1972 Republican Party presidential primaries

1972 Republican Party presidential primaries

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Candidate Richard Nixon Uncommitted John M. Ashbrook
Home state California N/A Ohio
Contests won 18 0 0
Popular vote 5,378,704 317,048 311,543
Percentage 86.9% 5.1% 5.0%

First place finishes by preference primary results

Previous Republican nominee

Richard Nixon

Republican nominee

Richard Nixon

From March 7 to June 6, 1972, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1972 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Richard Nixon was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1972 Republican National Convention held from August 21 to August 23, 1972, in Miami, Florida.