1972 Presidential Election Results for Colorado

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Richard Nixon* (R)		George McGovern (D)		John Schmitz (American)		Other		TOTAL
Adams	53%	40,372	60.8%	24,170	36.4%	1,133	1.7%	737	1.1%	66,412
Alamosa	61%	2,916	62.5%	1,540	33.0%	191	4.1%	18	0.4%	4,665
Arapahoe	59%	52,283	72.2%	18,631	25.7%	816	1.1%	646	0.9%	72,376
Archuleta	51%	606	64.5%	300	31.9%	30	3.2%	4	0.4%	940
Baca	59%	1,645	73.9%	527	23.7%	50	2.2%	3	0.1%	2,225
Bent	56%	1,525	64.3%	787	33.2%	52	2.2%	8	0.3%	2,372
Boulder	71%	40,766	56.8%	29,484	41.1%	837	1.2%	683	1.0%	71,770
Chaffee	59%	2,859	66.6%	1,354	31.6%	45	1.0%	33	0.8%	4,291
Cheyenne	82%	815	63.4%	400	31.1%	68	5.3%	3	0.2%	1,286
Clear Creek	70%	1,557	62.2%	815	32.6%	94	3.8%	36	1.4%	2,502
Conejos	65%	1,658	55.5%	1,140	38.2%	184	6.2%	5	0.2%	2,987
Costilla	72%	602	42.2%	744	52.1%	18	1.3%	64	4.5%	1,428
Crowley	72%	1,094	70.7%	414	26.7%	35	2.3%	5	0.3%	1,548
Custer	89%	495	71.4%	154	22.2%	43	6.2%	1	0.1%	693
Delta	65%	4,890	67.7%	1,903	26.4%	396	5.5%	31	0.4%	7,220
Denver	61%	121,995	54.1%	98,062	43.5%	2,306	1.0%	2,972	1.3%	225,335
Dolores	66%	498	71.8%	166	23.9%	28	4.0%	2	0.3%	694
Douglas	67%	3,625	75.5%	1,048	21.8%	100	2.1%	27	0.6%	4,800
Eagle	52%	1,920	58.2%	1,306	39.6%	50	1.5%	25	0.8%	3,301
El Paso	47%	53,892	69.1%	21,234	27.2%	2,262	2.9%	597	0.8%	77,985
Elbert	69%	1,416	73.3%	451	23.3%	56	2.9%	9	0.5%	1,932
Fremont	61%	6,701	68.4%	2,813	28.7%	248	2.5%	33	0.3%	9,795
Garfield	61%	4,452	66.3%	2,088	31.1%	143	2.1%	35	0.5%	6,718
Gilpin	91%	516	57.0%	362	40.0%	19	2.1%	8	0.9%	905
Grand	75%	1,721	69.9%	685	27.8%	40	1.6%	15	0.6%	2,461
Gunnison	56%	2,231	63.6%	1,187	33.8%	58	1.7%	32	0.9%	3,508
Hinsdale	184%	172	77.5%	44	19.8%	5	2.3%	1	0.5%	222
Huerfano	69%	1,620	53.5%	1,341	44.3%	48	1.6%	18	0.6%	3,027
Jackson	68%	623	76.7%	178	21.9%	7	0.9%	4	0.5%	812
Jefferson	67%	80,082	69.9%	31,555	27.5%	1,813	1.6%	1,147	1.0%	114,597
Kiowa	88%	849	67.9%	372	29.8%	27	2.2%	2	0.2%	1,250
Kit Carson	66%	2,316	70.9%	824	25.2%	124	3.8%	3	0.1%	3,267
La Plata	63%	5,691	62.2%	2,830	30.9%	575	6.3%	48	0.5%	9,144
Lake	54%	1,556	53.7%	1,263	43.6%	28	1.0%	52	1.8%	2,899
Larimer	60%	27,462	65.0%	13,731	32.5%	658	1.6%	383	0.9%	42,234
Las Animas	66%	3,659	52.6%	3,222	46.3%	59	0.8%	17	0.2%	6,957
Lincoln	71%	1,678	70.0%	685	28.6%	28	1.2%	5	0.2%	2,396
Logan	63%	5,352	67.3%	2,426	30.5%	150	1.9%	28	0.4%	7,956
Mesa	57%	15,527	68.7%	6,358	28.1%	628	2.8%	100	0.4%	22,613
Mineral	54%	247	71.0%	96	27.6%	4	1.1%	1	0.3%	348
Moffat	58%	1,928	67.7%	591	20.8%	329	11.6%	0	0.0%	2,848
Montezuma	54%	3,391	73.5%	1,223	26.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,614
Montrose	56%	4,571	64.8%	1,870	26.5%	585	8.3%	33	0.5%	7,059
Morgan	57%	5,365	70.4%	2,081	27.3%	138	1.8%	37	0.5%	7,621
Otero	60%	6,016	65.7%	2,929	32.0%	70	0.8%	135	1.5%	9,150
Ouray	79%	669	74.6%	186	20.7%	33	3.7%	9	1.0%	897
Park	81%	1,001	70.3%	386	27.1%	23	1.6%	14	1.0%	1,424
Phillips	80%	1,480	65.3%	687	30.3%	94	4.1%	5	0.2%	2,266
Pitkin	87%	2,064	44.2%	2,531	54.2%	33	0.7%	46	1.0%	4,674
Prowers	64%	3,272	61.6%	1,860	35.0%	159	3.0%	22	0.4%	5,313
Pueblo	59%	25,607	54.4%	19,620	41.7%	1,113	2.4%	705	1.5%	47,045
Rio Blanco	62%	1,586	77.3%	414	20.2%	46	2.2%	7	0.3%	2,053
Rio Grande	59%	2,787	69.7%	1,029	25.7%	171	4.3%	12	0.3%	3,999
Routt	80%	2,629	59.3%	1,613	36.4%	159	3.6%	30	0.7%	4,431
Saguache	68%	1,062	63.2%	578	34.4%	38	2.3%	3	0.2%	1,681
San Juan	75%	238	58.3%	140	34.3%	28	6.9%	2	0.5%	408
San Miguel	71%	583	54.9%	426	40.2%	42	4.0%	10	0.9%	1,061
Sedgwick	73%	1,129	67.8%	485	29.1%	43	2.6%	7	0.4%	1,664
Summit	63%	1,082	59.0%	707	38.6%	14	0.8%	30	1.6%	1,833
Teller	74%	1,440	70.5%	535	26.2%	50	2.4%	19	0.9%	2,044
Washington	71%	1,837	69.9%	643	24.5%	135	5.1%	14	0.5%	2,629
Weld	59%	24,695	66.3%	11,690	31.4%	416	1.1%	454	1.2%	37,255
Yuma	71%	2,873	71.0%	1,066	26.4%	94	2.3%	12	0.3%	4,045
TOTAL	57%	597,189	62.6%	329,980	34.6%	17,269	1.8%	9,446	1.0%	953,884

