1972 Presidential Election Results for Tennessee

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County	Turnout	Richard Nixon* (R)		George McGovern (D)		John Schmitz (American)		Other		TOTAL
Anderson	50%	13,865	66.0%	6,713	32.0%	416	2.0%	5	0.0%	20,999
Bedford	41%	4,262	59.7%	2,565	35.9%	302	4.2%	6	0.1%	7,135
Benton	48%	2,614	61.8%	1,479	35.0%	135	3.2%	0	0.0%	4,228
Bledsoe	56%	1,952	65.9%	899	30.4%	111	3.7%	0	0.0%	2,962
Blount	47%	16,078	73.9%	5,303	24.4%	390	1.8%	0	0.0%	21,771
Bradley	38%	10,440	77.3%	2,804	20.8%	269	2.0%	0	0.0%	13,513
Campbell	37%	4,909	73.4%	1,629	24.4%	147	2.2%	2	0.0%	6,687
Cannon	43%	1,615	62.4%	911	35.2%	63	2.4%	0	0.0%	2,589
Carroll	47%	5,784	69.3%	2,290	27.4%	275	3.3%	0	0.0%	8,349
Carter	45%	11,102	82.2%	2,191	16.2%	217	1.6%	4	0.0%	13,514
Cheatham	39%	2,235	60.1%	1,321	35.5%	163	4.4%	0	0.0%	3,719
Chester	53%	2,787	71.7%	961	24.7%	133	3.4%	6	0.2%	3,887
Claiborne	36%	3,632	73.9%	1,230	25.0%	50	1.0%	0	0.0%	4,912
Clay	36%	982	59.0%	648	38.9%	34	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,664
Cocke	36%	5,268	85.6%	805	13.1%	80	1.3%	0	0.0%	6,153
Coffee	43%	6,416	66.2%	2,973	30.7%	303	3.1%	3	0.0%	9,695
Crockett	36%	2,642	75.4%	735	21.0%	115	3.3%	12	0.3%	3,504
Cumberland	42%	4,593	73.8%	1,482	23.8%	150	2.4%	0	0.0%	6,225
Davidson	42%	82,636	61.3%	48,869	36.3%	3,292	2.4%	0	0.0%	134,797
Decatur	55%	2,368	64.8%	1,187	32.5%	99	2.7%	1	0.0%	3,655
DeKalb	42%	2,014	60.7%	1,243	37.4%	63	1.9%	0	0.0%	3,320
Dickson	42%	3,645	56.5%	2,619	40.6%	182	2.8%	0	0.0%	6,446
Dyer	38%	6,066	75.9%	1,600	20.0%	321	4.0%	1	0.0%	7,988
Fayette	38%	3,264	59.7%	2,067	37.8%	132	2.4%	0	0.0%	5,463
Fentress	34%	2,154	75.5%	665	23.3%	34	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,853
Franklin	38%	4,136	57.5%	2,896	40.3%	160	2.2%	0	0.0%	7,192
Gibson	42%	9,900	71.0%	3,625	26.0%	408	2.9%	1	0.0%	13,934
Giles	33%	2,914	57.7%	1,875	37.1%	261	5.2%	1	0.0%	5,051
Grainger	39%	2,842	76.5%	828	22.3%	43	1.2%	0	0.0%	3,713
