1972 Presidential Election Results for Ohio

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	62%	4,980	63.2%	2,709	34.4%	172	2.2%	21	0.3%	7,882
Allen	53%	26,966	70.0%	10,184	26.4%	1,231	3.2%	162	0.4%	38,543
Ashland	59%	12,470	73.0%	4,302	25.2%	268	1.6%	34	0.2%	17,074
Ashtabula	60%	22,762	59.0%	15,052	39.0%	731	1.9%	63	0.2%	38,608
Athens	50%	9,735	48.9%	9,977	50.1%	142	0.7%	61	0.3%	19,915
Auglaize	67%	11,900	69.8%	4,617	27.1%	500	2.9%	30	0.2%	17,047
Belmont	59%	17,628	53.6%	14,800	45.0%	337	1.0%	113	0.3%	32,878
Brown	62%	6,772	62.7%	3,770	34.9%	246	2.3%	16	0.1%	10,804
Butler	48%	50,380	68.4%	21,194	28.8%	1,840	2.5%	221	0.3%	73,635
Carroll	63%	5,984	66.4%	2,755	30.6%	262	2.9%	13	0.1%	9,014
Champaign	62%	8,756	69.5%	3,626	28.8%	211	1.7%	10	0.1%	12,603
Clark	54%	34,447	61.8%	19,725	35.4%	1,197	2.1%	381	0.7%	55,750
Clermont	50%	22,936	71.7%	8,276	25.9%	738	2.3%	39	0.1%	31,989
Clinton	52%	8,140	74.1%	2,709	24.7%	133	1.2%	6	0.1%	10,988
Columbiana	61%	27,308	62.6%	15,683	36.0%	554	1.3%	57	0.1%	43,602
Coshocton	55%	8,082	66.2%	3,790	31.1%	245	2.0%	89	0.7%	12,206
Crawford	64%	14,632	69.5%	5,518	26.2%	863	4.1%	40	0.2%	21,053
Cuyahoga	57%	329,493	49.9%	317,670	48.1%	10,078	1.5%	2,510	0.4%	659,751
Darke	66%	13,862	65.7%	6,534	31.0%	658	3.1%	42	0.2%	21,096
Defiance	58%	8,914	65.4%	4,377	32.1%	322	2.4%	17	0.1%	13,630
Delaware	60%	12,950	72.4%	4,452	24.9%	468	2.6%	16	0.1%	17,886
Erie	57%	16,714	58.5%	10,889	38.1%	813	2.8%	175	0.6%	28,591
Fairfield	62%	21,909	71.7%	7,746	25.3%	852	2.8%	61	0.2%	30,568
Fayette	56%	6,970	73.3%	2,344	24.6%	191	2.0%	10	0.1%	9,515
Franklin	60%	219,771	63.7%	117,562	34.1%	5,496	1.6%	1,979	0.6%	344,808
Fulton	57%	8,387	68.6%	3,615	29.5%	212	1.7%	20	0.2%	12,234
Gallia	51%	6,506	72.4%	2,341	26.1%	108	1.2%	31	0.3%	8,986
Geauga	58%	15,624	66.3%	7,329	31.1%	538	2.3%	86	0.4%	23,577
Greene	47%	25,349	65.1%	12,736	32.7%	743	1.9%	81	0.2%	38,909
Guernsey	58%	9,648	66.0%	4,757	32.5%	175	1.2%	39	0.3%	14,619
Hamilton	59%	239,212	65.6%	119,054	32.7%	5,552	1.5%	567	0.2%	364,385
Hancock	63%	18,111	70.7%	6,084	23.7%	1,330	5.2%	99	0.4%	25,624
Hardin	60%	8,713	69.1%	3,535	28.1%	338	2.7%	16	0.1%	12,602
Harrison	61%	4,554	65.0%	2,388	34.1%	58	0.8%	10	0.1%	7,010
Henry	65%	8,099	70.6%	3,145	27.4%	213	1.9%	18	0.2%	11,475
Highland	63%	8,524	69.7%	3,464	28.3%	219	1.8%	19	0.2%	12,226
Hocking	62%	5,407	63.7%	2,874	33.8%	201	2.4%	10	0.1%	8,492
Holmes	38%	3,752	70.0%	1,507	28.1%	103	1.9%	0	0.0%	5,362
Huron	54%	10,942	63.1%	5,491	31.7%	846	4.9%	61	0.4%	17,340
Jackson	60%	7,351	67.3%	3,410	31.2%	148	1.4%	14	0.1%	10,923
Jefferson	59%	21,531	56.3%	16,198	42.3%	442	1.2%	103	0.3%	38,274
Knox	58%	10,705	64.0%	5,370	32.1%	566	3.4%	98	0.6%	16,739
Lake	55%	42,488	58.9%	27,523	38.2%	1,900	2.6%	230	0.3%	72,141
Lawrence	60%	15,125	67.0%	7,112	31.5%	299	1.3%	31	0.1%	22,567
Licking	58%	28,070	66.5%	12,460	29.5%	1,633	3.9%	69	0.2%	42,232
Logan	65%	10,938	71.1%	3,786	24.6%	641	4.2%	15	0.1%	15,380
Lorain	55%	51,102	56.1%	36,634	40.3%	2,768	3.0%	512	0.6%	91,016
Lucas	57%	88,401	48.4%	90,142	49.3%	3,101	1.7%	1,065	0.6%	182,709
Madison	58%	8,372	75.7%	2,484	22.5%	202	1.8%	6	0.1%	11,064
Mahoning	63%	64,144	49.7%	62,428	48.4%	1,765	1.4%	751	0.6%	129,088
Marion	60%	17,197	67.0%	7,970	31.1%	449	1.7%	43	0.2%	25,659
Medina	59%	21,010	64.8%	10,643	32.8%	696	2.1%	62	0.2%	32,411
Meigs	63%	5,961	70.7%	2,335	27.7%	118	1.4%	19	0.2%	8,433
Mercer	66%	8,587	57.6%	5,798	38.9%	497	3.3%	25	0.2%	14,907
Miami	56%	21,226	68.4%	9,121	29.4%	629	2.0%	36	0.1%	31,012
Monroe	60%	3,721	59.1%	2,483	39.5%	79	1.3%	9	0.1%	6,292
Montgomery	52%	120,998	58.0%	82,231	39.4%	4,109	2.0%	1,214	0.6%	208,552
Morgan	66%	3,679	68.5%	1,554	28.9%	128	2.4%	10	0.2%	5,371
Morrow	70%	6,886	70.6%	2,527	25.9%	339	3.5%	7	0.1%	9,759
Muskingum	60%	19,897	64.0%	10,313	33.2%	833	2.7%	51	0.2%	31,094
Noble	70%	3,274	68.2%	1,449	30.2%	64	1.3%	12	0.3%	4,799
Ottawa	68%	9,772	57.9%	6,465	38.3%	629	3.7%	23	0.1%	16,889
Paulding	58%	4,553	64.8%	2,283	32.5%	175	2.5%	14	0.2%	7,025
Perry	61%	6,716	62.1%	3,728	34.5%	344	3.2%	21	0.2%	10,809
Pickaway	49%	9,661	74.3%	2,978	22.9%	268	2.1%	95	0.7%	13,002
Pike	69%	5,037	57.5%	3,531	40.3%	163	1.9%	30	0.3%	8,761
Portage	53%	23,294	51.8%	20,769	46.2%	869	1.9%	70	0.2%	45,002
Preble	55%	8,993	70.3%	3,472	27.1%	306	2.4%	24	0.2%	12,795
Putnam	64%	8,185	66.3%	3,729	30.2%	405	3.3%	23	0.2%	12,342
Richland	53%	31,117	68.2%	13,468	29.5%	769	1.7%	287	0.6%	45,641
Ross	53%	15,573	71.1%	5,879	26.9%	346	1.6%	90	0.4%	21,888
Sandusky	62%	15,489	63.6%	8,308	34.1%	507	2.1%	39	0.2%	24,343
Scioto	62%	19,998	63.1%	11,008	34.7%	597	1.9%	76	0.2%	31,679
Seneca	59%	13,939	60.8%	8,180	35.7%	779	3.4%	20	0.1%	22,918
Shelby	60%	9,089	61.8%	4,721	32.1%	871	5.9%	22	0.1%	14,703
Stark	59%	92,110	62.7%	51,565	35.1%	2,981	2.0%	154	0.1%	146,810
Summit	61%	112,419	49.9%	108,534	48.2%	3,925	1.7%	338	0.2%	225,216
Trumbull	55%	47,680	55.9%	35,278	41.4%	1,579	1.9%	729	0.9%	85,266
Tuscarawas	59%	18,413	59.1%	12,255	39.3%	452	1.5%	49	0.2%	31,169
Union	68%	8,389	75.9%	2,447	22.1%	206	1.9%	12	0.1%	11,054
Van Wert	69%	9,545	71.3%	3,644	27.2%	183	1.4%	19	0.1%	13,391
Vinton	69%	2,725	62.8%	1,537	35.4%	67	1.5%	7	0.2%	4,336
Warren	50%	20,210	72.4%	6,941	24.9%	720	2.6%	26	0.1%	27,897
Washington	53%	14,023	68.6%	5,814	28.5%	497	2.4%	100	0.5%	20,434
Wayne	52%	20,368	67.7%	9,260	30.8%	395	1.3%	53	0.2%	30,076
Williams	61%	9,083	66.8%	4,278	31.4%	221	1.6%	23	0.2%	13,605
Wood	56%	21,080	59.2%	13,494	37.9%	1,002	2.8%	49	0.1%	35,625
Wyandot	65%	6,414	68.1%	2,771	29.4%	221	2.3%	6	0.1%	9,412
TOTAL	57%	2,441,827	59.6%	1,558,889	38.1%	80,067	2.0%	14,004	0.3%	4,094,787

