1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota
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{{Main|1972 United States presidential election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota
| country = North Dakota
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota
| previous_year = 1968
| next_election = 1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota
| next_year = 1976
| election_date = November 7, 1972{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1972 |title=United States Presidential election of 1972 - Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=January 8, 2017}}
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg
| nominee1 = Richard Nixon
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = California
| running_mate1 = Spiro Agnew
| electoral_vote1 = 3
| popular_vote1 = 174,109
| percentage1 = 62.07%
| image2 = George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg
| nominee2 = George McGovern
| party2 = Democratic-NPL{{efn|The McGovern vote was under a state-specific Democratic-NPL that was separate to the National Democratic Party, similar to the Minnesota-DFL Party that ran McGovern in the presidential election in Minnesota.}}
| home_state2 = South Dakota
| running_mate2 = Sargent Shriver
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 100,384
| percentage2 = 35.79%
| title = President
| map_image = North Dakota Presidential Election Results 1972.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
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Nixon
{{legend|#f2b3be|40–50%}}
{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d40000|70–80%}}
{{legend|#aa0000|80–90%}}
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McGovern
{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}
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| before_election = Richard Nixon
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Richard Nixon
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Elections in North Dakota sidebar}}
The 1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose three{{cite web |url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1972 |title=1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77) |access-date=January 8, 2017}} representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Dakota was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 62.07 percent of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 35.79 percent of the popular vote, a 26.28 percent margin of victory.{{cite web |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=38&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 |title=1972 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota |access-date=January 8, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1972 |title=The American Presidency Project - Election of 1972 |access-date=January 8, 2017}} Three other candidates were on the ballot as independents, but only California Congressman John G. Schmitz received a significant vote tally, although even Schmitz received just 2.01 percent of North Dakota's total.
In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results,{{cite web |url=http://www.270towin.com/1972_Election/ |title=1972 Presidential Election - 270toWin.com |access-date=January 8, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://dsl.richmond.edu/voting/indelections.php?year=1972 |title=1972 Election - Voting America |access-date=January 8, 2017}} the Democratic nominee only won one county (Rolette) in North Dakota.
Results
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard Nixon (inc.)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 174,109
| percentage = 62.07%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = George McGovern
| party = North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party
| votes = 100,384
| percentage = 35.79%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John G. Schmitz
| party = Independent politician
| votes = 5,646
| percentage = 2.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Linda Jenness
| party = Independent politician
| votes = 288
| percentage = 0.10%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Gus Hall
| party = Independent politician
| votes = 87
| percentage = 0.03%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 280,514
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
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! rowspan="2" |County{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2402 |publisher=Our Campaigns |title=ND US President Race, November 07, 1972}} ! colspan="2" |Richard Nixon ! colspan="2" |George McGovern ! colspan="2" |John G. Schmitz ! colspan="2" |Linda Jenness ! colspan="2" |Gus Hall ! colspan="2" |Margin ! rowspan="2" |Total votes cast | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Adams | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,177 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.77% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |665 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |35.47% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |32 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.71% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |512 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |27.30% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,875 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Barnes | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,518 | {{party shading/Republican}} |61.14% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,804 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |37.95% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |66 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.89% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.01% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,714 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |23.19% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |7,389 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Benson | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,050 | {{party shading/Republican}} |55.09% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,635 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |43.94% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |36 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.97% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |415 | {{party shading/Republican}} |11.15% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,721 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Billings | {{party shading/Republican}} |509 | {{party shading/Republican}} |69.82% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |192 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |26.34% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |28 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3.84% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |317 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |43.48% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |729 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bottineau | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,263 | {{party shading/Republican}} |69.60% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,369 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |29.20% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |52 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.11% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,894 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |40.40% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |4,688 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bowman | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,111 | {{party shading/Republican}} |61.69% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |643 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |35.70% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |47 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.61% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |468 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |25.99% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,801 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Burke | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,446 | {{party shading/Republican}} |66.36% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |651 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |29.88% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |81 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3.72% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |795 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |36.48% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,179 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Burleigh | {{party shading/Republican}} |13,909 | {{party shading/Republican}} |67.38% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |5,841 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |28.29% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |838 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |4.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |48 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |8,068 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |39.09% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |20,644 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Cass | {{party shading/Republican}} |21,770 | {{party shading/Republican}} |59.96% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |14,073 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |38.76% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |388 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.07% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |57 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.16% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |18 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |7,697 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |21.20% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |36,306 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Cavalier | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,898 | {{party shading/Republican}} |60.07% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,867 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |38.70% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |54 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.12% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,031 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |21.37% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |4,824 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dickey | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,277 | {{party shading/Republican}} |63.59% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,266 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |35.35% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |38 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,011 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |28.24% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,581 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Divide | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,230 | {{party shading/Republican}} |60.29% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |774 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |37.94% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |36 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.76% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |456 | {{party shading/Republican}} |22.35% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,040 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dunn | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,438 | {{party shading/Republican}} |65.45% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |644 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |29.31% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |113 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |5.14% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |794 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |36.14% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,197 