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Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford were the main canidates.
In the Democratic Party other people who ran were:
Jimmy Carter
Jerry Brown
George Wallace
Morris Udall
Henry Jackson
Frank Church
Robert Byrd
Sargent Shriver
Fred Harris
Birch Bayh
Lloyd Benson
Terry Sanford
Walter Faunroy
In the Republican primaries the following people ran:
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter won the election.
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∙ 6y agoRichard Nixon won the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern. In the 1972 presidential election Richard Nixon received 520 electoral votes and George McGovern received 17 electoral votes.
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∙ 9y agoThere was no presidential election in 1975. The US president that year was Gerald Ford. He had been the vice president under President Richard Nixon, but when a scandal caused Nixon to resign in 1974, Mr. Ford took over. He was still in the White House in 1975.
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∙ 9y agoin the 1972 presidential election the Republican candidate was Richard Nixon, and the Democratic candidate was George McGovern. Nixon won with 60% of the vote.
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∙ 13y agoJimmy Carter did and he won
He ran against Gerald Ford.
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∙ 11y agoThe Republican was Gerald R. Ford, the Democrat was Jimmy Carter. There were many 3rd party competitors as well. In addition Ronald Reagan also won 1 Republican electoral vote in Washington.
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What famous doctor ran for president in 1972?
Dr. Benjamin Spock.
What African American woman ran for president in 1972?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was Nixons running mate?
Spiro Agnew ran as his Vice President in 1968 and 1972, Henry Cabot Lodge ran with him in 1960
Who ran for president 4 times and never got elected?
Gus Hall ran for President of the United States four times in a row and was defeated each time. He ran in 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984.
Who was the governor of Alabama and ran for president in 1968 and 1972?
The governor of Alabama who ran for president in 1968 and 1972 was George Wallace. He was a staunch segregationist and ran as a third-party candidate on the American Independent Party ticket. Wallace is known for his opposition to desegregation and his controversial stance on civil rights.
Was George McGovern a Republican?
No. He was a Democratic senator from SD who ran for president in 1972.
In 1988 who ran for president?
Shirley Chisholm was the African American who tried to become President of the United States in 1972. She did not win the Democratic nomination that she needed to get on the ballot.
Who was the first colored person to run for president as a Democrat 1972?
You are probably referring to Shirley Chisholm of New York; she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1968, the first black woman elected to congress. She then ran for president in 1972, but did not get the nomination.
How many times did president Richard Nixon run for president?
Nixon ran three times, in 1960, 1968 and 1972. After losing a close election in 1960, he came back to win in 1968 and 1972.
Who did Richard Nixon run against for president?
Richard Nixon ran for president against1960 John F. Kennedy1968 Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace(Independent)1972 George McGovernNixon lost in 1960 and won in 1968 and 1972.
When was Eyal Ran born?
Eyal Ran was born in 1972.
How may times did Nixon run run for president before getting elected?
Nixon was elected to his first term in 1968, and he was reelected to his second term in 1972. However, he did not serve out his full second term. He resigned on August 9, 1974. (He was also elected as vice-president in 1952 and 1956 under Eisenhower.)