Greene	38%	9,772	76.9%	2,764	21.7%	171	1.3%	2	0.0%	12,709
Grundy	35%	1,364	54.5%	1,005	40.2%	134	5.4%	0	0.0%	2,503
Hamblen	43%	8,879	76.4%	2,563	22.0%	180	1.5%	2	0.0%	11,624
Hamilton	46%	58,469	70.6%	20,657	24.9%	3,668	4.4%	0	0.0%	82,794
Hancock	49%	1,813	81.6%	393	17.7%	16	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,222
Hardeman	36%	3,494	66.0%	1,550	29.3%	183	3.5%	67	1.3%	5,294
Hardin	45%	4,401	76.3%	1,202	20.8%	166	2.9%	0	0.0%	5,769
Hawkins	45%	7,791	72.3%	2,608	24.2%	373	3.5%	3	0.0%	10,775
Haywood	42%	3,123	59.5%	1,966	37.4%	164	3.1%	0	0.0%	5,253
Henderson	54%	5,122	77.6%	1,313	19.9%	162	2.5%	0	0.0%	6,597
Henry	44%	4,613	60.6%	2,694	35.4%	302	4.0%	2	0.0%	7,611
Hickman	40%	1,943	56.1%	1,393	40.2%	130	3.8%	0	0.0%	3,466
Houston	43%	800	46.4%	870	50.4%	55	3.2%	0	0.0%	1,725
Humphreys	47%	2,263	52.2%	1,973	45.5%	102	2.4%	0	0.0%	4,338
Jackson	36%	956	46.0%	1,085	52.2%	38	1.8%	0	0.0%	2,079
Jefferson	41%	5,925	80.3%	1,357	18.4%	100	1.4%	0	0.0%	7,382
Johnson	48%	3,362	87.1%	450	11.7%	49	1.3%	0	0.0%	3,861
Knox	45%	64,747	71.6%	24,076	26.6%	1,661	1.8%	0	0.0%	90,484
Lake	34%	1,147	65.7%	536	30.7%	62	3.6%	1	0.1%	1,746
Lauderdale	41%	3,597	64.4%	1,771	31.7%	217	3.9%	0	0.0%	5,585
Lawrence	48%	6,438	67.9%	2,824	29.8%	219	2.3%	1	0.0%	9,482
Lewis	48%	1,056	47.0%	1,138	50.6%	54	2.4%	0	0.0%	2,248
Lincoln	32%	3,266	61.8%	1,867	35.4%	148	2.8%	0	0.0%	5,281
Loudon	41%	5,357	75.1%	1,604	22.5%	170	2.4%	0	0.0%	7,131
Macon	35%	2,295	75.7%	653	21.5%	83	2.7%	2	0.1%	3,033
Madison	47%	15,481	72.3%	5,203	24.3%	666	3.1%	59	0.3%	21,409
Marion	42%	3,711	63.6%	1,929	33.0%	199	3.4%	0	0.0%	5,839
Marshall	36%	2,593	59.2%	1,526	34.9%	256	5.8%	3	0.1%	4,378
Maury	37%	7,371	66.3%	3,262	29.3%	483	4.3%	5	0.0%	11,121
McMinn	43%	7,423	70.6%	2,838	27.0%	259	2.5%	0	0.0%	10,520
McNairy	50%	4,774	73.2%	1,610	24.7%	135	2.1%	0	0.0%	6,519
Meigs	45%	1,052	64.3%	539	33.0%	44	2.7%	0	0.0%	1,635
Monroe	54%	5,657	65.5%	2,870	33.2%	97	1.1%	10	0.1%	8,634
Montgomery	31%	7,839	56.4%	5,691	40.9%	363	2.6%	6	0.0%	13,899