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Eddy | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,022 | {{party shading/Republican}} |52.04% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |911 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |46.38% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |28 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.43% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.15% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |111 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |5.66% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,964 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Emmons | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,194 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.53% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,115 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |32.79% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |89 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.62% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,079 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |31.74% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,400 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Foster | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,352 | {{party shading/Republican}} |60.28% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |861 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |38.39% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |29 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.29% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |491 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |21.89% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,243 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Golden Valley | {{party shading/Republican}} |774 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.98% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |362 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |29.45% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |93 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |7.57% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |412 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |33.53% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,229 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Grand Forks | {{party shading/Republican}} |13,361 | {{party shading/Republican}} |56.92% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |9,416 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |40.11% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |631 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.69% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |59 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,945 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |16.81% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |23,475 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Grant | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,569 | {{party shading/Republican}} |70.17% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |596 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |26.65% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |69 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |973 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |43.52% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,236 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Griggs | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,312 | {{party shading/Republican}} |58.10% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |901 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.90% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |45 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.99% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |411 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |18.20% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,258 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hettinger | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,511 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.93% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |726 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |31.20% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |89 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3.82% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |785 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |33.73% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,327 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Kidder | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,315 | {{party shading/Republican}} |67.06% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |557 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |28.40% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |89 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |4.54% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |758 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |38.66% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,961 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |LaMoure | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,110 | {{party shading/Republican}} |59.62% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,399 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.53% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |30 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.85% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |711 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |20.09% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,539 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Logan | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,408 | {{party shading/Republican}} |69.33% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |554 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |27.28% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |67 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |854 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |42.05% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,031 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McHenry | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,765 | {{party shading/Republican}} |63.62% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,554 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |35.76% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |26 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.60% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.02% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,211 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |27.86% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |4,346 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McIntosh | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,440 | {{party shading/Republican}} |81.61% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |521 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |17.42% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |29 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.97% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,919 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |64.19% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,990 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McKenzie | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,913 | {{party shading/Republican}} |65.87% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |937 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |32.27% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |53 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.83% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |976 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |33.60% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,904 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |McLean | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,575 | {{party shading/Republican}} |66.23% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,703 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |31.55% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |115 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.13% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,872 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |34.68% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |5,398 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Mercer | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,567 | {{party shading/Republican}} |74.28% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |784 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |22.69% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |104 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3.01% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,783 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |51.59% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,456 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Morton | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,494 | {{party shading/Republican}} |59.87% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |3,312 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |36.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |358 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3.90% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |5 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,182 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |23.78% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |9,177 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Mountrail | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,038 | {{party shading/Republican}} |58.30% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,391 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.79% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |64 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.83% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.06% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |647 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |18.51% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,496 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Nelson | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,625 | {{party shading/Republican}} |53.67% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,358 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |44.85% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |40 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.32% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |5 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |267 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |8.82% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,028 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Oliver | {{party shading/Republican}} |669 | {{party shading/Republican}} |65.14% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |293 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |28.53% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |64 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |6.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.10% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |376 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |36.61% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,027 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Pembina | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,317 | {{party shading/Republican}} |63.75% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,801 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |34.61% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |84 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.61% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.02% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,516 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |29.14% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |5,203 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Pierce | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,970 | {{party shading/Republican}} |66.15% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |973 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |32.67% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |32 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.07% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.07% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |997 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |33.48% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,978 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ramsey | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,954 | {{party shading/Republican}} |61.78% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,384 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |37.