1972 Presidential Election Results for Minnesota

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Richard Nixon* (R)		George McGovern (D)		John Schmitz (American)		Other		TOTAL
Aitkin	77%	3,241	53.7%	2,687	44.5%	58	1.0%	46	0.8%	6,032
Anoka	62%	29,546	49.8%	28,031	47.2%	1,312	2.2%	471	0.8%	59,360
Becker	69%	6,033	55.4%	4,695	43.1%	123	1.1%	33	0.3%	10,884
Beltrami	64%	5,947	52.2%	5,194	45.6%	210	1.8%	42	0.4%	11,393
Benton	71%	4,652	49.4%	4,282	45.4%	438	4.6%	54	0.6%	9,426
Big Stone	77%	1,748	43.5%	2,185	54.4%	71	1.8%	13	0.3%	4,017
Blue Earth	66%	12,702	53.7%	10,638	45.0%	216	0.9%	106	0.4%	23,662
Brown	68%	7,791	61.2%	4,347	34.2%	557	4.4%	34	0.3%	12,729
Carlton	71%	5,445	42.8%	7,116	55.9%	111	0.9%	58	0.5%	12,730
Carver	75%	8,546	61.5%	4,852	34.9%	446	3.2%	61	0.4%	13,905
Cass	73%	4,906	57.7%	3,347	39.4%	219	2.6%	31	0.4%	8,503
Chippewa	77%	3,787	50.2%	3,630	48.1%	114	1.5%	16	0.2%	7,547
Chisago	79%	4,718	51.1%	4,174	45.2%	306	3.3%	43	0.5%	9,241
Clay	64%	11,089	54.4%	9,076	44.5%	169	0.8%	66	0.3%	20,400
Clearwater	72%	1,819	49.4%	1,751	47.5%	90	2.4%	23	0.6%	3,683
Cook	76%	1,047	57.6%	742	40.8%	21	1.2%	7	0.4%	1,817
Cottonwood	75%	4,396	60.2%	2,802	38.4%	94	1.3%	11	0.2%	7,303
Crow Wing	71%	8,774	53.0%	7,328	44.3%	329	2.0%	120	0.7%	16,551
Dakota	71%	34,967	54.0%	28,479	44.0%	951	1.5%	399	0.6%	64,796
Dodge	72%	3,863	65.1%	1,921	32.4%	139	2.3%	13	0.2%	5,936
Douglas	81%	6,678	53.0%	5,501	43.6%	389	3.1%	38	0.3%	12,606
Faribault	74%	6,503	64.1%	3,519	34.7%	105	1.0%	26	0.3%	10,153
Fillmore	74%	7,107	67.9%	3,155	30.2%	161	1.5%	37	0.4%	10,460
Freeborn	69%	9,747	56.9%	7,163	41.8%	162	0.9%	58	0.3%	17,130
Goodhue	77%	11,107	63.0%	6,147	34.9%	293	1.7%	84	0.5%	17,631
Grant	82%	1,899	46.8%	2,085	51.4%	55	1.4%	15	0.4%	4,054
Hennepin	67%	228,951	51.6%	205,943	46.5%	6,386	1.4%	2,078	0.5%	443,358
Houston	69%	5,186	66.6%	2,467	31.7%	103	1.3%	34	0.4%	7,790
Hubbard	77%	3,294	59.3%	2,136	38.5%	105	1.9%	19	0.3%	5,554
Isanti	71%	3,715	48.7%	3,660	47.9%	223	2.9%	36	0.5%	7,634
Itasca	71%	7,558	45.6%	8,683	52.4%	238	1.4%	104	0.6%	16,583
Jackson	74%	3,599	51.5%	3,304	47.3%	65	0.9%	21	0.3%	6,989
Kanabec	73%	2,395	51.7%	1,969	42.5%	243	5.2%	25	0.5%	4,632
Kandiyohi	70%	6,624	45.7%	7,241	50.0%	511	3.5%	105	0.7%	14,481
Kittson	77%	1,832	52.7%	1,584	45.5%	50	1.4%	13	0.4%	3,479
Koochiching	66%	3,681	50.9%	3,396	47.0%	118	1.6%	35	0.5%	7,230
Lac qui Parle	78%	2,773	48.4%	2,845	49.7%	96	1.7%	12	0.2%	5,726
Lake	74%	2,575	40.7%	3,640	57.5%	65	1.0%	47	0.7%	6,327
Lake of the Woods	62%	877	55.4%	672	42.5%	29	1.8%	4	0.3%	1,582
Le Sueur	76%	5,388	52.5%	4,725	46.0%	107	1.0%	42	0.4%	10,262
Lincoln	78%	1,881	45.9%	2,148	52.5%	55	1.3%	11	0.3%	4,095
Lyon	73%	5,820	50.0%	5,614	48.3%	141	1.2%	55	0.5%	11,630
