Who won Arizona in the 1972 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Arizona in 1972, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arizona have in 1972?

Arizona cast 6 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election.

Did Arizona vote for the national winner in 1972?

Yes. Arizona backed Richard Nixon, who won the presidency that year.

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1972

Arizona: Nixon carries 6 EV.

Arizona cast its 6 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Arizona voted with the national winner this cycle.

Arizona in 1972

The 1972 contest saw Arizona line up behind Nixon, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Arizona ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Arizona backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. Arizona did not move alone — neighboring California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico broke the same way in 1972. Across the 29 presidential elections Arizona has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (18 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Richard Nixon took 520 of the 538 electoral votes, against George McGovern's 17. Richard Nixon led the national popular vote with 60.67% of the ballots cast.

The 1972 national map

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