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in OH

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 (Keating-R)	55%	111,925	66.1%	57,516	33.9%			0	0.0%	169,441
District 02 (Clancy-R)	65%	127,655	67.4%	61,676	32.6%			0	0.0%	189,331
District 03 (Whalen-R)	50%	88,701	58.1%	63,890	41.9%			0	0.0%	152,591
District 04 (Guyer-R)	58%	120,089	70.7%	49,780	29.3%			0	0.0%	169,869
District 05 (Latta-R)	62%	118,678	65.6%	62,332	34.4%			0	0.0%	181,010
District 06 (Harsha-R)	58%	118,484	70.4%	49,892	29.6%			0	0.0%	168,376
District 07 (Brown, Jr.-R)	54%	106,807	67.2%	52,240	32.8%			0	0.0%	159,047
District 08 (Powell-R)	52%	104,889	68.8%	47,638	31.2%			0	0.0%	152,527
District 09 (Ashley-D)	56%	83,768	49.0%	87,151	51.0%			0	0.0%	170,919
District 10 (Miller-R)	58%	119,083	66.9%	58,831	33.1%			0	0.0%	177,914
District 11 (Stanton-R)	59%	104,236	62.0%	63,864	38.0%			0	0.0%	168,100
District 12 (Devine-R)	65%	128,129	67.5%	61,644	32.5%			0	0.0%	189,773
District 13 (Mosher-R)	58%	98,505	59.0%	68,481	41.0%			0	0.0%	166,986
District 14 (Seiberling-D)	59%	88,384	48.4%	94,320	51.6%			0	0.0%	182,704
District 15 (Wylie-R)	59%	119,846	64.7%	65,381	35.3%			0	0.0%	185,227
District 16 (Regula-R)	58%	113,402	65.0%	61,173	35.0%			0	0.0%	174,575
District 17 (Ashbrook-R)	55%	111,545	68.9%	50,374	31.1%			0	0.0%	161,919
District 18 (Hays-D)	60%	111,800	60.6%	72,581	39.4%			0	0.0%	184,381
District 19 (Carney-D)	61%	96,607	52.2%	88,500	47.8%			0	0.0%	185,107
District 20 (Stanton-D)	50%	79,056	51.6%	74,041	48.4%			0	0.0%	153,097
District 21 (Stokes-D)	42%	27,661	21.5%	101,276	78.5%			0	0.0%	128,937
District 22 (Vanik-D)	68%	119,412	56.8%	90,689	43.2%			0	0.0%	210,101
District 23 (Minshall-R)	66%	131,709	64.9%	71,361	35.1%			0	0.0%	203,070

1972 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,980	63.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,709	34.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	172	2.2%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,882
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Allen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	26,966	70.0%
George McGovern (D)	10,184	26.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,231	3.2%
Other	162	0.4%
TOTAL	38,543
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Ashland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,470	73.0%
George McGovern (D)	4,302	25.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	268	1.6%
Other	34	0.2%
TOTAL	17,074
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Ashtabula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	22,762	59.0%
George McGovern (D)	15,052	39.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	731	1.9%
Other	63	0.2%
TOTAL	38,608
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Athens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,735	48.9%
George McGovern (D)	9,977	50.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	142	0.7%
Other	61	0.3%
TOTAL	19,915
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Auglaize County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,900	69.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,617	27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	500	2.9%
Other	30	0.2%
TOTAL	17,047
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Belmont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,628	53.6%
George McGovern (D)	14,800	45.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	337	1.0%
Other	113	0.3%
TOTAL	32,878
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,772	62.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,770	34.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	246	2.3%
Other	16	0.1%
TOTAL	10,804
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	50,380	68.4%
George McGovern (D)	21,194	28.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,840	2.5%
Other	221	0.3%
TOTAL	73,635
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,984	66.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,755	30.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	262	2.9%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,014
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Champaign County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,756	69.5%
George McGovern (D)	3,626	28.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	211	1.7%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	12,603
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	34,447	61.8%
George McGovern (D)	19,725	35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,197	2.1%
Other	381	0.7%
TOTAL	55,750
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Clermont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	22,936	71.7%
George McGovern (D)	8,276	25.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	738	2.3%
Other	39	0.1%
TOTAL	31,989
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,140	74.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,709	24.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	133	1.2%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	10,988
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Columbiana County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	27,308	62.6%
George McGovern (D)	15,683	36.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	554	1.3%
Other	57	0.1%
TOTAL	43,602
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Coshocton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,082	66.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,790	31.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	245	2.0%
Other	89	0.7%
