Selection of Republican US presidential candidate
1972 Republican Party presidential primaries First place finishes by preference primary results
From March 7 to June 6, 1972, voters of theRepublican Party chose its nominee forpresident in the1972 United States presidential election . Incumbent PresidentRichard Nixon was again selected as the nominee through a series ofprimary elections andcaucuses culminating in the1972 Republican National Convention held from August 21 to August 23, 1972, inMiami ,Florida .
Withdrew during primaries [ edit ] List of Richard Nixon 1972 presidential campaign endorsements
Cabinet Members Senators Former Representatives Governors Former Governors Celebrities Jack Benny , comedian[ 5] [ 6] Joan Blondell , actress[ 5] James Brown , singer[ 7] Jim Brown , football player[ 7] Ray Bolger , actor[ 5] Nick Buoniconti , football player[ 8] George Burns , comedian[ 6] Glen Campbell , musician[ 6] Wilt Chamberlain , basketball player[ 7] Christopher Connelly , actor[ 5] Sammy Davis Jr. , singer and actor[ 7] Zsa Zsa Gabor , actress[ 6] Johnny Grant , radio personality[ 5] Merv Griffin , television personality[ 6] George Hamilton , actor[ 5] Charlton Heston , actor[ 5] [ 6] Bob Hope , comedian[ 2] Art Linkletter , radio personality[ 3] Dick Martin , comedian[ 6] Mary Tyler Moore , actress[ 6] Merlin Olsen , football player[ 8] Debbie Reynolds , actress[ 6] Dan Rowan , actor[ 6] Gale Sayers , football player[ 8] Frank Sinatra , singer[ 5] [ 6] Red Skelton , entertainer[ 6] James Stewart , actor[ 6] Howard Twilley , football player[ 8] John Wayne , actor[ 6] Poll source Publication John Ashbrook
Gallup[ 9] Feb. 1972 5% 6% 83%
Overview of the race [ edit ] Nixon was a popularincumbent president in 1972, as he seemed to have reacheddétente withChina and theUSSR . He shrugged off the first glimmers of that, after the election, because of the massiveWatergate scandal .
Polls showed that Nixon had a strong lead. He was challenged by two minor candidates, liberalPete McCloskey ofCalifornia and conservativeJohn Ashbrook ofOhio . McCloskey ran as an anti-Vietnam war candidate dedicated to a much more clearly liberal position compared to Nixon's ambiguity approach within the party, while Ashbrook was dedicated to a much more clearly conservative position than Nixon and opposed Nixon'sdétente policies towardsChina and theSoviet Union . In theNew Hampshire primary McCloskey's platform of peace garnered 19.7% of the vote to Nixon's 67.9%, with Ashbrook receiving 10.9% and comedian Pat Paulsen receiving 1.1%.[ 10]
Nixon won 1,347 of the 1,348 delegates to the GOP convention, with McCloskey receiving the vote of one delegate fromNew Mexico .[ 11]
Timeline of the race [ edit ] Results by popular vote [ edit ] 1972Republican Party presidential primaries[ 12] Candidate Votes % Richard M. Nixon (incumbent)5,378,704 86.9 Unpledged delegates 317,048 5.1 John M. Ashbrook 311,543 5.0 Paul N. McCloskey 132,731 2.1 George C. Wallace 20,472 0.3 "None of the names shown" 5,350 0.1 Others 22,433 0.4 Total votes 6,188,281 100
^a b "Remarks at a "Victory '72" Luncheon in San Francisco, California" . 27 September 1972.^a b c d e f "Remarks at a "Salute to the President" Dinner in New York City" . 9 November 1971.^a b c d "Remarks at a "Salute to the President" Dinner in Chicago, Illinois" . 9 November 1971.^a b c d e f g "Many Southern Democrats Plan To Back Nixon for Re-election" .The New York Times . 13 August 1972.^a b c d e f g h "Nixon Entertain Their Hollywood Backers" .The New York Times . 28 August 1972.^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Critchlow, Donald (2013).When Hollywood was right : how movie stars, studio moguls, and big business remade American politics ISBN 978-0-521-19918-6 {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link )^a b c d "Black celebrities have a long history of endorsing Republican presidents" .The Washington Post ^a b c d "Nixon's Political Football" . 21 October 2021.^ "US President - R Primaries" .OurCampaigns.com . 16 Nov 2004. Retrieved29 Oct 2020 .^ "New Hampshire Finals" .The Miami Herald . UPI. March 15, 1972. RetrievedJune 23, 2021 .^ "Nixon Renominated" . Partners.nytimes.com. 1972-08-23. Retrieved2016-05-05 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Kalb, Deborah, ed. (2010).Guide to U.S. Elections (6th ed.). Washington, DC:CQ Press . pp. 412– 415.ISBN 9781604265361
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