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in CO

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1972 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Richard Nixon* (R)		George McGovern (D)		John Schmitz (American)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Schroeder-D)	59%	101,950	55.3%	82,403	44.7%			0	0.0%	184,353
District 02 (Brotzman-R)	79%	142,326	65.0%	76,789	35.0%			0	0.0%	219,115
District 03 (Evans-D)	57%	102,569	64.2%	57,152	35.8%			0	0.0%	159,721
District 04 (Johnson-R)	68%	129,253	67.2%	63,181	32.8%			0	0.0%	192,434
District 05 (Armstrong-R)	63%	121,492	70.6%	50,546	29.4%			0	0.0%	172,038

1972 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	40,372	60.8%
George McGovern (D)	24,170	36.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,133	1.7%
Other	737	1.1%
TOTAL	66,412
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Alamosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,916	62.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,540	33.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	191	4.1%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,665
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Arapahoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	52,283	72.2%
George McGovern (D)	18,631	25.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	816	1.1%
Other	646	0.9%
TOTAL	72,376
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Archuleta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	606	64.5%
George McGovern (D)	300	31.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	30	3.2%
Other	4	0.4%
TOTAL	940
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Baca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,645	73.9%
George McGovern (D)	527	23.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	2.2%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,225
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Bent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,525	64.3%
George McGovern (D)	787	33.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	52	2.2%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,372
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Boulder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	40,766	56.8%
George McGovern (D)	29,484	41.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	837	1.2%
Other	683	1.0%
TOTAL	71,770
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Chaffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,859	66.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,354	31.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	45	1.0%
Other	33	0.8%
TOTAL	4,291
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	815	63.4%
George McGovern (D)	400	31.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	68	5.3%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,286
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Clear Creek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,557	62.2%
George McGovern (D)	815	32.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	94	3.8%
Other	36	1.4%
TOTAL	2,502
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Conejos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,658	55.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,140	38.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	184	6.2%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,987
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Costilla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	602	42.2%
George McGovern (D)	744	52.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	18	1.3%
Other	64	4.5%
TOTAL	1,428
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -19

