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{{Main|1972 United States presidential election}} |
{{Main|1972 United States presidential election}} |
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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = 1972 |
| election_name = 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois |
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| country = Illinois |
| country = Illinois |
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| type = presidential |
| type = presidential |
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| next_year = 1976 |
| next_year = 1976 |
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| election_date = November 7, 1972 |
| election_date = November 7, 1972 |
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| image1 = Richard |
| image1 = Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg |
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| nominee1 = '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' |
| nominee1 = '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' |
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| party1 = Republican Party (United States) |
| party1 = Republican Party (United States) |
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| popular_vote1 = '''2,788,179''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''2,788,179''' |
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| percentage1 = '''59.03%''' |
| percentage1 = '''59.03%''' |
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| image2 = |
| image2 = George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg |
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| nominee2 = [[George McGovern]] |
| nominee2 = [[George McGovern]] |
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| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
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| map_image = Illinois Presidential Election Results 1972.svg |
| map_image = Illinois Presidential Election Results 1972.svg |
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| map_caption = County Results |
| map_caption = County Results |
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| title = President |
| title = President |
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| before_party = Republican Party (United States) |
| before_party = Republican Party (United States) |
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| before_election = [[Richard Nixon]] |
| before_election = [[Richard Nixon]] |
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| after_election = [[Richard Nixon]] |
| after_election = [[Richard Nixon]] |
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| turnout = 75.99% |
| turnout = 75.99% {{decrease}} 5.4 [[percentage point|pp]] |
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The '''1972 United States presidential election in Illinois''' was held on November 7, 1972 as part of the [[1972 United States presidential election]]. Incumbent President [[Richard Nixon]] won the state of [[Illinois]] with 59.03 percent of the vote, carrying the state's 26 electoral votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=17&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|title=1972 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois|access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> He defeated his main opponent, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[George McGovern]] in Illinois by a large margin of 18.52%, which still left Illinois 4.63% more Democratic than the nation. |
The '''1972 United States presidential election in Illinois''' was held on November 7, 1972 as part of the [[1972 United States presidential election]]. Incumbent President [[Richard Nixon]] won the state of [[Illinois]] with 59.03 percent of the vote, carrying the state's 26 electoral votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=17&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|title=1972 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois|access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> He defeated his main opponent, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[George McGovern]] in Illinois by a large margin of 18.52%, which still left Illinois 4.63% more Democratic than the nation. |
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Nixon won all but one of Illinois’ 102 counties. The solitary exception was [[Jackson County, Illinois|Jackson County]], home to [[Southern Illinois University Carbondale]], which notably had voted for Nixon in the previous election and was one of |
Nixon won all but one of Illinois’ 102 counties. The solitary exception was [[Jackson County, Illinois|Jackson County]], home to [[Southern Illinois University Carbondale]], which notably had voted for Nixon in the previous election and was one of six counties outside McGovern’s home state to switch from Republican to Democratic at this election.{{efn|The others were [[Pitkin County, Colorado]], [[Stevens County, Minnesota]], [[Rusk County, Wisconsin]], [[Washtenaw County, Michigan]] and [[Athens County, Ohio]].}}<ref>Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', p. 98 {{ISBN|0786422173}}</ref> Nixon thus became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying this county since [[Benjamin Harrison]] in [[1888 United States presidential election in Illinois|1888]]. |
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As of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], this is the last time in which [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] and [[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair County]] voted Republican, and the last until [[2016 United States presidential election in Illinois|2016]] when [[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander County]] supported a Republican nominee.<ref name="How">Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> |
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==Election information== |
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The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices ([[1972 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]] and [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|House]]) and [[1972 Illinois elections#State elections|those for state offices]].<ref name="results"/> |
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices ([[1972 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]] and [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|House]]) and [[1972 Illinois elections#State elections|those for state offices]].<ref name="results"/> |
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===Turnout=== |
===Turnout=== |
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Turnout in the [[United States presidential primary|primaries]] was 22.54%, with a total of 1,258,713 votes cast.<ref name="results">{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1972 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 21, 1972 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1972/1972%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=26 June 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
Turnout in the [[United States presidential primary|primaries]] was 22.54%, with a total of 1,258,713 votes cast.<ref name="results">{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1972 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH, 21, 1972 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1972/1972%20GE%20and%20PE.pdf |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=26 June 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Turnout in the general election was 75.99%, with a total of 4,723,236 votes cast.<ref name="results"/> |
Turnout in the general election was 75.99%, with a total of 4,723,236 votes cast.<ref name="results"/> State-run primaries were held for the Democratic and Republican parties on March 21.<ref name="results"/> |
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State-run primaries were held for the Democratic and Republican parties on March 21.<ref name="results"/> |
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===Republican=== |
===Republican=== |
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{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = 1972 [[Illinois]] Republican presidential primary |
| election_name = 1972 [[Illinois]] Republican presidential primary |
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| country = Illinois |
| country = Illinois |
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In this election, all candidates were write-ins.<ref name="results"/> |
In this election, all candidates were write-ins.<ref name="results"/> |
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The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional |
The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional district on delegate candidates, who had either pledged their supportto a candidate or indicated their intent to enter the convention uncommitted to any candidate.<ref name="results"/> |
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|[[Richard Nixon]] ''([[Write-in candidates|write-in]])'' |
|'''[[Richard Nixon]]''' '''(incumbent)''' '''([[Write-in candidates|write-in]])''' |
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==General election== |
