1972 Presidential Election Results for Virginia

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
Accomack	45%	6,496	72.0%	2,406	26.7%	108	1.2%	16	0.2%	9,026
Albemarle	44%	8,447	65.2%	4,303	33.2%	139	1.1%	62	0.5%	12,951
Alexandria city	44%	20,235	55.9%	15,409	42.6%	348	1.0%	177	0.5%	36,169
Alleghany	46%	2,584	67.5%	1,069	27.9%	170	4.4%	7	0.2%	3,830
Amelia	49%	1,606	65.0%	778	31.5%	58	2.3%	29	1.2%	2,471
Amherst	37%	4,909	73.9%	1,512	22.8%	148	2.2%	70	1.1%	6,639
Appomattox	53%	2,788	78.2%	684	19.2%	68	1.9%	25	0.7%	3,565
Arlington	50%	39,406	59.4%	25,877	39.0%	830	1.3%	270	0.4%	66,383
Augusta	33%	9,106	81.4%	1,766	15.8%	148	1.3%	161	1.4%	11,181
Bath	44%	1,127	68.9%	462	28.2%	43	2.6%	4	0.2%	1,636
Bedford	38%	5,286	73.4%	1,501	20.9%	358	5.0%	54	0.8%	7,199
Bedford city	48%	1,407	68.2%	529	25.6%	89	4.3%	38	1.8%	2,063
Bland	50%	1,352	70.6%	527	27.5%	31	1.6%	4	0.2%	1,914
Botetourt	43%	3,806	69.4%	1,519	27.7%	121	2.2%	35	0.6%	5,481
Bristol city	35%	2,665	68.5%	1,157	29.7%	54	1.4%	17	0.4%	3,893
Brunswick	50%	3,072	58.2%	2,130	40.3%	63	1.2%	16	0.3%	5,281
Buchanan	43%	4,801	56.1%	3,566	41.7%	95	1.1%	92	1.1%	8,554
Buckingham	48%	2,107	62.9%	1,186	35.4%	44	1.3%	15	0.4%	3,352
Buena Vista city	33%	990	70.3%	373	26.5%	22	1.6%	24	1.7%	1,409
Campbell	50%	11,676	82.5%	2,055	14.5%	288	2.0%	138	1.0%	14,157
Caroline	42%	2,086	52.8%	1,814	45.9%	32	0.8%	19	0.5%	3,951
Carroll	43%	5,247	75.1%	1,583	22.6%	90	1.3%	69	1.0%	6,989
Charles City	43%	535	30.8%	1,177	67.8%	14	0.8%	9	0.5%	1,735
Charlotte	50%	2,501	66.2%	1,182	31.3%	75	2.0%	19	0.5%	3,777
Charlottesville city	46%	7,935	59.4%	5,240	39.2%	95	0.7%	83	0.6%	13,353
Chesapeake city	44%	17,722	68.0%	7,289	27.9%	649	2.5%	420	1.6%	26,080
Chesterfield	52%	24,934	85.2%	3,823	13.1%	365	1.2%	131	0.4%	29,253
Clarke	46%	1,816	69.1%	715	27.2%	67	2.6%	29	1.1%	2,627
Clifton Forge city	47%	1,127	63.2%	575	32.2%	68	3.8%	14	0.8%	1,784
Colonial Heights city	58%	5,304	88.0%	541	9.0%	87	1.4%	96	1.6%	6,028
Covington city	43%	1,910	63.7%	948	31.6%	113	3.8%	27	0.9%	2,998
Craig	50%	774	63.4%	425	34.8%	19	1.6%	2	0.2%	1,220
Culpeper	41%	3,707	72.8%	1,316	25.8%	60	1.2%	9	0.2%	5,092
Cumberland	58%	1,371	57.8%	969	40.8%	22	0.9%	12	0.5%	2,374
Danville city	52%	12,463	73.7%	4,148	24.5%	134	0.8%	171	1.0%	16,916
Dickenson	62%	3,633	56.2%	2,711	42.0%	62	1.0%	56	0.9%	6,462
Dinwiddie	33%	3,314	62.5%	1,901	35.8%	74	1.4%	16	0.3%	5,305
Emporia city	54%	1,340	68.8%	565	29.0%	18	0.9%	24	1.2%	1,947
Essex	47%	1,482	62.6%	808	34.1%	44	1.9%	34	1.4%	2,368
Fairfax	53%	112,135	66.3%	54,844	32.4%	1,764	1.0%	503	0.3%	169,246
Fairfax city	53%	5,063	67.7%	2,274	30.4%	118	1.6%	20	0.3%	7,475
Falls Church city	62%	2,967	60.0%	1,895	38.3%	67	1.4%	14	0.3%	4,943
Fauquier	37%	4,654	67.7%	2,039	29.7%	80	1.2%	100	1.5%	6,873
Floyd	46%	2,444	76.1%	708	22.0%	57	1.8%	2	0.1%	3,211
Fluvanna	40%	1,438	67.3%	637	29.8%	23	1.1%	39	1.8%	2,137
Franklin	37%	4,674	65.7%	2,273	32.0%	145	2.0%	18	0.3%	7,110
Franklin city	50%	1,416	65.0%	738	33.9%	14	0.6%	11	0.5%	2,179
Frederick	37%	5,367	75.2%	1,604	22.5%	105	1.5%	63	0.9%	7,139
Fredericksburg city	51%	3,211	64.5%	1,702	34.2%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	4,976
Galax city	46%	1,497	72.6%	524	25.4%	28	1.4%	12	0.6%	2,061
Giles	51%	3,671	64.3%	1,869	32.8%	78	1.4%	88	1.5%	5,706
Gloucester	49%	3,642	71.9%	1,292	25.5%	78	1.5%	52	1.0%	5,064
Goochland	50%	2,127	61.0%	1,254	36.0%	52	1.5%	55	1.6%	3,488
Grayson	50%	3,565	67.5%	1,603	30.3%	67	1.3%	48	0.9%	5,283
Greene	42%	1,208	78.2%	318	20.6%	15	1.0%	3	0.2%	1,544
Greensville	47%	1,608	56.0%	1,197	41.7%	46	1.6%	18	0.6%	2,869
Halifax	40%	5,469	68.7%	2,384	30.0%	77	1.0%	29	0.4%	7,959
Hampton city	42%	21,897	65.5%	10,648	31.8%	479	1.4%	411	1.2%	33,435
Hanover	52%	11,095	81.2%	2,200	16.1%	237	1.7%	131	1.0%	13,663
Harrisonburg city	46%	3,626	77.3%	992	21.1%	39	0.8%	36	0.8%	4,693
Henrico	56%	52,536	84.9%	8,420	13.6%	571	0.9%	377	0.6%	61,904
Henry	35%	7,556	62.8%	4,042	33.6%	170	1.4%	256	2.1%	12,024
Highland	54%	774	77.6%	206	20.7%	12	1.2%	5	0.5%	997
Hopewell city	45%	5,229	75.9%	1,485	21.5%	106	1.5%	71	1.0%	6,891
Isle of Wight	49%	3,555	59.3%	2,305	38.4%	119	2.0%	19	0.3%	5,998
James City	43%	3,372	62.0%	1,992	36.6%	56	1.0%	21	0.4%	5,441