Mahnomen	81%	1,246	46.3%	1,397	51.9%	37	1.4%	11	0.4%	2,691
Marshall	77%	3,264	52.7%	2,790	45.1%	100	1.6%	36	0.6%	6,190
Martin	72%	7,569	64.6%	3,816	32.6%	311	2.7%	22	0.2%	11,718
McLeod	71%	7,820	61.4%	4,538	35.6%	321	2.5%	54	0.4%	12,733
Meeker	74%	5,097	57.1%	3,601	40.3%	196	2.2%	39	0.4%	8,933
Mille Lacs	75%	4,291	55.8%	3,221	41.9%	147	1.9%	27	0.4%	7,686
Morrison	75%	5,714	46.3%	5,993	48.6%	568	4.6%	54	0.4%	12,329
Mower	72%	9,929	48.4%	10,286	50.1%	193	0.9%	122	0.6%	20,530
Murray	76%	2,959	49.9%	2,893	48.8%	58	1.0%	17	0.3%	5,927
Nicollet	68%	6,230	56.3%	4,680	42.3%	110	1.0%	49	0.4%	11,069
Nobles	71%	4,951	47.0%	5,464	51.9%	72	0.7%	38	0.4%	10,525
Norman	78%	2,536	50.5%	2,444	48.7%	27	0.5%	14	0.3%	5,021
Olmsted	63%	23,806	69.0%	9,817	28.4%	753	2.2%	145	0.4%	34,521
Otter Tail	70%	13,519	62.2%	7,881	36.3%	264	1.2%	67	0.3%	21,731
Pennington	75%	3,548	53.8%	2,892	43.8%	147	2.2%	13	0.2%	6,600
Pine	73%	3,881	48.4%	3,794	47.3%	306	3.8%	36	0.4%	8,017
Pipestone	78%	3,543	55.6%	2,758	43.3%	59	0.9%	16	0.3%	6,376
Polk	71%	8,139	51.2%	7,366	46.4%	337	2.1%	43	0.3%	15,885
Pope	77%	2,610	45.9%	2,910	51.2%	150	2.6%	11	0.2%	5,681
Ramsey	66%	95,716	45.6%	108,392	51.6%	3,559	1.7%	2,284	1.1%	209,951
Red Lake	77%	1,052	41.4%	1,409	55.5%	72	2.8%	8	0.3%	2,541
Redwood	72%	5,776	62.4%	3,177	34.3%	275	3.0%	24	0.3%	9,252
Renville	74%	5,329	53.1%	4,499	44.8%	177	1.8%	39	0.4%	10,044
Rice	63%	9,195	52.6%	8,065	46.2%	156	0.9%	59	0.3%	17,475
Rock	79%	3,470	61.8%	2,089	37.2%	44	0.8%	9	0.2%	5,612
Roseau	72%	2,844	53.2%	2,396	44.8%	85	1.6%	19	0.4%	5,344
Scott	70%	7,310	50.8%	6,745	46.9%	259	1.8%	62	0.4%	14,376
Sherburne	70%	4,332	50.0%	4,070	47.0%	209	2.4%	47	0.5%	8,658
Sibley	70%	4,543	64.2%	2,433	34.4%	77	1.1%	27	0.4%	7,080
St. Louis	71%	41,435	39.8%	61,103	58.7%	862	0.8%	780	0.7%	104,180
Stearns	67%	18,951	45.8%	19,315	46.7%	2,873	6.9%	261	0.6%	41,400
Steele	67%	7,678	64.7%	4,010	33.8%	146	1.2%	34	0.3%	11,868
Stevens	77%	2,830	48.7%	2,870	49.4%	92	1.6%	19	0.3%	5,811
Swift	79%	2,673	40.4%	3,823	57.8%	116	1.8%	5	0.1%	6,617
Todd	73%	5,387	53.1%	4,270	42.1%	447	4.4%	33	0.3%	10,137
Traverse	77%	1,276	41.8%	1,744	57.1%	30	1.0%	5	0.2%	3,055
Wabasha	75%	5,158	61.3%	3,017	35.9%	214	2.5%	24	0.3%	8,413
Wadena	75%	3,408	57.0%	2,430	40.7%	124	2.1%	12	0.2%	5,974
Waseca	73%	5,064	63.9%	2,767	34.9%	69	0.9%	26	0.3%	7,926
Washington	68%	19,142	53.0%	16,102	44.6%	615	1.7%	239	0.7%	36,098
Watonwan	72%	3,960	63.3%	2,229	35.7%	49	0.8%	13	0.2%	6,251
Wilkin	70%	2,292	56.0%	1,739	42.5%	47	1.1%	15	0.4%	4,093
Winona	64%	10,910	56.4%	8,080	41.8%	237	1.2%	100	0.5%	19,327
Wright	77%	9,996	51.6%	8,695	44.9%	615	3.2%	80	0.4%	19,386
Yellow Medicine	77%	3,683	50.3%	3,462	47.3%	128	1.7%	46	0.6%	7,319
TOTAL	68%	898,269	51.6%	802,346	46.1%	31,407	1.8%	9,630	0.6%	1,741,652