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! colspan="6" | 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois |
! colspan="6" | 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois |
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! colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party |
! colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party |
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! style="width: 17em" |Candidates |
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| style="width: 130px" | '''[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]''' |
| style="width: 130px" | '''[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]''' |
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| '''[[Richard M. Nixon]]/[[Spiro T. Agnew]]''' |
| '''[[Richard M. Nixon]]''' '''(incumbent)'''/'''[[Spiro T. Agnew]]''' '''(incumbent)''' |
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| style="text-align:right;"| '''2,788,179''' |
| style="text-align:right;"| '''2,788,179''' |
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| style="text-align:right;"| '''59.03%''' |
| style="text-align:right;"| '''59.03%''' |
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===Results by county=== |
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! rowspan="2" |County |
! rowspan="2" |County |
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! colspan="2" |Richard |
! colspan="2" |Richard Nixon<br/>Republican |
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! colspan="2" |George |
! colspan="2" |George McGovern<br/>Democratic |
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! colspan="2" |Louis Fisher<br/>Socialist Labor |
! colspan="2" |Louis Fisher<br/>Socialist Labor |
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! colspan="2" |Various candidates<br/>Other parties |
! colspan="2" |Various candidates<br/>Other parties |
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! colspan="2" |Margin |
! colspan="2" |Margin |
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! rowspan="2" |Total votes cast<ref>Our Campaigns; [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2381 IL US President 1972]</ref> |
! rowspan="2" |Total votes cast<ref>Our Campaigns; [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2381 IL US President 1972]</ref> |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams]] |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander]] |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,669 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 59.09% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,482 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,482 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.97% |
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| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}| 49 |
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}| 49 |
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| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}| 0. |
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}| 0.79% |
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| {{party shading/Communist}}| 9 |
| {{party shading/Communist}}| 9 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0. |
| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0.14% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 187 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,187 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 19.12% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 6,209 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bond County, Illinois|Bond]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Bond County, Illinois|Bond]] |
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| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0.06% |
| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0.06% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 6,653 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 6,653 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 35. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 35.11% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 18,952 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 18,952 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0.00% |
| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0.00% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 406 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 406 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 13. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 13.45% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,017 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,017 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0.01% |
| {{party shading/Communist}}| 0.01% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,611 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,611 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 22. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 22.31% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 7,219 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 7,219 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.31% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.31% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,693 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,693 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 26. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 26.18% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 21,751 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 21,751 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 31,384 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 31,384 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[DeWitt County, Illinois|DeWitt]] |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,025 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,025 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 65.22% |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 65.22% |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.17% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.17% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,576 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,576 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 8. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 8.42% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 18,729 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 18,729 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,927 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,927 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 35. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 35.28% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 11,129 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 11,129 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 945 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 945 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 21. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 21.31% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 4,436 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 4,436 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 6,428 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 6,428 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 27. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 27.73% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 23,185 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 23,185 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | -753 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | -753 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | -2. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | -2.95% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 25,593 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 25,593 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Jefferson County, Illinois|Jefferson]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Jefferson County, Illinois|Jefferson]] |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 9,448 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 9,448 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 59.40% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 6,396 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 40.21% |
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| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 50 |
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 50 |
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| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0. |
