1972 United States presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon and his running mate, incumbent vice president Spiro Agnew, were re-elected to a second term; they defeated the Democratic ticket of Senator George McGovern and former ambassador to France Sargent Shriver in a landslide. With 60.7% of the popular vote, Nixon won the largest share of the popular vote for the Republican Party in any presidential election. Nixon swept aside challenges from two Republican representatives in the Republican primaries to win renomination. McGovern, who had played a significant role in changing the Democratic nomination system after the 1968 U.S. presidential election, mobilized the anti-Vietnam War movement and other liberal supporters to win the Democratic nomination. Among the candidates he defeated were early front-runner Edmund Muskie, 1968 nominee Hubert Humphrey, and governor George Wallace. Nixon emphasized the strong economy and his success...

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