TOTAL	12,206
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,632	69.5%
George McGovern (D)	5,518	26.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	863	4.1%
Other	40	0.2%
TOTAL	21,053
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Cuyahoga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	329,493	49.9%
George McGovern (D)	317,670	48.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	10,078	1.5%
Other	2,510	0.4%
TOTAL	659,751
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Darke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,862	65.7%
George McGovern (D)	6,534	31.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	658	3.1%
Other	42	0.2%
TOTAL	21,096
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Defiance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,914	65.4%
George McGovern (D)	4,377	32.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	322	2.4%
Other	17	0.1%
TOTAL	13,630
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,950	72.4%
George McGovern (D)	4,452	24.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	468	2.6%
Other	16	0.1%
TOTAL	17,886
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Erie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	16,714	58.5%
George McGovern (D)	10,889	38.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	813	2.8%
Other	175	0.6%
TOTAL	28,591
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,909	71.7%
George McGovern (D)	7,746	25.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	852	2.8%
Other	61	0.2%
TOTAL	30,568
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,970	73.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,344	24.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	191	2.0%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	9,515
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	219,771	63.7%
George McGovern (D)	117,562	34.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	5,496	1.6%
Other	1,979	0.6%
TOTAL	344,808
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,387	68.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,615	29.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	212	1.7%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	12,234
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Gallia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,506	72.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,341	26.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	108	1.2%
Other	31	0.3%
TOTAL	8,986
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Geauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,624	66.3%
George McGovern (D)	7,329	31.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	538	2.3%
Other	86	0.4%
TOTAL	23,577
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	25,349	65.1%
George McGovern (D)	12,736	32.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	743	1.9%
Other	81	0.2%
TOTAL	38,909
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Guernsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,648	66.0%
George McGovern (D)	4,757	32.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	175	1.2%
Other	39	0.3%
TOTAL	14,619
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	239,212	65.6%
George McGovern (D)	119,054	32.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	5,552	1.5%
Other	567	0.2%
TOTAL	364,385
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,111	70.7%
George McGovern (D)	6,084	23.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,330	5.2%
Other	99	0.4%
TOTAL	25,624
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,713	69.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,535	28.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	338	2.7%
Other	16	0.1%
TOTAL	12,602
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,554	65.0%
George McGovern (D)	2,388	34.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	58	0.8%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,010
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,099	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,145	27.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	213	1.9%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	11,475
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,524	69.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,464	28.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	219	1.8%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	12,226
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Hocking County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,407	63.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,874	33.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	201	2.4%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,492
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,752	70.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,507	28.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	103	1.9%
TOTAL	5,362
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Huron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,942	63.1%
George McGovern (D)	5,491	31.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	846	4.9%
Other	61	0.4%
TOTAL	17,340
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,351	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,410	31.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	148	1.4%
Other	14	0.1%
TOTAL	10,923
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,531	56.3%
George McGovern (D)	16,198	42.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	442	1.2%