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MN

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1972 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Richard Nixon* (R)		George McGovern (D)		John Schmitz (American)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Quie-R)	70%	122,634	59.9%	82,155	40.1%			0	0.0%	204,789
District 02 (Nelsen-R)	73%	129,432	59.4%	88,633	40.6%			0	0.0%	218,065
District 03 (Frenzel-R)	76%	129,587	59.2%	89,281	40.8%			0	0.0%	218,868
District 04 (Karth-DFL)	66%	95,201	46.9%	107,924	53.1%			0	0.0%	203,125
District 05 (Fraser-DFL)	61%	92,951	44.5%	116,090	55.5%			0	0.0%	209,041
District 06 (Zwach-R)	73%	114,196	52.8%	102,231	47.2%			0	0.0%	216,427
District 07 (Bergland-DFL)	73%	118,727	54.2%	100,410	45.8%			0	0.0%	219,137
District 08 (Blatnik-DFL)	72%	95,536	45.2%	115,622	54.8%			0	0.0%	211,158

1972 President, Aitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,241	53.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,687	44.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	58	1.0%
Other	46	0.8%
TOTAL	6,032
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Anoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	29,546	49.8%
George McGovern (D)	28,031	47.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,312	2.2%
Other	471	0.8%
TOTAL	59,360
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Becker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,033	55.4%
George McGovern (D)	4,695	43.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	123	1.1%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,884
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Beltrami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,947	52.2%
George McGovern (D)	5,194	45.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	210	1.8%
Other	42	0.4%
TOTAL	11,393
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,652	49.4%
George McGovern (D)	4,282	45.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	438	4.6%
Other	54	0.6%
TOTAL	9,426
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Big Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,748	43.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,185	54.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	71	1.8%
Other	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,017
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -17

1972 President, Blue Earth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,702	53.7%
George McGovern (D)	10,638	45.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	216	0.9%
Other	106	0.4%
TOTAL	23,662
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,791	61.2%
George McGovern (D)	4,347	34.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	557	4.4%
Other	34	0.3%
TOTAL	12,729
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Carlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,445	42.8%
George McGovern (D)	7,116	55.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	111	0.9%
Other	58	0.5%
TOTAL	12,730
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -18

