1972 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1972_United_States_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 7, 1972
gptkbp:debatedBy no presidential debates
gptkbp:districtCarriedByLoser gptkb:District_of_Columbia
gptkbp:electoralVotesLoser 17
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1972 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:losses gptkb:George_McGovern
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:George_McGovern
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1976_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent Watergate scandal began during campaign
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:John_G._Schmitz
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByLoser 1
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByWinner 49
gptkbp:partyOfLoser gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:percentageLoser 37.5%
gptkbp:percentageWinner 60.7%
gptkbp:popularVoteLoser 29,173,222
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1968_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:stateCarriedByLoser gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:type presidential
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Spiro_Agnew
gptkbp:vicePresidentialCandidateLoser gptkb:Sargent_Shriver
gptkbp:voterTurnout 55.2%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 538
520
47,168,710
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shirley_Chisholm
gptkb:Sargent_Shriver
gptkb:John_Hospers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5