Other	103	0.3%
TOTAL	38,274
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,705	64.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,370	32.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	566	3.4%
Other	98	0.6%
TOTAL	16,739
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	42,488	58.9%
George McGovern (D)	27,523	38.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,900	2.6%
Other	230	0.3%
TOTAL	72,141
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,125	67.0%
George McGovern (D)	7,112	31.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	299	1.3%
Other	31	0.1%
TOTAL	22,567
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Licking County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	28,070	66.5%
George McGovern (D)	12,460	29.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,633	3.9%
Other	69	0.2%
TOTAL	42,232
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,938	71.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,786	24.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	641	4.2%
Other	15	0.1%
TOTAL	15,380
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Lorain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	51,102	56.1%
George McGovern (D)	36,634	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	2,768	3.0%
Other	512	0.6%
TOTAL	91,016
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Lucas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	88,401	48.4%
George McGovern (D)	90,142	49.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	3,101	1.7%
Other	1,065	0.6%
TOTAL	182,709
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,372	75.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,484	22.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	202	1.8%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	11,064
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Mahoning County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	64,144	49.7%
George McGovern (D)	62,428	48.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,765	1.4%
Other	751	0.6%
TOTAL	129,088
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,197	67.0%
George McGovern (D)	7,970	31.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	449	1.7%
Other	43	0.2%
TOTAL	25,659
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Medina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,010	64.8%
George McGovern (D)	10,643	32.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	696	2.1%
Other	62	0.2%
TOTAL	32,411
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,961	70.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,335	27.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	118	1.4%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	8,433
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,587	57.6%
George McGovern (D)	5,798	38.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	497	3.3%
Other	25	0.2%
TOTAL	14,907
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Miami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,226	68.4%
George McGovern (D)	9,121	29.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	629	2.0%
Other	36	0.1%
TOTAL	31,012
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,721	59.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,483	39.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	79	1.3%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,292
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	120,998	58.0%
George McGovern (D)	82,231	39.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	4,109	2.0%
Other	1,214	0.6%
TOTAL	208,552
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,679	68.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,554	28.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	128	2.4%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	5,371
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Morrow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,886	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,527	25.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	339	3.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,759
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Muskingum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	19,897	64.0%
George McGovern (D)	10,313	33.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	833	2.7%
Other	51	0.2%
TOTAL	31,094
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Noble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,274	68.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,449	30.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	64	1.3%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,799
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Ottawa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,772	57.9%
George McGovern (D)	6,465	38.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	629	3.7%
Other	23	0.1%
TOTAL	16,889
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Paulding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,553	64.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,283	32.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	175	2.5%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,025
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,716	62.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,728	34.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	344	3.2%
Other	21	0.2%
TOTAL	10,809
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Pickaway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,661	74.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,978	22.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	268	2.1%