1972 President, Carver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,546	61.5%
George McGovern (D)	4,852	34.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	446	3.2%
Other	61	0.4%
TOTAL	13,905
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,906	57.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,347	39.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	219	2.6%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,503
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,787	50.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,630	48.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	114	1.5%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	7,547
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Chisago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,718	51.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,174	45.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	306	3.3%
Other	43	0.5%
TOTAL	9,241
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,089	54.4%
George McGovern (D)	9,076	44.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	169	0.8%
Other	66	0.3%
TOTAL	20,400
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,819	49.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,751	47.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	90	2.4%
Other	23	0.6%
TOTAL	3,683
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,047	57.6%
George McGovern (D)	742	40.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	21	1.2%
Other	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,817
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Cottonwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,396	60.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,802	38.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	94	1.3%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	7,303
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Crow Wing County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,774	53.0%
George McGovern (D)	7,328	44.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	329	2.0%
Other	120	0.7%
TOTAL	16,551
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	34,967	54.0%
George McGovern (D)	28,479	44.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	951	1.5%
Other	399	0.6%
TOTAL	64,796
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,863	65.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,921	32.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	139	2.3%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,936
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,678	53.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,501	43.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	389	3.1%
Other	38	0.3%
TOTAL	12,606
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Faribault County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,503	64.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,519	34.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	105	1.0%
Other	26	0.3%
TOTAL	10,153
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,107	67.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,155	30.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	161	1.5%
Other	37	0.4%
TOTAL	10,460
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Freeborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,747	56.9%
George McGovern (D)	7,163	41.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	162	0.9%
Other	58	0.3%
TOTAL	17,130
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Goodhue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,107	63.0%
George McGovern (D)	6,147	34.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	293	1.7%
Other	84	0.5%
TOTAL	17,631
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,899	46.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,085	51.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	55	1.4%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	4,054
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Hennepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	228,951	51.6%
George McGovern (D)	205,943	46.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	6,386	1.4%
Other	2,078	0.5%
TOTAL	443,358
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,186	66.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,467	31.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	103	1.3%
Other	34	0.4%
TOTAL	7,790
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Hubbard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,294	59.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,136	38.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	105	1.9%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,554
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Isanti County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,715	48.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,660	47.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	223	2.9%
Other	36	0.5%
TOTAL	7,634
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Itasca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,558	45.6%
George McGovern (D)	8,683	52.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	238	1.4%
Other	104	0.6%
TOTAL	16,583
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,599	51.5%
George McGovern (D)	3,304	47.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	65	0.9%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,989
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Kanabec County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,395	51.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,969	42.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	243	5.2%
Other	25	0.5%
TOTAL	4,632
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Kandiyohi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,624	45.7%
George McGovern (D)	7,241	50.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	511	3.5%
Other	105	0.7%
TOTAL	14,481
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Kittson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,832	52.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,584	45.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	1.4%
Other	13	0.4%
TOTAL	3,479
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Koochiching County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,681	50.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,396	47.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	118	1.6%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	7,230
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Lac qui Parle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,773	48.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,845	49.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	96	1.7%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,726
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,575	40.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,640	57.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	65	1.0%
Other	47	0.7%
TOTAL	6,327
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -20

