1972 United States presidential election in Kentucky County Results
Nixon
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
McGovern
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The1972 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the1972 United States presidential election .Kentucky voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .[ 2]
Kentucky was won byincumbent PresidentRichard Nixon (R –California ) with 63.77 percent of the popular vote against SenatorGeorge McGovern (D –South Dakota ) with 34.77%.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Frank Stubblefield (D),Romano L. Mazzoli (D),Gene Snyder (R),Tim Lee Carter (R),William P. Curlin Jr. (D),Carl D. Perkins (D),John Sherman Cooper (R), andMarlow W. Cook (R) were pledged to and voted for Nixon.
This was the first time ever that a Republican won Franklin County, Harrison County, Henry County, Meade County, Owen County, or Trimble County, and the first time that every county in theJackson Purchase voted Republican. Nixon was also the first Republican sinceAbraham Lincoln in1864 to carry Fulton County, Marshall County, or Hickman County.
County[ 6] Richard Nixon George McGovern John G. Schmitz Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adair 3,859 69.77% 1,610 29.11% 55 0.99% 7 0.13% 2,249 40.66% 5,531 Allen 3,025 69.83% 1,259 29.06% 43 0.99% 5 0.12% 1,766 40.77% 4,332 Anderson 2,298 62.62% 1,302 35.48% 60 1.63% 10 0.27% 996 27.14% 3,670 Ballard 1,542 49.92% 1,411 45.68% 128 4.14% 8 0.26% 131 4.24% 3,089 Barren 6,070 62.60% 3,384 34.90% 230 2.37% 12 0.12% 2,686 27.70% 9,696 Bath 1,919 58.47% 1,347 41.04% 12 0.37% 4 0.12% 572 17.43% 3,282 Bell 6,518 66.06% 3,219 32.62% 96 0.97% 34 0.34% 3,299 33.44% 9,867 Boone 7,355 71.55% 2,595 25.24% 316 3.07% 14 0.14% 4,760 46.31% 10,280 Bourbon 3,180 62.02% 1,860 36.28% 78 1.52% 9 0.18% 1,320 25.74% 5,127 Boyd 12,812 65.92% 6,434 33.10% 170 0.87% 21 0.11% 6,378 32.82% 19,437 Boyle 4,317 63.66% 2,395 35.32% 54 0.80% 15 0.22% 1,922 28.34% 6,781 Bracken 1,628 64.30% 873 34.48% 29 1.15% 2 0.08% 755 29.82% 2,532 Breathitt 1,846 40.65% 2,677 58.95% 13 0.29% 5 0.11% -831 -18.30% 4,541 Breckinridge 3,574 64.25% 1,921 34.53% 62 1.11% 6 0.11% 1,653 29.72% 5,563 Bullitt 4,517 59.80% 2,827 37.43% 191 2.53% 18 0.24% 1,690 22.37% 7,553 Butler 2,941 77.03% 835 21.87% 36 0.94% 6 0.16% 2,106 55.16% 3,818 Caldwell 2,952 66.32% 1,345 30.22% 139 3.12% 15 0.34% 1,607 36.10% 