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |61 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.95% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.02% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,570 | {{party shading/Republican}} |24.53% | {{party shading/Republican}} |6,400 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ransom | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,056 | {{party shading/Republican}} |59.85% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,355 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.45% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |23 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.67% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |701 | {{party shading/Republican}} |20.40% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,435 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Renville | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,121 | {{party shading/Republican}} |61.09% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |702 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |38.26% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |10 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.54% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.11% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |419 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |22.83% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,835 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Richland | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,194 | {{party shading/Republican}} |60.23% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |3,367 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |39.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |60 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.70% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.01% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.02% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,827 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |21.19% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |8,624 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |Rolette | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,713 | {{party shading/Republican}} |48.13% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,803 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |50.66% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |38 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.07% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.08% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |−90 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |−2.53% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |3,559 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Sargent | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,616 | {{party shading/Republican}} |54.48% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,331 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |44.88% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |19 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.64% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |285 | {{party shading/Republican}} |9.60% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,966 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Sheridan | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,460 | {{party shading/Republican}} |80.71% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |334 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |18.46% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |15 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.83% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,126 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |62.25% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,809 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Sioux | {{party shading/Republican}} |561 | {{party shading/Republican}} |49.12% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |557 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |48.77% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |24 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.10% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |4 | {{party shading/Republican}} |0.35% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,142 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Slope | {{party shading/Republican}} |413 | {{party shading/Republican}} |59.86% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |249 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |36.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |28 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |4.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |164 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |23.77% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |690 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Stark | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,115 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.91% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,636 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |32.42% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |349 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |4.29% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |27 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.33% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |4 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.05% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,479 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |30.49% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |8,131 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Steele | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,063 | {{party shading/Republican}} |53.96% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |892 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |45.28% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |15 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.76% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |171 | {{party shading/Republican}} |8.68% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,970 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Stutsman | {{party shading/Republican}} |6,269 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.51% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |3,589 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |35.79% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |156 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.56% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |11 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.11% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |2,680 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |26.72% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |10,028 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Towner | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,349 | {{party shading/Republican}} |58.02% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |944 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |40.60% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |30 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.29% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{party shading/Republican}} |405 | {{party shading/Republican}} |17.42% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,325 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Traill | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,118 | {{party shading/Republican}} |61.40% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,892 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |37.26% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |65 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.28% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.02% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,226 | {{party shading/Republican}} |24.14% | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,078 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Walsh | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,991 | {{party shading/Republican}} |56.29% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,908 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |41.02% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |184 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.60% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |4 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |3 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.04% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,083 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |15.27% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |7,090 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ward | {{party shading/Republican}} |13,900 | {{party shading/Republican}} |66.61% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |6,706 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |32.14% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |227 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |1.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |28 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.13% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |7 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.03% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |7,194 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |34.47% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |20,868 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Wells | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,519 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.42% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |1,297 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |33.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |94 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.40% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.00% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,222 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |31.25% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |3,910 | |||||||||||||
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Williams | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,800 | {{party shading/Republican}} |59.90% | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |2,989 | {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} |37.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |211 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |2.63% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.10% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |6 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} |0.07% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |1,811 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |22.60% | {{Party shading/Republican}} |8,014 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 174,109 | 62.07% | 100,384 | 35.79% | 5,646 | 2.01% | 288 | 0.10% | 87 | 0.03% | 73,725 | 26.28% | 280,514 |
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==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==
See also
Notes
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References
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{{State results of the 1972 U.S. presidential election}}