King and Queen	47%	1,033	58.3%	708	40.0%	10	0.6%	21	1.2%	1,772
King George	45%	1,675	70.1%	658	27.5%	34	1.4%	24	1.0%	2,391
King William	52%	1,839	69.1%	797	30.0%	18	0.7%	6	0.2%	2,660
Lancaster	56%	2,683	71.6%	1,009	26.9%	35	0.9%	18	0.5%	3,745
Lee	57%	4,957	62.4%	2,825	35.6%	68	0.9%	95	1.2%	7,945
Lexington city	35%	1,345	65.0%	695	33.6%	18	0.9%	12	0.6%	2,070
Loudoun	53%	9,417	69.5%	3,941	29.1%	190	1.4%	9	0.1%	13,557
Louisa	41%	2,545	63.5%	1,338	33.4%	56	1.4%	66	1.6%	4,005
Lunenburg	46%	2,464	69.1%	1,044	29.3%	45	1.3%	11	0.3%	3,564
Lynchburg city	45%	13,259	74.1%	4,208	23.5%	264	1.5%	159	0.9%	17,890
Madison	43%	1,864	73.4%	639	25.2%	24	0.9%	12	0.5%	2,539
Martinsville city	47%	3,879	61.3%	2,292	36.2%	39	0.6%	116	1.8%	6,326
Mathews	56%	2,164	72.4%	730	24.4%	51	1.7%	42	1.4%	2,987
Mecklenburg	47%	6,381	68.5%	2,804	30.1%	106	1.1%	18	0.2%	9,309
Middlesex	52%	1,697	69.3%	724	29.6%	24	1.0%	4	0.2%	2,449
Montgomery	35%	9,348	70.6%	3,692	27.9%	194	1.5%	14	0.1%	13,248
Nansemond	n/a	5,767	57.9%	3,929	39.4%	186	1.9%	84	0.8%	9,966
Nelson	40%	2,145	67.2%	954	29.9%	82	2.6%	10	0.3%	3,191
New Kent	52%	1,370	67.5%	633	31.2%	19	0.9%	7	0.3%	2,029
Newport News city	43%	27,169	67.4%	12,233	30.3%	639	1.6%	271	0.7%	40,312
Norfolk city	32%	38,385	58.0%	25,737	38.9%	1,198	1.8%	897	1.4%	66,217
Northampton	40%	2,587	66.5%	1,246	32.0%	53	1.4%	7	0.2%	3,893
Northumberland	49%	2,332	71.6%	884	27.1%	28	0.9%	14	0.4%	3,258
Norton city	48%	823	62.7%	463	35.3%	12	0.9%	15	1.1%	1,313
Nottoway	45%	2,979	68.2%	1,308	30.0%	70	1.6%	10	0.2%	4,367
Orange	40%	2,758	71.3%	1,032	26.7%	42	1.1%	37	1.0%	3,869
Page	52%	4,326	72.3%	1,585	26.5%	61	1.0%	8	0.1%	5,980
Patrick	38%	2,951	73.4%	942	23.4%	100	2.5%	30	0.7%	4,023
Petersburg city	49%	6,710	55.7%	5,156	42.8%	131	1.1%	56	0.5%	12,053
Pittsylvania	42%	12,108	72.3%	4,429	26.5%	174	1.0%	26	0.2%	16,737
Portsmouth city	47%	20,090	58.5%	13,124	38.2%	760	2.2%	376	1.1%	34,350
Powhatan	46%	1,751	66.4%	810	30.7%	60	2.3%	15	0.6%	2,636
Prince Edward	46%	3,199	66.0%	1,585	32.7%	51	1.1%	15	0.3%	4,850
Prince George	19%	2,405	67.7%	1,084	30.5%	46	1.3%	17	0.5%	3,552
Prince William	40%	20,149	72.3%	7,266	26.1%	351	1.3%	118	0.4%	27,884
Pulaski	43%	6,281	72.0%	2,311	26.5%	114	1.3%	16	0.2%	8,722
Radford city	42%	2,577	68.7%	1,121	29.9%	40	1.1%	14	0.4%	3,752
Rappahannock	42%	1,055	68.2%	471	30.4%	16	1.0%	5	0.3%	1,547
Richmond	49%	1,565	77.6%	435	21.6%	13	0.6%	5	0.2%	2,018
Richmond city	46%	46,244	57.6%	33,055	41.2%	649	0.8%	354	0.4%	80,302
Roanoke	56%	19,920	77.3%	5,318	20.6%	474	1.8%	66	0.3%	25,778
Roanoke city	44%	18,541	64.7%	9,498	33.1%	537	1.9%	95	0.3%	28,671
Rockbridge	35%	3,009	74.3%	956	23.6%	62	1.5%	24	0.6%	4,051
Rockingham	34%	10,025	81.7%	2,026	16.5%	143	1.2%	81	0.7%	12,275
Russell	51%	5,010	58.9%	3,367	39.6%	71	0.8%	54	0.6%	8,502
Salem city	47%	5,649	74.8%	1,744	23.1%	136	1.8%	24	0.3%	7,553
Scott	47%	5,125	66.2%	2,474	31.9%	81	1.0%	64	0.8%	7,744
Shenandoah	53%	7,128	82.5%	1,422	16.5%	78	0.9%	16	0.2%	8,644
Smyth	41%	6,409	72.3%	2,280	25.7%	82	0.9%	97	1.1%	8,868
South Boston city	n/a	1,865	71.6%	709	27.2%	7	0.3%	24	0.9%	2,605
Southampton	38%	3,225	67.1%	1,498	31.2%	66	1.4%	18	0.4%	4,807
Spottsylvania	43%	3,577	65.7%	1,775	32.6%	75	1.4%	15	0.3%	5,442
Stafford	42%	5,222	72.4%	1,901	26.4%	83	1.2%	8	0.1%	7,214
Staunton city	45%	5,531	78.3%	1,416	20.0%	33	0.5%	88	1.2%	7,068
Suffolk city	10%	2,137	69.5%	898	29.2%	29	0.9%	9	0.3%	3,073
Surry	56%	1,067	50.4%	988	46.7%	27	1.3%	35	1.7%	2,117
Sussex	53%	2,120	55.0%	1,645	42.7%	43	1.1%	47	1.2%	3,855
Tazewell	39%	7,233	67.8%	3,181	29.8%	107	1.0%	146	1.4%	10,667
Virginia Beach city	41%	38,074	76.6%	10,373	20.9%	837	1.7%	449	0.9%	49,733
Warren	48%	3,718	69.4%	1,508	28.2%	63	1.2%	68	1.3%	5,357
Washington	43%	8,805	72.7%	3,028	25.0%	123	1.0%	155	1.3%	12,111
Waynesboro city	55%	4,163	77.8%	1,061	19.8%	72	1.3%	58	1.1%	5,354
Westmoreland	42%	2,331	66.0%	1,113	31.5%	27	0.8%	61	1.7%	3,532
Williamsburg city	42%	1,786	57.5%	1,274	41.0%	29	0.9%	19	0.6%	3,108
Winchester city	55%	4,647	75.5%	1,418	23.1%	55	0.9%	31	0.5%	6,151
Wise	47%	6,739	59.9%	4,402	39.2%	79	0.7%	22	0.2%	11,242
Wythe	41%	4,553	74.0%	1,431	23.2%	70	1.1%	102	1.7%	6,156
