The 1972 Democratic Party Nominee for U. S. President was George McGovern.
Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern.
President Richard Nixon was the Republican candidate for President in 1972. The Democratic candidate was George McGovern, a Senator from South Dakota.
Nixon made his historic trip to China in February,1972.
Spiro Agnew ran as his Vice President in 1968 and 1972, Henry Cabot Lodge ran with him in 1960
Spiro T. Agnew
1972? Richard Nixon won the presidential election in 1972 with a 23.2 percentage point margin.
Sargent Shriver was never the US vice president, although he was the US vice president nominee for the Democrat party in the 1972 election on the same ticket as McGovern. Gerald Ford was the Vice President under Nixon before the 1972 election.
This was Nixon's re-election committee in 1972. I do not think they use the term anymore.
Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in 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. The popular vote totals were Nixon 47,169,911 and McGovern 29,170,383.
Richard Nixon lost in 1960 but won in 1968 and again in 1972.
NUMBER of ELECTORAL VOTES RECIEVED by RICHARD M. NIXON:1952 : 442 votes for vice president (83.2%)1956 : 457 votes for vice president (86.1%)1960 : 219 votes for president (40.8%)1968 : 301 votes for president (55.9%)1972 : 520 votes for president (96.7%)
The sitting vice president, Spiro T. Agnew, was once again Nixon's running mate in 1972. They won the election, but Agnew served only until October 1973, when he agreed to resign when facing criminal charges.