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.31% |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 11 |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 11 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0. |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.07% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,052 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 19.19% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 15,905 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Jersey County, Illinois|Jersey]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Jersey County, Illinois|Jersey]] |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.15% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.15% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37,021 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37,021 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 40. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 40.07% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 92,377 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 92,377 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.21% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.21% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,070 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,070 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 39. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 39.34% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,263 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,263 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.05% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.05% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,521 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,521 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37.19% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 9,466 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 9,466 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,167 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,167 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 13. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 13.61% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 15,913 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 15,913 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.01% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.01% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,429 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,429 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 32. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 32.33% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 16,789 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 16,789 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 8,769 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 8,769 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 47. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 47.95% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 18,290 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 18,290 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Putnam County, Illinois|Putnam]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Putnam County, Illinois|Putnam]] |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1, |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,665 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 59.74% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,112 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,112 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 39.90% |
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| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 4 |
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 4 |
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| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0. |
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.14% |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 6 |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 6 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.22% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.22% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 553 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 19.84% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2, |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,787 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Randolph County, Illinois|Randolph]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Randolph County, Illinois|Randolph]] |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,005 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,005 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 36. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 36.99% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 8,125 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 8,125 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.03% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.03% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,828 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,828 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 24. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 24.33% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 11,626 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 11,626 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.04% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.04% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 16,361 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 16,361 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 34. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 34.37% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 47,613 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 47,613 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.20% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.20% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 10,450 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 10,450 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 26. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 26.50% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 39,425 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 39,425 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.03% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.03% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 4,052 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 4,052 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 40. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 40.48% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 10,008 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 10,008 |
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| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.05% |
| {{party shading/Communist}} | 0.05% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,852 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,852 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37. |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37.91% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | 7,522 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 7,522 |
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!Totals!!2,788,179!!59.03%!!1,913,472!!40.51%!!12,344!!0.26%!!9,241!!0.20%!!874,707!!18.52%!!4,723,236 |
!Totals!!2,788,179!!59.03%!!1,913,472!!40.51%!!12,344!!0.26%!!9,241!!0.20%!!874,707!!18.52%!!4,723,236 |
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====Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==== |
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*[[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander]] |
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*[[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] |
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*[[Christian County, Illinois|Christian]] |
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*[[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin]] |
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*[[Gallatin County, Illinois|Gallatin]] |
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*[[Fulton County, Illinois|Fulton]] |
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*[[Macon County, Illinois|Macon]] |
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*[[Macoupin County, Illinois|Macoupin]] |
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*[[Madison County, Illinois|Madison]] |
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*[[Pulaski County, Illinois|Pulaski]] |
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*[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]] |
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*[[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair]] |
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====Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==== |
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*[[Jackson County, Illinois|Jackson]] |
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==Analysis== |
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Nixon's 2,788,179 votes were the most received by a Republican presidential candidate in the state's history. |
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This was the closest anyone has come to sweeping every Illinois county, making the state along with Kentucky and North Carolina, the only states where no one candidate has ever swept every county in the state's history. |
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==See also== |
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The 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1972 as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won the state of Illinois with 59.03 percent of the vote, carrying the state's 26 electoral votes.[1] He defeated his main opponent, Democratic candidate George McGovern in Illinois by a large margin of 18.52%, which still left Illinois 4.63% more Democratic than the nation.