1972 President, Crowley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,094	70.7%
George McGovern (D)	414	26.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	35	2.3%
Other	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,548
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	495	71.4%
George McGovern (D)	154	22.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	6.2%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	693
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Delta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,890	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,903	26.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	396	5.5%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,220
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Denver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	121,995	54.1%
George McGovern (D)	98,062	43.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	2,306	1.0%
Other	2,972	1.3%
TOTAL	225,335
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Dolores County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	498	71.8%
George McGovern (D)	166	23.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	4.0%
Other	2	0.3%
TOTAL	694
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,625	75.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,048	21.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	100	2.1%
Other	27	0.6%
TOTAL	4,800
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Eagle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,920	58.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,306	39.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	1.5%
Other	25	0.8%
TOTAL	3,301
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Elbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,416	73.3%
George McGovern (D)	451	23.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	56	2.9%
Other	9	0.5%
TOTAL	1,932
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, El Paso County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	53,892	69.1%
George McGovern (D)	21,234	27.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	2,262	2.9%
Other	597	0.8%
TOTAL	77,985
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,701	68.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,813	28.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	248	2.5%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	9,795
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,452	66.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,088	31.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	143	2.1%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	6,718
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Gilpin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	516	57.0%
George McGovern (D)	362	40.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	19	2.1%
Other	8	0.9%
TOTAL	905
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Grand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,721	69.9%
George McGovern (D)	685	27.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	40	1.6%
Other	15	0.6%
TOTAL	2,461
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Gunnison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,231	63.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,187	33.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	58	1.7%
Other	32	0.9%
TOTAL	3,508
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Hinsdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	172	77.5%
George McGovern (D)	44	19.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	5	2.3%
Other	1	0.5%
TOTAL	222
Turnout: 184% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Huerfano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,620	53.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,341	44.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	48	1.6%
Other	18	0.6%
TOTAL	3,027
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	623	76.7%
George McGovern (D)	178	21.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	7	0.9%
Other	4	0.5%
TOTAL	812
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	80,082	69.9%
George McGovern (D)	31,555	27.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,813	1.6%
Other	1,147	1.0%
TOTAL	114,597
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Kiowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	849	67.9%
George McGovern (D)	372	29.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	27	2.2%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,250
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Kit Carson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,316	70.9%
George McGovern (D)	824	25.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	124	3.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,267
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,556	53.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,263	43.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	1.0%
Other	52	1.8%
TOTAL	2,899
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, La Plata County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,691	62.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,830	30.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	575	6.3%
Other	48	0.5%
TOTAL	9,144
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Larimer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	27,462	65.0%
George McGovern (D)	13,731	32.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	658	1.6%
Other	383	0.9%
TOTAL	42,234
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Las Animas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,659	52.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,222	46.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	59	0.8%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	6,957
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,678	70.0%
George McGovern (D)	685	28.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	1.2%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,396
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,352	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,426	30.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	150	1.9%
Other	28	0.4%
TOTAL	7,956
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Mesa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,527	68.7%
George McGovern (D)	6,358	28.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	628	2.8%
Other	100	0.4%
TOTAL	22,613
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	247	71.0%
George McGovern (D)	96	27.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	4	1.1%
Other	1	0.3%
TOTAL	348
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Moffat County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,928	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	591	20.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	329	11.6%
TOTAL	2,848
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Montezuma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,391	73.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,223	26.5%
TOTAL	4,614
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Montrose County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,571	64.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,870	26.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	585	8.3%
Other	33	0.5%
TOTAL	7,059
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,365	70.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,081	27.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	138	1.8%
Other	37	0.5%
TOTAL	7,621
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Otero County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,016	65.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,929	32.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	70	0.8%
Other	135	1.5%
TOTAL	9,150
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Ouray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	669	74.6%
George McGovern (D)	186	20.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	33	3.7%
Other	9	1.0%
TOTAL	897
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,001	70.3%
George McGovern (D)	386	27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	23	1.6%
Other	14	1.0%
TOTAL	1,424
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,480	65.3%
George McGovern (D)	687	30.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	94	4.1%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,266
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Pitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,064	44.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,531	54.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	33	0.7%
Other	46	1.0%
TOTAL	4,674
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -17

1972 President, Prowers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,272	61.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,860	35.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	159	3.0%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	5,313
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Pueblo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	25,607	54.4%
George McGovern (D)	19,620	41.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,113	2.4%
Other	705	1.5%
TOTAL	47,045
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Rio Blanco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,586	77.3%
George McGovern (D)	414	20.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	46	2.2%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,053
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Rio Grande County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,787	69.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,029	25.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	171	4.3%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,999
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Routt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,629	59.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,613	36.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	159	3.6%
Other	30	0.7%
TOTAL	4,431
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Saguache County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,062	63.2%
George McGovern (D)	578	34.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	38	2.3%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,681
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	238	58.3%
George McGovern (D)	140	34.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	6.9%
Other	2	0.5%
TOTAL	408
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, San Miguel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	583	54.9%
George McGovern (D)	426	40.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	42	4.0%
Other	10	0.9%
TOTAL	1,061
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Sedgwick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,129	67.8%
George McGovern (D)	485	29.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	2.6%
Other	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,664
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Summit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,082	59.0%
George McGovern (D)	707	38.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	14	0.8%
Other	30	1.6%
TOTAL	1,833
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Teller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,440	70.5%
George McGovern (D)	535	26.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	2.4%
Other	19	0.9%
TOTAL	2,044
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,837	69.9%
George McGovern (D)	643	24.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	135	5.1%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,629
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Weld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	24,695	66.3%
George McGovern (D)	11,690	31.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	416	1.1%
Other	454	1.2%
TOTAL	37,255
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Yuma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,873	71.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,066	26.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	94	2.3%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,045
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

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