The 1972 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
Nixon
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Wyoming was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard NixonofCalifornia and his running mate Vice President Spiro AgnewofMaryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovernofSouth Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent ShriverofMaryland.
Nixon carried Wyoming with 69.01 percent of the vote to McGovern's 30.47 percent, a victory margin of 38.54 points.[1] In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results, the Democratic nominee did not win a single county in Wyoming, making Nixon the first Republican to carry Sweetwater County and thus to sweep all of Wyoming’s counties since Warren G. Hardingin1920.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon (inc.) | 100,464 | 69.01% | |
Democratic | George McGovern | 44,358 | 30.47% | |
Write-in | John G. Schmitz | 748 | 0.52% | |
Total votes | 145,570 | 100.00% |
County | Richard Nixon Republican |
George McGovern Democratic |
John G. Schmitz Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Albany | 7,021 | 58.92% | 4,873 | 40.89% | 23 | 0.19% | 2,148 | 18.03% | 11,917 |
Big Horn | 3,244 | 75.44% | 1,049 | 24.40% | 7 | 0.16% | 2,195 | 51.04% | 4,300 |
Campbell | 2,953 | 78.64% | 783 | 20.85% | 19 | 0.51% | 2,170 | 57.79% | 3,755 |
Carbon | 4,037 | 63.69% | 2,292 | 36.16% | 10 | 0.16% | 1,745 | 27.53% | 6,339 |
Converse | 2,312 | 77.06% | 682 | 22.73% | 6 | 0.20% | 1,630 | 54.33% | 3,000 |
Crook | 1,760 | 83.41% | 339 | 16.07% | 11 | 0.52% | 1,421 | 67.34% | 2,110 |
Fremont | 7,359 | 69.12% | 3,248 | 30.51% | 40 | 0.38% | 4,111 | 38.61% | 10,647 |
Goshen | 3,629 | 70.27% | 1,515 | 29.34% | 20 | 0.39% | 2,114 | 40.93% | 5,164 |
Hot Springs | 1,678 | 70.89% | 689 | 29.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 989 | 40.78% | 2,367 |
Johnson | 2,203 | 83.13% | 436 | 16.45% | 11 | 0.42% | 1,767 | 66.68% | 2,650 |
Laramie | 15,010 | 65.67% | 7,791 | 34.09% | 54 | 0.24% | 7,219 | 31.58% | 22,855 |
Lincoln | 2,459 | 67.08% | 969 | 26.43% | 238 | 6.49% | 1,490 | 40.65% | 3,666 |
Natrona | 15,649 | 70.49% | 6,514 | 29.34% | 37 | 0.16% | 9,135 | 41.15% | 22,200 |
Niobrara | 1,245 | 81.00% | 289 | 18.80% | 3 | 0.20% | 956 | 62.20% | 1,537 |
Park | 5,890 | 74.79% | 1,950 | 24.76% | 35 | 0.44% | 3,940 | 50.03% | 7,875 |
Platte | 2,200 | 70.35% | 925 | 29.58% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,275 | 40.77% | 3,127 |
Sheridan | 6,432 | 69.03% | 2,874 | 30.84% | 12 | 0.13% | 3,558 | 38.19% | 9,318 |
Sublette | 1,348 | 81.55% | 304 | 18.39% | 1 | 0.06% | 1,044 | 63.16% | 1,653 |
Sweetwater | 5,175 | 58.05% | 3,713 | 41.65% | 27 | 0.30% | 1,462 | 16.40% | 8,915 |
Teton | 2,182 | 70.03% | 810 | 25.99% | 124 | 3.98% | 1,372 | 44.04% | 3,116 |
Uinta | 2,011 | 67.03% | 968 | 32.27% | 21 | 0.70% | 1,043 | 34.76% | 3,000 |
Washakie | 2,604 | 75.92% | 825 | 24.05% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,779 | 51.87% | 3,430 |
Weston | 2,063 | 78.47% | 520 | 19.78% | 46 | 1.75% | 1,543 | 58.69% | 2,629 |
Totals | 100,464 | 69.01% | 44,358 | 30.47% | 748 | 0.51% | 56,106 | 38.54% | 145,570 |