Nixon won all but one of Illinois’ 102 counties. The solitary exception was Jackson County, home to Southern Illinois University Carbondale, which notably had voted for Nixon in the previous election and was one of six counties outside McGovern’s home state to switch from Republican to Democratic at this election.[a][2] Nixon thus became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying this county since Benjamin Harrisonin1888.
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time in which Cook County and St. Clair County voted Republican, and the last until 2016 when Alexander County supported a Republican nominee.[3]
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate and House) and those for state offices.[4]
Turnout in the primaries was 22.54%, with a total of 1,258,713 votes cast.[4]
Turnout in the general election was 75.99%, with a total of 4,723,236 votes cast.[4] State-run primaries were held for the Democratic and Republican parties on March 21.[4]
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The 1972 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 21, 1972 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 presidential election.
The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates, who had either pledged to support a candidate or been uncommitted.[4]
Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[citation needed] |
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Edmund S. Muskie | 766,914 | 62.60 | 59 |
Eugene J. McCarthy | 444,260 | 36.26 | 0 |
George Wallace (write-in) | 7,017 | 0.57 | 0 |
George S. McGovern (write-in) | 3,687 | 0.30 | 3 |
Hubert H. Humphrey (write-in) | 1,476 | 0.12 | 0 |
Shirley Chisholm (write-in) | 777 | 0.06 | 0 |
Henry Jackson (write-in) | 442 | 0.04 | 0 |
Edward M. Kennedy (write-in) | 242 | 0.02 | 0 |
John V. Lindsay (write-in) | 118 | 0.01 | 0 |
Other write-ins | 211 | 0.02 | 0 |
Uncommitted | — | — | 88 |
Totals | 1,225,144 | 100 | 153 |
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The 1972 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 21, 1972 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 presidential election.
In this election, all candidates were write-ins.[4]
The popular vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional district on delegate candidates, who had either pledged their support to a candidate or indicated their intent to enter the convention uncommitted to any candidate.[4]
Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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Richard Nixon (incumbent) (write-in) | 32,550 | 96.97 | |
George Wallace (write-in) | 516 | 1.54 | |
John Ashbrook (write-in) | 170 | 0.51 | |
Pete McCloskey (write-in) | 47 | 0.14 | |
Spiro Agnew (write-in) | 35 | 0.10 | |
Other write-ins | 251 | 0.75 | |
Totals | 33,569 | 100 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes[4] | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Richard M. Nixon (incumbent)/Spiro T. Agnew (incumbent) | 2,788,179 | 59.03% | 26 | |
Democratic | George McGovern/R. Sargent Shriver | 1,913,472 | 40.51% | 0 | |
Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher/Genevieve Gunderson | 12,344 | 0.26% | 0 | |
Communist | Gus Hall/Jarvis Tyner | 4,541 | 0.10% | 0 | |
Write-in | John Schmitz | 2,471 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Other write-ins | — | 2,229 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Totals | 4,723,236 | 100.0% | 26 |
County | Richard Nixon Republican |
George McGovern Democratic |
Louis Fisher Socialist Labor |
Various candidates Other parties |
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Adams | 20,731 | 69.46% | 9,055 | 30.34% | 57 | 0.19% | 3 | 0.01% | 11,676 | 39.12% | 29,846 |
Alexander | 3,669 | 59.09% | 2,482 | 39.97% | 49 | 0.79% | 9 | 0.14% | 1,187 | 19.12% | 6,209 |
Bond | 4,475 | 62.30% | 2,704 | 37.64% | 4 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,771 | 24.66% | 7,183 |
Boone | 7,003 | 68.89% | 3,131 | 30.80% | 29 | 0.29% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,872 | 38.09% | 10,165 |
Brown | 1,780 | 58.90% | 1,203 | 39.81% | 36 | 1.19% | 3 | 0.10% | 577 | 19.09% | 3,022 |
Bureau | 12,786 | 67.47% | 6,133 | 32.36% | 22 | 0.12% | 11 | 0.06% | 6,653 | 35.11% | 18,952 |
Calhoun | 1,705 | 56.51% | 1,299 | 43.06% | 13 | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 406 | 13.45% | 3,017 |
Carroll | 6,041 | 69.99% | 2,571 | 29.79% | 18 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,470 | 40.20% | 8,631 |
Cass | 4,414 | 61.14% | 2,803 | 38.83% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,611 | 22.31% | 7,219 |
Champaign | 33,700 | 57.43% | 24,743 | 42.17% | 97 | 0.17% | 139 | 0.24% | 8,957 | 15.26% | 58,679 |
Christian | 10,072 | 56.98% | 7,556 | 42.75% | 44 | 0.25% | 3 | 0.02% | 2,516 | 14.23% | 17,675 |
Clark | 5,706 | 65.74% | 2,965 | 34.16% | 8 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,741 | 31.58% | 8,680 |
Clay | 5,283 | 64.92% | 2,844 | 34.95% | 8 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,439 | 29.97% | 8,138 |
Clinton | 7,931 | 62.39% | 4,756 | 37.41% | 15 | 0.12% | 10 | 0.08% | 3,175 | 24.98% | 12,712 |
Coles | 13,681 | 62.90% | 7,988 | 36.72% | 15 | 0.07% | 67 | 0.31% | 5,693 | 26.18% | 21,751 |
Cook | 1,234,307 | 53.41% | 1,063,268 | 46.01% | 7,328 | 0.32% | 6,134 | 0.27% | 171,039 | 7.40% | 2,311,037 |
Crawford | 6,568 | 65.32% | 3,477 | 34.58% | 9 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,091 | 30.74% | 10,055 |
Cumberland | 3,257 | 60.79% | 2,083 | 38.88% | 9 | 0.17% | 9 | 0.17% | 1,174 | 21.91% | 5,358 |
DeKalb | 18,910 | 60.25% | 12,375 | 39.43% | 41 | 0.13% | 58 | 0.18% | 6,535 | 20.82% | 31,384 |
DeWitt | 5,025 | 65.22% | 2,672 | 34.68% | 7 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,353 | 30.54% | 7,705 |
Douglas | 5,840 | 68.66% | 2,656 | 31.23% | 8 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,184 | 37.43% | 8,506 |
DuPage | 172,341 | 75.02% | 57,043 | 24.83% | 297 | 0.13% | 58 | 0.03% | 115,298 | 50.19% | 229,739 |
Edgar | 7,195 | 64.73% | 3,889 | 34.99% | 29 | 0.26% | 3 | 0.03% | 3,306 | 29.74% | 11,116 |
Edwards | 3,017 | 73.93% | 1,055 | 25.85% | 9 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,962 | 48.08% | 4,081 |