York	49%	7,745	74.9%	2,302	22.3%	211	2.0%	83	0.8%	10,341
TOTAL	44%	988,493	67.8%	438,887	30.1%	19,721	1.4%	9,918	0.7%	1,457,019

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in VA

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 (Downing-D)	46%	95,400	68.9%	43,069	31.1%			0	0.0%	138,469
District 02 (Whitehurst-R)	35%	73,728	67.7%	35,107	32.3%			0	0.0%	108,835
District 03 (Satterfield-D)	52%	117,472	72.5%	44,566	27.5%			0	0.0%	162,038
District 04 (Daniel-R)	44%	85,780	65.4%	45,346	34.6%			0	0.0%	131,126
District 05 (Daniel-D)	47%	101,546	72.2%	39,194	27.8%			0	0.0%	140,740
District 06 (Butler-R)	44%	104,443	74.7%	35,356	25.3%			0	0.0%	139,799
District 07 (Robinson-R)	47%	104,720	72.5%	39,691	27.5%			0	0.0%	144,411
District 08 (Parris-R)	49%	94,715	66.9%	46,870	33.1%			0	0.0%	141,585
District 09 (Wampler-R)	45%	95,065	68.1%	44,540	31.9%			0	0.0%	139,605
District 10 (Broyhill-R)	58%	115,664	64.0%	65,148	36.0%			0	0.0%	180,812

1972 President, Accomack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,496	72.0%
George McGovern (D)	2,406	26.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	108	1.2%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	9,026
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Albemarle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,447	65.2%
George McGovern (D)	4,303	33.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	139	1.1%
Other	62	0.5%
TOTAL	12,951
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,584	67.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,069	27.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	170	4.4%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,830
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Amelia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,606	65.0%
George McGovern (D)	778	31.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	58	2.3%
Other	29	1.2%
TOTAL	2,471
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Amherst County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,909	73.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,512	22.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	148	2.2%
Other	70	1.1%
TOTAL	6,639
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Appomattox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,788	78.2%
George McGovern (D)	684	19.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	68	1.9%
Other	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,565
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Arlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	39,406	59.4%
George McGovern (D)	25,877	39.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	830	1.3%
Other	270	0.4%
TOTAL	66,383
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Augusta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,106	81.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,766	15.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	148	1.3%
Other	161	1.4%
TOTAL	11,181
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Bath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,127	68.9%
George McGovern (D)	462	28.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	2.6%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,636
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,286	73.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,501	20.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	358	5.0%
Other	54	0.8%
TOTAL	7,199
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Bland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,352	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	527	27.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	31	1.6%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,914
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Botetourt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,806	69.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,519	27.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	121	2.2%
Other	35	0.6%
TOTAL	5,481
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,072	58.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,130	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	63	1.2%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	5,281