Moore	40%	608	61.0%	356	35.7%	32	3.2%	0	0.0%	996
Morgan	40%	2,531	68.3%	1,084	29.3%	88	2.4%	0	0.0%	3,703
Obion	40%	5,800	70.4%	2,243	27.2%	200	2.4%	0	0.0%	8,243
Overton	35%	1,947	54.2%	1,573	43.8%	74	2.1%	0	0.0%	3,594
Perry	51%	900	48.1%	937	50.1%	34	1.8%	0	0.0%	1,871
Pickett	50%	957	72.2%	357	26.9%	11	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,325
Polk	48%	2,285	60.6%	1,431	37.9%	56	1.5%	0	0.0%	3,772
Putnam	37%	6,038	60.4%	3,738	37.4%	223	2.2%	0	0.0%	9,999
Rhea	43%	3,842	72.5%	1,312	24.8%	145	2.7%	0	0.0%	5,299
Roane	46%	8,742	70.1%	3,433	27.5%	295	2.4%	0	0.0%	12,470
Robertson	36%	4,175	56.4%	2,985	40.3%	239	3.2%	0	0.0%	7,399
Rutherford	40%	11,256	64.1%	5,811	33.1%	486	2.8%	1	0.0%	17,554
Scott	36%	2,775	79.2%	679	19.4%	45	1.3%	3	0.1%	3,502
Sequatchie	46%	1,298	64.6%	629	31.3%	83	4.1%	0	0.0%	2,010
Sevier	46%	8,273	86.4%	1,128	11.8%	177	1.8%	0	0.0%	9,578
Shelby	51%	161,922	65.3%	81,089	32.7%	4,816	1.9%	55	0.0%	247,882
Smith	36%	1,812	56.8%	1,260	39.5%	116	3.6%	0	0.0%	3,188
Stewart	37%	790	40.8%	1,098	56.7%	47	2.4%	0	0.0%	1,935
Sullivan	43%	27,593	71.6%	10,007	26.0%	824	2.1%	93	0.2%	38,517
Sumner	38%	10,020	66.1%	4,596	30.3%	538	3.5%	3	0.0%	15,157
Tipton	42%	5,542	71.5%	1,853	23.9%	353	4.6%	1	0.0%	7,749
Trousdale	33%	663	53.9%	539	43.8%	28	2.3%	0	0.0%	1,230
Unicoi	45%	3,877	81.3%	822	17.2%	67	1.4%	0	0.0%	4,766
Union	40%	1,927	76.3%	570	22.6%	30	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,527
Van Buren	40%	629	61.6%	364	35.7%	28	2.7%	0	0.0%	1,021
Warren	32%	3,565	60.5%	2,118	35.9%	210	3.6%	1	0.0%	5,894
Washington	43%	17,343	74.8%	5,284	22.8%	556	2.4%	5	0.0%	23,188
Wayne	44%	2,898	79.8%	673	18.5%	61	1.7%	0	0.0%	3,632
Weakley	38%	5,836	71.5%	2,027	24.8%	302	3.7%	0	0.0%	8,165
White	32%	2,252	60.4%	1,392	37.3%	83	2.2%	0	0.0%	3,727
Williamson	42%	7,556	71.5%	2,616	24.8%	392	3.7%	0	0.0%	10,564
Wilson	37%	6,486	65.8%	3,096	31.4%	277	2.8%	2	0.0%	9,861
TOTAL	42%	813,147	67.7%	357,293	29.7%	30,373	2.5%	369	0.0%	1,201,182