1972 President, Lake of the Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	877	55.4%
George McGovern (D)	672	42.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	29	1.8%
Other	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,582
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Le Sueur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,388	52.5%
George McGovern (D)	4,725	46.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	107	1.0%
Other	42	0.4%
TOTAL	10,262
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,881	45.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,148	52.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	55	1.3%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,095
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,820	50.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,614	48.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	141	1.2%
Other	55	0.5%
TOTAL	11,630
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, McLeod County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,820	61.4%
George McGovern (D)	4,538	35.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	321	2.5%
Other	54	0.4%
TOTAL	12,733
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Mahnomen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,246	46.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,397	51.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	37	1.4%
Other	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,691
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,264	52.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,790	45.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	100	1.6%
Other	36	0.6%
TOTAL	6,190
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,569	64.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,816	32.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	311	2.7%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	11,718
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Meeker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,097	57.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,601	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	196	2.2%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	8,933
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Mille Lacs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,291	55.8%
George McGovern (D)	3,221	41.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	147	1.9%
Other	27	0.4%
TOTAL	7,686
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Morrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,714	46.3%
George McGovern (D)	5,993	48.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	568	4.6%
Other	54	0.4%
TOTAL	12,329
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Mower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,929	48.4%
George McGovern (D)	10,286	50.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	193	0.9%
Other	122	0.6%
TOTAL	20,530
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,959	49.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,893	48.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	58	1.0%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,927
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Nicollet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,230	56.3%
George McGovern (D)	4,680	42.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	110	1.0%
Other	49	0.4%
TOTAL	11,069
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Nobles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,951	47.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,464	51.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	72	0.7%
Other	38	0.4%
TOTAL	10,525
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Norman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,536	50.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,444	48.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	27	0.5%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	5,021
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Olmsted County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	23,806	69.0%
George McGovern (D)	9,817	28.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	753	2.2%
Other	145	0.4%
TOTAL	34,521
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Otter Tail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,519	62.2%
George McGovern (D)	7,881	36.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	264	1.2%
Other	67	0.3%
TOTAL	21,731
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,548	53.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,892	43.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	147	2.2%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,600
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Pine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,881	48.4%
George McGovern (D)	3,794	47.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	306	3.8%
Other	36	0.4%
TOTAL	8,017
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Pipestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,543	55.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,758	43.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	59	0.9%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	6,376
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,139	51.2%
George McGovern (D)	7,366	46.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	337	2.1%
Other	43	0.3%
TOTAL	15,885
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,610	45.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,910	51.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	150	2.6%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,681
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	95,716	45.6%
George McGovern (D)	108,392	51.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	3,559	1.7%
Other	2,284	1.1%
TOTAL	209,951
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Red Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,052	41.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,409	55.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	72	2.8%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,541
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -19

1972 President, Redwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,776	62.4%
George McGovern (D)	3,177	34.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	275	3.0%
Other	24	0.3%
TOTAL	9,252
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,329	53.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,499	44.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	177	1.8%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	10,044
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,195	52.6%
George McGovern (D)	8,065	46.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	156	0.9%
Other	59	0.3%
TOTAL	17,475
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,470	61.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,089	37.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	44	0.8%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,612
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Roseau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,844	53.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,396	44.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	85	1.6%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,344
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, St. Louis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	41,435	39.8%
George McGovern (D)	61,103	58.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	862	0.8%
Other	780	0.7%
TOTAL	104,180
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -21

1972 President, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,310	50.8%
George McGovern (D)	6,745	46.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	259	1.8%
Other	62	0.4%
TOTAL	14,376
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Sherburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,332	50.0%
George McGovern (D)	4,070	47.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	209	2.4%
Other	47	0.5%
TOTAL	8,658
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Sibley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,543	64.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,433	34.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	77	1.1%
Other	27	0.4%
TOTAL	7,080
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Stearns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,951	45.8%
George McGovern (D)	19,315	46.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	2,873	6.9%
Other	261	0.6%
TOTAL	41,400
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,678	64.7%
George McGovern (D)	4,010	33.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	146	1.2%
Other	34	0.3%
TOTAL	11,868
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,830	48.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,870	49.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	92	1.6%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,811
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Swift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,673	40.4%
George McGovern (D)	3,823	57.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	116	1.8%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,617
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -20

1972 President, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,387	53.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,270	42.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	447	4.4%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,137
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Traverse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,276	41.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,744	57.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	30	1.0%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,055
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -19

1972 President, Wabasha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,158	61.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,017	35.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	214	2.5%
Other	24	0.3%
TOTAL	8,413
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Wadena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,408	57.0%
George McGovern (D)	2,430	40.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	124	2.1%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,974
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Waseca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,064	63.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,767	34.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	69	0.9%
Other	26	0.3%
TOTAL	7,926
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	19,142	53.0%
George McGovern (D)	16,102	44.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	615	1.7%
Other	239	0.7%
TOTAL	36,098
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Watonwan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,960	63.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,229	35.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	49	0.8%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,251
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Wilkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,292	56.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,739	42.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	47	1.1%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	4,093
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Winona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,910	56.4%
George McGovern (D)	8,080	41.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	237	1.2%
Other	100	0.5%
TOTAL	19,327
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,996	51.6%
George McGovern (D)	8,695	44.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	615	3.2%
Other	80	0.4%
TOTAL	19,386
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Yellow Medicine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,683	50.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,462	47.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	128	1.7%
Other	46	0.6%
TOTAL	7,319
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -10

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