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,801	56.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,566	41.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	95	1.1%
Other	92	1.1%
TOTAL	8,554
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Buckingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,107	62.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,186	35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	44	1.3%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,352
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,676	82.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,055	14.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	288	2.0%
Other	138	1.0%
TOTAL	14,157
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 22

1972 President, Caroline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,086	52.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,814	45.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	32	0.8%
Other	19	0.5%
TOTAL	3,951
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,247	75.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,583	22.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	90	1.3%
Other	69	1.0%
TOTAL	6,989
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Charles City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	535	30.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,177	67.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	14	0.8%
Other	9	0.5%
TOTAL	1,735
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -37 Diff (US): -30

1972 President, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,501	66.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,182	31.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	75	2.0%
Other	19	0.5%
TOTAL	3,777
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	24,934	85.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,823	13.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	365	1.2%
Other	131	0.4%
TOTAL	29,253
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,816	69.1%
George McGovern (D)	715	27.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	2.6%
Other	29	1.1%
TOTAL	2,627
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Craig County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	774	63.4%
George McGovern (D)	425	34.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	19	1.6%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,220
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Culpeper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,707	72.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,316	25.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	60	1.2%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,092
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,371	57.8%
George McGovern (D)	969	40.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	22	0.9%
Other	12	0.5%
TOTAL	2,374
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Dickenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,633	56.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,711	42.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	62	1.0%
Other	56	0.9%
TOTAL	6,462
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Dinwiddie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,314	62.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,901	35.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	74	1.4%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	5,305
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,482	62.6%
George McGovern (D)	808	34.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	44	1.9%
Other	34	1.4%
TOTAL	2,368
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Fairfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	112,135	66.3%
George McGovern (D)	54,844	32.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,764	1.0%
Other	503	0.3%
TOTAL	169,246