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in TN

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 (Quillen-R)	44%	113,840	78.5%	31,200	21.5%			0	0.0%	145,040
District 02 (Duncan-R)	46%	112,505	73.4%	40,799	26.6%			0	0.0%	153,304
District 03 (Baker-R)	47%	108,187	72.3%	41,430	27.7%			0	0.0%	149,617
District 04 (Evins-D)	39%	82,879	65.0%	44,719	35.0%			0	0.0%	127,598
District 05 (Fulton-D)	43%	89,046	62.6%	53,175	37.4%			0	0.0%	142,221
District 06 (Beard-R)	47%	104,742	72.5%	39,799	27.5%			0	0.0%	144,541
District 07 (Jones-D)	44%	105,072	75.4%	34,241	24.6%			0	0.0%	139,313
District 08 (Kuykendall-R)	51%	96,876	57.4%	71,930	42.6%			0	0.0%	168,806

1972 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,865	66.0%
George McGovern (D)	6,713	32.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	416	2.0%
Other	5	0.0%
TOTAL	20,999
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,262	59.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,565	35.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	302	4.2%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,135
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,614	61.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,479	35.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	135	3.2%
TOTAL	4,228
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Bledsoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,952	65.9%
George McGovern (D)	899	30.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	111	3.7%
TOTAL	2,962
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	16,078	73.9%
George McGovern (D)	5,303	24.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	390	1.8%
TOTAL	21,771
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,440	77.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,804	20.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	269	2.0%
TOTAL	13,513
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,909	73.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,629	24.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	147	2.2%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,687
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Cannon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,615	62.4%
George McGovern (D)	911	35.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	63	2.4%
TOTAL	2,589
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,784	69.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,290	27.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	275	3.3%
TOTAL	8,349
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,102	82.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,191	16.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	217	1.6%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	13,514
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Cheatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,235	60.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,321	35.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	163	4.4%
TOTAL	3,719
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,787	71.7%
George McGovern (D)	961	24.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	133	3.4%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,887
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,632	73.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,230	25.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	1.0%
TOTAL	4,912
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	982	59.0%
George McGovern (D)	648	38.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	2.0%
TOTAL	1,664
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Cocke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,268	85.6%
George McGovern (D)	805	13.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	80	1.3%
TOTAL	6,153
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,416	66.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,973	30.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	303	3.1%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,695
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,642	75.4%
George McGovern (D)	735	21.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	115	3.3%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,504
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,593	73.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,482	23.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	150	2.4%
TOTAL	6,225
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	82,636	61.3%
George McGovern (D)	48,869	36.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	3,292	2.4%
TOTAL	134,797
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,368	64.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,187	32.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	99	2.7%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,655
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,014	60.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,243	37.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	63	1.9%
TOTAL	3,320
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Dickson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,645	56.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,619	40.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	182	2.8%
TOTAL	6,446
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Dyer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,066	75.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,600	20.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	321	4.0%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,988
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,264	59.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,067	37.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	132	2.4%
TOTAL	5,463
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Fentress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,154	75.5%
George McGovern (D)	665	23.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	1.2%
TOTAL	2,853
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,136	57.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,896	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	160	2.2%
TOTAL	7,192
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Gibson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,900	71.0%
George McGovern (D)	3,625	26.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	408	2.9%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	13,934
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,914	57.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,875	37.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	261	5.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,051
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Grainger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,842	76.5%
George McGovern (D)	828	22.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	1.2%
TOTAL	3,713
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,772	76.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,764	21.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	171	1.3%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	12,709
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,364	54.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,005	40.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	134	5.4%
TOTAL	2,503
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Hamblen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,879	76.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,563	22.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	180	1.5%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	11,624
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	58,469	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	20,657	24.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	3,668	4.4%
TOTAL	82,794
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,813	81.6%
George McGovern (D)	393	17.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	16	0.7%
TOTAL	2,222
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,494	66.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,550	29.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	183	3.5%
Other	67	1.3%
TOTAL	5,294
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,401	76.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,202	20.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	166	2.9%
TOTAL	5,769
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Hawkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,791	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,608	24.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	373	3.5%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	10,775
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,123	59.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,966	37.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	164	3.1%
TOTAL	5,253
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,122	77.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,313	19.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	162	2.5%
TOTAL	6,597
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,613	60.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,694	35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	302	4.0%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,611
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Hickman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,943	56.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,393	40.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	130	3.8%
TOTAL	3,466
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	800	46.4%
George McGovern (D)	870	50.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	55	3.2%
TOTAL	1,725
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,263	52.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,973	45.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	102	2.4%
TOTAL	4,338
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	956	46.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,085	52.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	38	1.8%
TOTAL	2,079
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,925	80.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,357	18.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	100	1.4%
TOTAL	7,382
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,362	87.1%
George McGovern (D)	450	11.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	49	1.3%
TOTAL	3,861
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 26