Effingham | 8,752 | 66.34% | 4,431 | 33.59% | 7 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.02% | 4,321 | 32.75% | 13,193 |
Fayette | 6,574 | 61.05% | 4,192 | 38.93% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,382 | 22.12% | 10,768 |
Ford | 5,656 | 74.51% | 1,934 | 25.48% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,722 | 49.03% | 7,591 |
Franklin | 10,121 | 54.04% | 8,545 | 45.62% | 32 | 0.17% | 31 | 0.17% | 1,576 | 8.42% | 18,729 |
Fulton | 12,328 | 61.80% | 7,529 | 37.74% | 77 | 0.39% | 15 | 0.08% | 4,799 | 24.06% | 19,949 |
Gallatin | 2,148 | 53.69% | 1,844 | 46.09% | 6 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.07% | 304 | 7.60% | 4,001 |
Greene | 4,673 | 62.13% | 2,824 | 37.55% | 23 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,849 | 24.58% | 7,521 |
Grundy | 8,725 | 70.70% | 3,584 | 29.04% | 20 | 0.16% | 12 | 0.10% | 5,141 | 41.66% | 12,341 |
Hamilton | 3,282 | 61.94% | 2,006 | 37.86% | 9 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,276 | 24.08% | 5,299 |
Hancock | 7,519 | 67.56% | 3,592 | 32.28% | 16 | 0.14% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,927 | 35.28% | 11,129 |
Hardin | 1,915 | 62.54% | 1,140 | 37.23% | 6 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.03% | 775 | 25.31% | 3,062 |
Henderson | 2,689 | 60.62% | 1,744 | 39.31% | 2 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.02% | 945 | 21.31% | 4,436 |
Henry | 14,796 | 63.82% | 8,368 | 36.09% | 17 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.02% | 6,428 | 27.73% | 23,185 |
Iroquois | 11,995 | 76.00% | 3,723 | 23.59% | 12 | 0.08% | 52 | 0.33% | 8,272 | 52.41% | 15,782 |
Jackson | 12,393 | 48.42% | 13,146 | 51.37% | 48 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.02% | -753 | -2.95% | 25,593 |
Jasper | 3,461 | 61.18% | 2,114 | 37.37% | 8 | 0.14% | 74 | 1.31% | 1,347 | 23.81% | 5,657 |
Jefferson | 9,448 | 59.40% | 6,396 | 40.21% | 50 | 0.31% | 11 | 0.07% | 3,052 | 19.19% | 15,905 |
Jersey | 5,164 | 60.70% | 3,317 | 38.99% | 8 | 0.09% | 18 | 0.21% | 1,847 | 21.71% | 8,507 |
Jo Daviess | 5,763 | 63.34% | 3,318 | 36.47% | 13 | 0.14% | 5 | 0.05% | 2,445 | 26.87% | 9,099 |
Johnson | 2,826 | 68.54% | 1,293 | 31.36% | 4 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,533 | 37.18% | 4,123 |
Kane | 64,546 | 69.87% | 27,525 | 29.80% | 163 | 0.18% | 143 | 0.15% | 37,021 | 40.07% | 92,377 |
Kankakee | 26,866 | 66.54% | 13,434 | 33.27% | 54 | 0.13% | 19 | 0.05% | 13,432 | 33.27% | 40,373 |
Kendall | 9,373 | 78.65% | 2,525 | 21.19% | 19 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,848 | 57.46% | 11,917 |
Knox | 17,315 | 64.69% | 9,333 | 34.87% | 60 | 0.22% | 58 | 0.22% | 7,982 | 29.82% | 26,766 |
Lake | 92,052 | 65.84% | 47,416 | 33.91% | 278 | 0.20% | 66 | 0.05% | 44,636 | 31.93% | 139,812 |
LaSalle | 31,190 | 59.20% | 21,405 | 40.63% | 82 | 0.16% | 10 | 0.02% | 9,785 | 18.57% | 52,687 |
Lawrence | 5,347 | 65.36% | 2,818 | 34.45% | 15 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,529 | 30.91% | 8,181 |
