369 76.21% 1,920 22.97% 46 0.55%140.17%80.10%4,44953.24% 8,357 Jay 6,090 64.21% 3,349 35.31% 3 0.03%350.37%70.07%2,74128.90% 9,484 Jefferson 6,722 60.54% 4,267 38.43% 85 0.77%220.20%70.06%2,45522.11% 11,103 Jennings 5,156 63.21% 2,903 35.59% 61 0.75%240.29%130.16%2,25327.62% 8,157 Johnson 17,537 77.17% 5,067 22.30% 48 0.21%580.26%140.06%12,47054.87% 22,724 Knox 11,940 65.62% 6,089 33.46% 111 0.61%400.22%160.09%5,85132.16% 18,196 Kosciusko 16,216 78.93% 4,233 20.60% 11 0.05%670.33%180.09%11,98358.33% 20,545 LaGrange 4,152 71.11% 1,658 28.40% 5 0.09%180.31%60.10%2,49442.71% 5,839 Lake 115,480 56.24% 88,510 43.10% 912 0.44%2770.13%1630.08%26,97013.14% 205,342 LaPorte 26,243 65.98% 13,222 33.24% 193 0.49%790.20%390.10%13,02132.74% 39,776 Lawrence 10,936 71.55% 4,278 27.99% 36 0.24%230.15%110.07%6,65843.56% 15,284 Madison 39,036 64.92% 20,921 34.79% 56 0.09%900.15%310.05%18,11530.13% 60,134 Marion 206,065 66.52% 102,166 32.98% 482 0.16%8390.27%2140.07%103,89933.54% 309,766 Marshall 11,908 73.02% 4,349 26.67% 28 0.17%140.09%90.06%7,55946.35% 16,308 Martin 3,470 62.99% 2,021 36.69% 5 0.09%100.18%30.05%1,44926.30% 5,509 Miami 9,477 70.46% 3,889 28.91% 52 0.39%220.16%100.07%5,58841.55% 13,450 Monroe 19,953 56.05% 15,241 42.82% 232 0.65%1480.42%220.06%4,71213.23% 35,596 Montgomery 10,997 75.99% 3,431 23.71% 20 0.14%190.13%40.03%7,56652.28% 14,471 Morgan 11,980 77.62% 3,390 21.96% 21 0.14%310.20%130.08%8,59055.66% 15,435 Newton 3,771 75.00% 1,252 24.90% 4 0.08%10.02%00.00%2,51950.10% 5,028 Noble 7,916 64.75% 4,250 34.76% 33 0.27%170.14%100.08%3,66629.99% 12,226 Ohio 1,368 59.50% 922 40.10% 6 0.26%30.13%00.00%44619.40% 2,299 Orange 5,715 65.89% 2,932 33.80% 4 0.05%210.24%20.02%2,78332.09% 8,674 Owen 3,896 69.25% 1,708 30.36% 7 0.12%110.20%40.07%2,18838.89% 5,626 Parke 5,014 69.16% 2,207 30.44% 8 0.11%140.19%70.10%2,80738.72% 7,250 Perry 5,204 54.72% 4,277 44.97% 6 0.06%180.19%50.05%9279.75% 9,510 Pike 4,252 61.28% 2,648 38.16% 7 0.10%250.36%70.10%1,60423.12% 6,939 Porter 26,877 74.60% 8,943 24.82% 87 0.24%860.24%370.10%17,93449.78% 36,030 Posey 6,771 65.24% 3,586 34.55% 5 0.05%80.08%80.08%3,18530.69% 10,378 Pulaski 4,243 69.04% 1,863 30.31% 20 0.33%130.21%70.11%2,38038.73% 6,146 Putnam 7,879 70.08% 3,339 29.70% 1 0.01%190.17%50.04%4,54040.38% 11,243 Randolph 8,754 71.57% 3,409 27.87% 12 0.10%460.38%110.09%5,34543.70% 12,232 Ripley 6,594 64.45% 3,601 35.20% 7 0.07%150.15%140.14%2,99329.25% 10,231 Rush 5,965 76.95% 1,764 22.76% 8 0.10%130.17%20.03%4,17153.59% 7,782 Scott 3,564 55.77% 2,785 43.58% 9 0.14%230.36%100.16%77912.19% 6,391 Shelby 10,794 72.44% 4,028 27.03% 50 0.34%190.13%90.06%6,76645.41% 14,900 Spencer 5,518 58.61% 3,867 41.07% 17 0.18%60.06%70.07%1,65117.54% 9,415 St. Joseph 64,808 60.55% 41,629 38.89% 318 0.30%1660.16%1180.11%23,17921.66% 107,039 Starke 5,520 64.43% 2,994 34.95% 35 0.41%110.13%70.08%2,52629.48% 8,567 Steuben 5,636 69.80% 2,401 29.73% 5 0.06%290.36%40.05%3,23540.07% 8,075 Sullivan 5,338 59.30% 3,624 40.26% 15 0.17%170.19%70.08%1,71419.04% 9,001 Switzerland 1,872 53.53% 1,612 46.10% 8 0.23%20.06%30.09%2607.43% 3,497 Tippecanoe 31,565 68.08% 14,598 31.48% 31 0.07%1530.33%190.04%16,96736.60% 46,366 Tipton 5,674 72.67% 2,095 26.83% 24 0.31%140.18%10.01%3,57945.84% 7,808 Union 2,043 72.50% 765 27.15% 2 0.07%70.25%10.04%1,27845.35% 2,818 Vanderburgh 48,806 68.32% 22,163 31.02% 242 0.34%1840.26%420.06%26,64337.30% 71,437 Vermillion 4,764 57.24% 3,515 42.23% 10 0.12%260.31%80.10%1,24915.01% 8,323 Vigo 29,730 60.73% 18,898 38.60% 170 0.35%1390.28%200.04%10,83222.13% 48,957 Wabash 10,011 68.29% 4,601 31.39% 8 0.05%310.21%80.05%5,41036.90% 14,659 Warren 2,746 69.96% 1,164 29.66% 3 0.08%80.20%40.10%1,58240.30% 3,925 Warrick 8,520 65.84% 4,296 33.20% 85 0.66%310.24%90.07%4,22432.64% 12,941 Washington 4,758 60.06% 3,086 38.95% 62 0.78%90.11%70.09%1,67221.11% 7,922 Wayne 21,610 73.60% 7,655 26.07% 23 0.08%530.18%200.07%13,95547.53% 29,361 Wells 6,425 65.77% 3,244 33.21% 72 0.74%180.18%100.10%3,18132.56% 9,769 White 7,419 73.19% 2,675 26.39% 11 0.11%230.23%90.09%4,74446.80% 10,137Whitley 7,489 65.67% 3,838 33.65% 11 0.10%550.48%110.10%3,65132.02% 11,404 TOTAL 1,405,154 66.11% 708,568 33.34% 5,575 0.26% 4,544 0.21% 1,688 0.08% 696,586 32.77% 2,125,529

See also United States presidential elections in Indiana

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