1972 President, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	64,747	71.6%
George McGovern (D)	24,076	26.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,661	1.8%
TOTAL	90,484
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,147	65.7%
George McGovern (D)	536	30.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	62	3.6%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,746
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,597	64.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,771	31.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	217	3.9%
TOTAL	5,585
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,438	67.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,824	29.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	219	2.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,482
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,056	47.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,138	50.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	54	2.4%
TOTAL	2,248
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,266	61.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,867	35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	148	2.8%
TOTAL	5,281
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Loudon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,357	75.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,604	22.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	170	2.4%
TOTAL	7,131
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, McMinn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,423	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,838	27.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	259	2.5%
TOTAL	10,520
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, McNairy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,774	73.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,610	24.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	135	2.1%
TOTAL	6,519
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,295	75.7%
George McGovern (D)	653	21.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	83	2.7%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,033
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,481	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	5,203	24.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	666	3.1%
Other	59	0.3%
TOTAL	21,409
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,711	63.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,929	33.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	199	3.4%
TOTAL	5,839
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,593	59.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,526	34.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	256	5.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,378
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Maury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,371	66.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,262	29.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	483	4.3%
Other	5	0.0%
TOTAL	11,121
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,052	64.3%
George McGovern (D)	539	33.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	44	2.7%
TOTAL	1,635
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,657	65.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,870	33.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	97	1.1%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,634
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,839	56.4%
George McGovern (D)	5,691	40.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	363	2.6%
Other	6	0.0%
TOTAL	13,899
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	608	61.0%
George McGovern (D)	356	35.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	32	3.2%
TOTAL	996
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,531	68.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,084	29.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	88	2.4%
TOTAL	3,703
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Obion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,800	70.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,243	27.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	200	2.4%
TOTAL	8,243
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Overton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,947	54.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,573	43.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	74	2.1%
TOTAL	3,594
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	900	48.1%
George McGovern (D)	937	50.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	1.8%
TOTAL	1,871
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -13

1972 President, Pickett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	957	72.2%
George McGovern (D)	357	26.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	11	0.8%
TOTAL	1,325
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,285	60.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,431	37.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	56	1.5%
TOTAL	3,772
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,038	60.4%
George McGovern (D)	3,738	37.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	223	2.2%
TOTAL	9,999
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Rhea County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,842	72.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,312	24.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	145	2.7%
TOTAL	5,299
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,742	70.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,433	27.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	295	2.4%
TOTAL	12,470
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,175	56.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,985	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	239	3.2%
TOTAL	7,399
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,256	64.1%
George McGovern (D)	5,811	33.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	486	2.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	17,554
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,775	79.2%
George McGovern (D)	679	19.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	45	1.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,502
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Sequatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,298	64.6%
George McGovern (D)	629	31.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	83	4.1%
TOTAL	2,010
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,273	86.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,128	11.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	177	1.8%
TOTAL	9,578
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 26

1972 President, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	161,922	65.3%
George McGovern (D)	81,089	32.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	4,816	1.9%
Other	55	0.0%
TOTAL	247,882
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,812	56.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,260	39.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	116	3.6%
TOTAL	3,188
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	790	40.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,098	56.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	47	2.4%
TOTAL	1,935
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -20

1972 President, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	27,593	71.6%
George McGovern (D)	10,007	26.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	824	2.1%
Other	93	0.2%
TOTAL	38,517
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Sumner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,020	66.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,596	30.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	538	3.5%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	15,157
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Tipton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,542	71.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,853	23.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	353	4.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,749
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Trousdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	663	53.9%
George McGovern (D)	539	43.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	2.3%
TOTAL	1,230
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Unicoi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,877	81.3%
George McGovern (D)	822	17.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	1.4%
TOTAL	4,766
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,927	76.3%
George McGovern (D)	570	22.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	30	1.2%
TOTAL	2,527
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	629	61.6%
George McGovern (D)	364	35.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	2.7%
TOTAL	1,021
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,565	60.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,118	35.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	210	3.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,894
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,343	74.8%
George McGovern (D)	5,284	22.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	556	2.4%
Other	5	0.0%
TOTAL	23,188
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,898	79.8%
George McGovern (D)	673	18.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	61	1.7%
TOTAL	3,632
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Weakley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,836	71.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,027	24.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	302	3.7%
TOTAL	8,165
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,252	60.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,392	37.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	83	2.2%
TOTAL	3,727
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,556	71.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,616	24.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	392	3.7%
TOTAL	10,564
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,486	65.8%
George McGovern (D)	3,096	31.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	277	2.8%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,861
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

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