4,451 Calloway 5,167 59.17% 3,468 39.72% 85 0.97% 12 0.14% 1,699 19.45% 8,732 Campbell 20,025 68.01% 8,585 29.16% 770 2.62% 65 0.22% 11,440 38.85% 29,445 Carlisle 1,169 55.75% 872 41.58% 48 2.29% 8 0.38% 297 14.17% 2,097 Carroll 1,228 47.71% 1,308 50.82% 35 1.36% 3 0.12% -80 -3.11% 2,574 Carter 4,082 60.68% 2,591 38.52% 39 0.58% 15 0.22% 1,491 22.16% 6,727 Casey 3,727 78.83% 913 19.31% 53 1.12% 35 0.74% 2,814 59.52% 4,728 Christian 7,414 63.34% 4,063 34.71% 215 1.84% 13 0.11% 3,351 28.63% 11,705 Clark 4,506 68.43% 2,020 30.68% 51 0.77% 8 0.12% 2,486 37.75% 6,585 Clay 4,046 69.99% 1,709 29.56% 22 0.38% 4 0.07% 2,337 40.43% 5,781 Clinton 2,632 79.59% 659 19.93% 13 0.39% 3 0.09% 1,973 59.66% 3,307 Crittenden 2,248 71.52% 859 27.33% 32 1.02% 4 0.13% 1,389 44.19% 3,143 Cumberland 2,294 76.42% 686 22.85% 20 0.67% 2 0.07% 1,608 53.57% 3,002 Daviess 17,234 65.64% 8,168 31.11% 757 2.88% 97 0.37% 9,066 34.53% 26,256 Edmonson 2,327 75.70% 722 23.49% 17 0.55% 8 0.26% 1,605 52.21% 3,074 Elliott 782 34.04% 1,499 65.26% 7 0.30% 9 0.39% -717 -31.22% 2,297 Estill 3,054 69.42% 1,322 30.05% 20 0.45% 3 0.07% 1,732 39.37% 4,399 Fayette 42,362 66.54% 19,828 31.14% 1,315 2.07% 161 0.25% 22,534 35.40% 63,666 Fleming 2,484 62.38% 1,455 36.54% 25 0.63% 18 0.45% 1,029 25.84% 3,982 Floyd 6,099 44.20% 7,544 54.67% 117 0.85% 40 0.29% -1,445 -10.47% 13,800 Franklin 7,781 56.88% 5,601 40.95% 264 1.93% 33 0.24% 2,180 15.93% 13,679 Fulton 1,807 61.32% 1,024 34.75% 111 3.77% 5 0.17% 783 26.57% 2,947 Gallatin 719 53.38% 612 45.43% 14 1.04% 2 0.15% 107 7.95% 1,347 Garrard 3,143 67.49% 1,441 30.94% 65 1.40% 8 0.17% 1,702 36.55% 4,657 Grant 2,086 64.03% 1,054 32.35% 111 3.41% 7 0.21% 1,032 31.68% 3,258 Graves 6,098 60.38% 3,701 36.64% 266 2.63% 35 0.35% 2,397 23.74% 10,100 Grayson 4,155 67.99% 1,839 30.09% 98 1.60% 19 0.31% 2,316 37.90% 6,111 Green 2,755 68.82% 1,209 30.20% 36 0.90% 3 0.07% 1,546 38.62% 4,003 Greenup 6,828 59.70% 4,491 39.27% 104 0.91% 14 0.12% 2,337 20.43% 11,437 Hancock 1,583 64.61% 791 32.29% 67 2.73% 9 0.37% 792 32.32% 2,450 Hardin 8,740 65.93% 4,060 30.63% 429 3.24% 27 0.20% 4,680 35.30% 13,256 Harlan 6,527 59.42% 4,349 39.59% 80 0.73% 29 0.26% 2,178 19.83% 10,985 Harrison 2,732 59.70% 1,780 38.90% 53 1.16% 11 0.24% 952 20.80% 4,576 Hart 3,582 60.31% 2,307 38.84% 41 0.69% 9 0.15% 1,275 21.47% 5,939 Henderson 6,231 60.68% 3,889 37.87% 113 1.10% 36 0.35% 2,342 22.81% 10,269 Henry 1,919 52.49% 1,688 46.17% 47 