1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee

1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee
Nixon 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	McGovern 50–60%
President before election; Richard Nixon; Republican	Elected President ; Richard Nixon; Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 10^[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Tennessee was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 67.70% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 29.75% of the popular vote.^[2]^[3] John G. Schmitz was the only other candidate on the ballot, and, as the candidate for the American Party, he received over 30,000 votes.

Stewart, Houston, Perry, Lewis, and Jackson counties were the only five of Tennessee's ninety-five counties to vote for McGovern. Alabama and Tennessee were the only states where McGovern won any county that voted for George Wallace in 1968. As of the 2024 presidential election^[update], this is the best showing of any Republican candidate in the state, as well as the last election in which majority-Black Haywood County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.

^ "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "1972 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee". Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1972". Retrieved January 8, 2017.

[1] "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved January 8, 2017.

[2] "1972 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee". Retrieved January 8, 2017.

[3] "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1972". Retrieved January 8, 2017.

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