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The1972 United States presidential election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1972, as part of the1972 United States presidential election. Both theDemocratic andRepublican (Sargent Shriver andSpiro Agnew, respectively)Vice Presidential nominees were from Maryland.
Maryland was won by incumbent PresidentRichard Nixon of California and Vice President Spiro Agnew (a Maryland native), winning 61.26% of the vote toGeorge McGovern and Shriver's 37.36%. Nixon won every county in the state, only losingindependentBaltimore City. He won over 77% of the vote in Carroll County, and over 70% in another eight counties. As of the2024 presidential election, this is the last timePrince George's County has voted Republican in a presidential election, the strongest performance by a Republican in Maryland, and the last time the Democratic candidate was held to under 60% of the vote inBaltimore City.[1][2] This was also the last of only 7 occasions[a] since the emergence of the Republican Party that Maryland has voted more Republican than the nation as a whole.[3]
A voting machine in the town ofSaint Michaels malfunctioned on election day, causing only 14 of the 435 ballots cast on it to be properly recorded.[4] Circuit Judge Harry Clark barred theTalbot County Board of Election Supervisors from certifying the county's results until a revote was held at the affected polling location, which occurred on November 15.[5]
Of his three presidential campaigns, this was the only time Nixon carried the home state of his running mate. Nixon had lost Marylandin 1968 and had also failed to winHenry Cabot Lodge Jr.'s home state of Massachusettsin 1960.
| 1972 United States presidential election in Maryland[6] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon(incumbent) | Spiro Agnew(incumbent) | 829,305 | 61.26% | 10 | |
| Democratic | George McGovern | Sargent Shriver | 505,781 | 37.36% | 0 | |
| American Independent | John G. Schmitz | Thomas J. Anderson | 18,726 | 1.38% | 0 | |
| County | Richard Nixon Republican | George McGovern Democratic | John G. Schmitz American Independent | Margin | Total votes cast[7] | ||||
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| Allegany | 20,687 | 64.55% | 10,808 | 33.72% | 553 | 1.73% | 9,879 | 30.83% | 32,048 |
| Anne Arundel | 71,707 | 72.26% | 26,082 | 26.28% | 1,450 | 1.46% | 45,625 | 45.98% | 99,239 |
| Baltimore | 175,897 | 70.30% | 70,309 | 28.10% | 4,018 | 1.61% | 105,588 | 42.20% | 250,224 |
| Baltimore City | 119,486 | 45.15% | 141,323 | 53.40% | 3,843 | 1.45% | -21,837 | -8.25% | 264,652 |
| Calvert | 4,024 | 63.43% | 2,232 | 35.18% | 88 | 1.39% | 1,792 | 28.25% | 6,344 |
| Caroline | 4,325 | 72.71% | 1,567 | 26.34% | 56 | 0.94% | 2,758 | 46.37% | 5,948 |
| Carroll | 16,847 | 77.25% | 4,408 | 20.21% | 553 | 2.54% | 12,439 | 57.04% | 21,808 |
| Cecil | 10,759 | 70.82% | 4,113 | 27.08% | 319 | 2.10% | 6,646 | 43.74% | 15,191 |
| Charles | 9,665 | 67.34% | 4,502 | 31.37% | 186 | 1.30% | 5,163 | 35.97% | 14,353 |
| Dorchester | 6,859 | 74.97% | 2,136 | 23.35% | 154 | 1.68% | 4,723 | 51.62% | 9,149 |
| Frederick | 19,907 | 69.48% | 8,235 | 28.74% | 509 | 1.78% | 11,672 | 40.74% | 28,651 |
| Garrett | 5,480 | 76.60% | 1,510 | 21.11% | 164 | 2.29% | 3,970 | 55.49% | 7,154 |
| Harford | 25,141 | 73.16% | 8,737 | 25.42% | 488 | 1.42% | 16,404 | 47.74% | 34,366 |
| Howard | 19,265 | 63.55% | 10,668 | 35.19% | 383 | 1.26% | 8,597 | 28.36% | 30,316 |
| Kent | 4,036 | 64.36% | 2,168 | 34.57% | 67 | 1.07% | 1,868 | 29.79% | 6,271 |
| Montgomery | 133,090 | 56.50% | 100,228 | 42.55% | 2,239 | 0.95% | 32,862 | 13.95% | 235,557 |
| Prince George's | 116,166 | 58.55% | 79,914 | 40.28% | 2,330 | 1.17% | 36,252 | 18.27% | 198,410 |
| Queen Anne's | 4,380 | 70.45% | 1,712 | 27.54% | 125 | 2.01% | 2,668 | 42.91% | 6,217 |
| Somerset | 4,342 | 67.33% | 2,036 | 31.57% | 71 | 1.10% | 2,306 | 35.76% | 6,449 |
| St. Mary's | 7,689 | 67.55% | 3,571 | 31.37% | 122 | 1.07% | 4,118 | 36.18% | 11,382 |
| Talbot | 6,620 | 74.73% | 2,181 | 24.62% | 58 | 0.65% | 4,439 | 50.11% | 8,859 |
| Washington | 24,234 | 69.27% | 10,039 | 28.70% | 712 | 2.04% | 14,195 | 40.57% | 34,985 |
| Wicomico | 13,115 | 69.71% | 5,510 | 29.29% | 190 | 1.01% | 7,605 | 40.42% | 18,815 |
| Worcester | 5,584 | 75.22% | 1,792 | 24.14% | 48 | 0.65% | 3,792 | 51.08% | 7,424 |
| Totals | 829,305 | 61.26% | 505,781 | 37.36% | 18,726 | 1.38% | 323,524 | 23.90% | 1,353,812 |
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