Other	95	0.7%
TOTAL	13,002
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,037	57.5%
George McGovern (D)	3,531	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	163	1.9%
Other	30	0.3%
TOTAL	8,761
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Portage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	23,294	51.8%
George McGovern (D)	20,769	46.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	869	1.9%
Other	70	0.2%
TOTAL	45,002
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Preble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,993	70.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,472	27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	306	2.4%
Other	24	0.2%
TOTAL	12,795
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,185	66.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,729	30.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	405	3.3%
Other	23	0.2%
TOTAL	12,342
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	31,117	68.2%
George McGovern (D)	13,468	29.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	769	1.7%
Other	287	0.6%
TOTAL	45,641
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Ross County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,573	71.1%
George McGovern (D)	5,879	26.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	346	1.6%
Other	90	0.4%
TOTAL	21,888
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Sandusky County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,489	63.6%
George McGovern (D)	8,308	34.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	507	2.1%
Other	39	0.2%
TOTAL	24,343
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Scioto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	19,998	63.1%
George McGovern (D)	11,008	34.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	597	1.9%
Other	76	0.2%
TOTAL	31,679
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Seneca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,939	60.8%
George McGovern (D)	8,180	35.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	779	3.4%
Other	20	0.1%
TOTAL	22,918
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,089	61.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,721	32.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	871	5.9%
Other	22	0.1%
TOTAL	14,703
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	92,110	62.7%
George McGovern (D)	51,565	35.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	2,981	2.0%
Other	154	0.1%
TOTAL	146,810
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Summit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	112,419	49.9%
George McGovern (D)	108,534	48.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	3,925	1.7%
Other	338	0.2%
TOTAL	225,216
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Trumbull County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	47,680	55.9%
George McGovern (D)	35,278	41.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,579	1.9%
Other	729	0.9%
TOTAL	85,266
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Tuscarawas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,413	59.1%
George McGovern (D)	12,255	39.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	452	1.5%
Other	49	0.2%
TOTAL	31,169
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,389	75.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,447	22.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	206	1.9%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	11,054
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Van Wert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,545	71.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,644	27.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	183	1.4%
Other	19	0.1%
TOTAL	13,391
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Vinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,725	62.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,537	35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	1.5%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,336
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,210	72.4%
George McGovern (D)	6,941	24.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	720	2.6%
Other	26	0.1%
TOTAL	27,897
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,023	68.6%
George McGovern (D)	5,814	28.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	497	2.4%
Other	100	0.5%
TOTAL	20,434
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,368	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	9,260	30.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	395	1.3%
Other	53	0.2%
TOTAL	30,076
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,083	66.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,278	31.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	221	1.6%
Other	23	0.2%
TOTAL	13,605
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,080	59.2%
George McGovern (D)	13,494	37.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,002	2.8%
Other	49	0.1%
TOTAL	35,625
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Wyandot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,414	68.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,771	29.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	221	2.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	9,412
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

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