1.29% 2 0.05% 231 6.32% 3,656 Hickman 1,430 56.66% 976 38.67% 113 4.48% 5 0.20% 454 17.99% 2,524 Hopkins 7,133 68.67% 3,129 30.12% 112 1.08% 14 0.13% 4,004 38.55% 10,388 Jackson 5,303 92.18% 436 7.58% 6 0.10% 8 0.14% 4,867 84.60% 5,753 Jefferson 142,436 60.41% 88,143 37.39% 4,766 2.02% 419 0.18% 54,293 23.02% 235,764 Jessamine 3,819 72.91% 1,269 24.23% 133 2.54% 17 0.32% 2,550 48.68% 5,238 Johnson 4,907 72.25% 1,840 27.09% 33 0.49% 12 0.18% 3,067 45.16% 6,792 Kenton 28,076 66.66% 12,872 30.56% 1,055 2.50% 118 0.28% 15,204 36.10% 42,121 Knott 1,479 34.50% 2,774 64.71% 24 0.56% 10 0.23% -1,295 -30.21% 4,287 Knox 5,017 72.93% 1,805 26.24% 36 0.52% 21 0.31% 3,212 46.69% 6,879 LaRue 2,449 61.53% 1,483 37.26% 40 1.01% 8 0.20% 966 24.27% 3,980 Laurel 7,276 75.63% 2,274 23.64% 62 0.64% 8 0.08% 5,002 51.99% 9,620 Lawrence 2,392 60.48% 1,529 38.66% 31 0.78% 3 0.08% 863 21.82% 3,955 Lee 1,629 68.22% 744 31.16% 12 0.50% 3 0.13% 885 37.06% 2,388 Leslie 3,299 77.88% 913 21.55% 7 0.17% 17 0.40% 2,386 56.33% 4,236 Letcher 4,213 58.54% 2,908 40.41% 59 0.82% 17 0.24% 1,305 18.13% 7,197 Lewis 3,124 71.57% 1,200 27.49% 31 0.71% 10 0.23% 1,924 44.08% 4,365 Lincoln 3,623 65.03% 1,882 33.78% 54 0.97% 12 0.22% 1,741 31.25% 5,571 Livingston 1,673 59.96% 1,065 38.17% 47 1.68% 5 0.18% 608 21.79% 2,790 Logan 3,573 57.86% 2,459 39.82% 127 2.06% 16 0.26% 1,114 18.04% 6,175 Lyon 1,030 58.52% 687 39.03% 41 2.33% 2 0.11% 343 19.49% 1,760 Madison 8,659 65.60% 4,328 32.79% 178 1.35% 34 0.26% 4,331 32.81% 13,199 Magoffin 2,243 52.39% 2,024 47.28% 8 0.19% 6 0.14% 219 5.11% 4,281 Marion 2,370 49.74% 2,351 49.34% 31 0.65% 13 0.27% 19 0.40% 4,765 Marshall 4,290 59.16% 2,806 38.69% 147 2.03% 9 0.12% 1,484 20.47% 7,252 Martin 2,495 77.87% 661 20.63% 40 1.25% 8 0.25% 1,834 57.24% 3,204 Mason 3,529 58.46% 2,459 40.73% 42 0.70% 7 0.12% 1,070 17.73% 6,037 McCracken 11,260 57.69% 7,567 38.77% 642 3.29% 49 0.25% 3,693 18.92% 19,518 McCreary 3,203 80.56% 684 17.20% 81 2.04% 8 0.20% 2,519 63.36% 3,976 McLean 2,298 65.10% 1,191 33.74% 36 1.02% 5 0.14% 1,107 31.36% 3,530 Meade 2,492 60.93% 1,541 37.68% 51 1.25% 6 0.15% 951 23.25% 4,090 Menifee 596 43.89% 732 53.90% 28 2.06% 2 0.15% -136 -10.01% 1,358 Mercer 3,575 66.08% 1,707 31.55% 118 2.18% 10 0.18% 1,868 34.53% 5,410 Metcalfe 1,896 58.55% 1,308 40.40% 25 0.77% 9 0.28% 588 18.15% 3,238 Monroe 3,770 82.57% 768 16.82% 24 0.53% 4 0.09% 3,002 65.75% 4,566 Montgomery 2,868 62.63% 1,657 36.19% 46 