Lee | 10,636 | 68.67% | 4,788 | 30.91% | 12 | 0.08% | 53 | 0.34% | 5,848 | 37.76% | 15,489 |
Livingston | 13,217 | 72.07% | 5,110 | 27.86% | 9 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.02% | 8,107 | 44.21% | 18,339 |
Logan | 10,277 | 69.95% | 4,395 | 29.91% | 18 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.01% | 5,882 | 40.04% | 14,692 |
Macon | 29,596 | 59.16% | 20,296 | 40.57% | 114 | 0.23% | 23 | 0.05% | 9,300 | 18.59% | 50,029 |
Macoupin | 13,583 | 58.03% | 9,662 | 41.28% | 147 | 0.63% | 15 | 0.06% | 3,921 | 16.75% | 23,407 |
Madison | 55,385 | 55.88% | 43,289 | 43.68% | 137 | 0.14% | 305 | 0.31% | 12,096 | 12.20% | 99,116 |
Marion | 10,755 | 60.58% | 6,968 | 39.25% | 21 | 0.12% | 10 | 0.06% | 3,787 | 21.33% | 17,754 |
Marshall | 4,452 | 67.43% | 2,141 | 32.43% | 8 | 0.12% | 1 | 0.02% | 2,311 | 35.00% | 6,602 |
Mason | 4,897 | 62.70% | 2,901 | 37.14% | 8 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.05% | 1,996 | 25.56% | 7,810 |
Massac | 4,313 | 69.99% | 1,831 | 29.71% | 14 | 0.23% | 4 | 0.06% | 2,482 | 40.28% | 6,162 |
McDonough | 10,573 | 67.18% | 5,143 | 32.68% | 17 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.03% | 5,430 | 34.50% | 15,738 |
McHenry | 36,114 | 74.75% | 12,090 | 25.02% | 88 | 0.18% | 20 | 0.04% | 24,024 | 49.73% | 48,312 |
McLean | 31,060 | 67.59% | 14,824 | 32.26% | 57 | 0.12% | 14 | 0.03% | 16,236 | 35.33% | 45,955 |
Menard | 3,657 | 69.49% | 1,587 | 30.15% | 8 | 0.15% | 11 | 0.21% | 2,070 | 39.34% | 5,263 |
Mercer | 5,452 | 60.98% | 3,477 | 38.89% | 8 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,975 | 22.09% | 8,940 |
Monroe | 6,479 | 68.44% | 2,958 | 31.25% | 24 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.05% | 3,521 | 37.19% | 9,466 |
Montgomery | 9,025 | 56.71% | 6,858 | 43.10% | 27 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.02% | 2,167 | 13.61% | 15,913 |
Morgan | 11,103 | 66.13% | 5,674 | 33.80% | 11 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.01% | 5,429 | 32.33% | 16,789 |
Moultrie | 3,143 | 57.07% | 2,350 | 42.67% | 9 | 0.16% | 5 | 0.09% | 793 | 14.40% | 5,507 |
Ogle | 13,512 | 73.88% | 4,743 | 25.93% | 32 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.02% | 8,769 | 47.95% | 18,290 |
Peoria | 50,324 | 64.49% | 27,264 | 34.94% | 112 | 0.14% | 337 | 0.43% | 23,060 | 29.55% | 78,037 |
Perry | 6,968 | 62.98% | 4,084 | 36.91% | 9 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,884 | 26.07% | 11,064 |
Piatt | 5,057 | 67.72% | 2,394 | 32.06% | 16 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,663 | 35.66% | 7,468 |
Pike | 5,940 | 60.23% | 3,883 | 39.37% | 38 | 0.39% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,057 | 20.86% | 9,863 |
Pope | 1,440 | 64.92% | 773 | 34.85% | 4 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.05% | 667 | 30.07% | 2,218 |
Pulaski | 2,485 | 59.27% | 1,683 | 40.14% | 21 | 0.50% | 4 | 0.10% | 802 | 19.13% | 4,193 |
Putnam | 1,665 | 59.74% | 1,112 | 39.90% | 4 | 0.14% | 6 | 0.22% | 553 | 19.84% | 2,787 |
Randolph | 9,761 | 60.20% | 6,440 | 39.72% | 14 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,321 | 20.48% | 16,215 |