1.00% 8 0.17% 1,211 26.44% 4,579 Morgan 1,535 45.56% 1,815 53.87% 11 0.33% 8 0.24% -280 -8.31% 3,369 Muhlenberg 5,596 62.33% 3,246 36.16% 130 1.45% 6 0.07% 2,350 26.17% 8,978 Nelson 3,495 53.54% 2,828 43.32% 181 2.77% 24 0.37% 667 10.22% 6,528 Nicholas 1,076 56.22% 804 42.01% 33 1.72% 1 0.05% 272 14.21% 1,914 Ohio 2,392 71.75% 906 27.17% 31 0.93% 5 0.15% 1,486 44.58% 3,334 Oldham 3,041 68.00% 1,311 29.32% 110 2.46% 10 0.22% 1,730 38.68% 4,472 Owen 1,456 54.92% 1,161 43.79% 32 1.21% 2 0.08% 295 11.13% 2,651 Owsley 1,328 83.68% 251 15.82% 7 0.44% 1 0.06% 1,077 67.86% 1,587 Pendleton 1,966 67.28% 909 31.11% 40 1.37% 7 0.24% 1,057 36.17% 2,922 Perry 5,373 59.37% 3,601 39.79% 54 0.60% 22 0.24% 1,772 19.58% 9,050 Pike 12,535 56.46% 9,513 42.85% 119 0.54% 33 0.15% 3,022 13.61% 22,200 Powell 1,766 58.40% 1,230 40.67% 17 0.56% 11 0.36% 536 17.73% 3,024 Pulaski 10,602 76.99% 3,080 22.37% 80 0.58% 8 0.06% 7,522 54.62% 13,770 Robertson 456 51.01% 421 47.09% 15 1.68% 2 0.22% 35 3.92% 894 Rockcastle 3,437 77.31% 968 21.77% 33 0.74% 8 0.18% 2,469 55.54% 4,446 Rowan 3,245 59.45% 2,169 39.74% 32 0.59% 12 0.22% 1,076 19.71% 5,458 Russell 3,992 76.48% 1,169 22.39% 41 0.79% 18 0.34% 2,823 54.09% 5,220 Scott 3,255 64.76% 1,642 32.67% 119 2.37% 10 0.20% 1,613 32.09% 5,026 Shelby 3,893 64.19% 2,074 34.20% 87 1.43% 11 0.18% 1,819 29.99% 6,065 Simpson 2,285 62.57% 1,325 36.28% 33 0.90% 9 0.25% 960 26.29% 3,652 Spencer 1,120 68.75% 481 29.53% 24 1.47% 4 0.25% 639 39.22% 1,629 Taylor 4,035 67.79% 1,859 31.23% 48 0.81% 10 0.17% 2,176 36.56% 5,952 Todd 1,964 59.25% 1,222 36.86% 117 3.53% 12 0.36% 742 22.39% 3,315 Trigg 1,767 52.95% 1,514 45.37% 49 1.47% 7 0.21% 253 7.58% 3,337 Trimble 935 54.61% 757 44.22% 18 1.05% 2 0.12% 178 10.39% 1,712 Union 2,701 58.67% 1,855 40.29% 29 0.63% 19 0.41% 846 18.38% 4,604 Warren 12,481 66.78% 5,934 31.75% 194 1.04% 82 0.44% 6,547 35.03% 18,691 Washington 2,378 58.70% 1,552 38.31% 106 2.62% 15 0.37% 826 20.39% 4,051 Wayne 3,514 64.83% 1,853 34.19% 40 0.74% 13 0.24% 1,661 30.64% 5,420 Webster 2,396 57.57% 1,712 41.13% 42 1.01% 12 0.29% 684 16.44% 4,162 Whitley 6,788 74.91% 2,199 24.27% 53 0.58% 22 0.24% 4,589 50.64% 9,062 Wolfe 936 48.83% 957 49.92% 19 0.99% 5 0.26% -21 -1.09% 1,917 Woodford 3,363 70.34% 1,268 26.52% 145 3.03% 5 0.10% 2,095 43.82% 4,781 Totals 676,446 63.37% 371,159 34.77% 17,627 1.65% 2,267 0.21% 305,287 28.60% 1,067,499
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