Richland | 5,558 | 68.41% | 2,553 | 31.42% | 12 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,005 | 36.99% | 8,125 |
Rock Island | 37,548 | 53.39% | 32,529 | 46.25% | 227 | 0.32% | 26 | 0.04% | 5,019 | 7.14% | 70,330 |
Saline | 7,660 | 59.30% | 5,226 | 40.46% | 26 | 0.20% | 6 | 0.05% | 2,434 | 18.84% | 12,918 |
Sangamon | 50,458 | 65.46% | 25,720 | 33.37% | 284 | 0.37% | 617 | 0.80% | 24,738 | 32.09% | 77,079 |
Schuyler | 2,994 | 66.03% | 1,534 | 33.83% | 2 | 0.04% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,460 | 32.20% | 4,534 |
Scott | 2,228 | 66.00% | 1,145 | 33.92% | 2 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,083 | 32.08% | 3,376 |
Shelby | 7,217 | 62.08% | 4,389 | 37.75% | 17 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,828 | 24.33% | 11,626 |
St. Clair | 50,519 | 51.50% | 46,636 | 47.54% | 876 | 0.89% | 66 | 0.07% | 3,883 | 3.96% | 98,097 |
Stark | 2,529 | 71.44% | 993 | 28.05% | 8 | 0.23% | 10 | 0.28% | 1,536 | 43.39% | 3,540 |
Stephenson | 13,584 | 67.86% | 6,404 | 31.99% | 24 | 0.12% | 7 | 0.03% | 7,180 | 35.87% | 20,019 |
Tazewell | 31,937 | 67.08% | 15,576 | 32.71% | 83 | 0.17% | 17 | 0.04% | 16,361 | 34.37% | 47,613 |
Union | 5,034 | 59.36% | 3,428 | 40.42% | 16 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.02% | 1,606 | 18.94% | 8,480 |
Vermilion | 24,863 | 63.06% | 14,413 | 36.56% | 70 | 0.18% | 79 | 0.20% | 10,450 | 26.50% | 39,425 |
Wabash | 4,310 | 68.35% | 1,985 | 31.48% | 5 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.10% | 2,325 | 36.87% | 6,306 |
Warren | 7,021 | 70.15% | 2,969 | 29.67% | 15 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.03% | 4,052 | 40.48% | 10,008 |
Washington | 5,179 | 68.85% | 2,327 | 30.94% | 12 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.05% | 2,852 | 37.91% | 7,522 |
Wayne | 6,400 | 69.75% | 2,763 | 30.11% | 10 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,637 | 39.64% | 9,175 |
White | 6,052 | 62.10% | 3,678 | 37.74% | 11 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.05% | 2,374 | 24.36% | 9,746 |
Whiteside | 17,305 | 68.40% | 7,909 | 31.26% | 80 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.03% | 9,396 | 37.14% | 25,301 |
Will | 65,155 | 65.67% | 33,633 | 33.90% | 185 | 0.19% | 245 | 0.25% | 31,522 | 31.77% | 99,218 |
Williamson | 14,101 | 60.02% | 9,202 | 39.17% | 12 | 0.05% | 177 | 0.75% | 4,899 | 20.85% | 23,492 |
Winnebago | 57,682 | 61.46% | 35,937 | 38.29% | 179 | 0.19% | 52 | 0.06% | 21,745 | 23.17% | 93,850 |
Woodford | 9,622 | 72.85% | 3,558 | 26.94% | 18 | 0.14% | 10 | 0.08% | 6,064 | 45.91% | 13,208 |
Totals | 2,788,179 | 59.03% | 1,913,472 | 40.51% | 12,344 | 0.26% | 9,241 | 0.20% | 874,707 | 18.52% | 4,723,236 |
Nixon's 2,788,179 votes were the most received by a Republican presidential candidate in the state's history.
This was the closest anyone has come to sweeping every Illinois county, making the state along with Kentucky and North Carolina, the only states where no one candidate has ever swept every county in the state's history.
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