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Fauquier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,654	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,039	29.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	80	1.2%
Other	100	1.5%
TOTAL	6,873
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,444	76.1%
George McGovern (D)	708	22.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	57	1.8%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,211
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Fluvanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,438	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	637	29.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	23	1.1%
Other	39	1.8%
TOTAL	2,137
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,674	65.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,273	32.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	145	2.0%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	7,110
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Frederick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,367	75.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,604	22.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	105	1.5%
Other	63	0.9%
TOTAL	7,139
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,671	64.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,869	32.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	78	1.4%
Other	88	1.5%
TOTAL	5,706
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Gloucester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,642	71.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,292	25.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	78	1.5%
Other	52	1.0%
TOTAL	5,064
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Goochland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,127	61.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,254	36.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	52	1.5%
Other	55	1.6%
TOTAL	3,488
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,565	67.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,603	30.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	1.3%
Other	48	0.9%
TOTAL	5,283
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,208	78.2%
George McGovern (D)	318	20.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	15	1.0%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,544
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Greensville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,608	56.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,197	41.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	46	1.6%
Other	18	0.6%
TOTAL	2,869
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,469	68.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,384	30.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	77	1.0%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,959
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,095	81.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,200	16.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	237	1.7%
Other	131	1.0%
TOTAL	13,663
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Henrico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	52,536	84.9%
George McGovern (D)	8,420	13.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	571	0.9%
Other	377	0.6%
TOTAL	61,904
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,556	62.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,042	33.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	170	1.4%
Other	256	2.1%
TOTAL	12,024
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	774	77.6%
George McGovern (D)	206	20.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	12	1.2%
Other	5	0.5%
TOTAL	997
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Isle of Wight County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,555	59.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,305	38.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	119	2.0%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,998
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, James City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,372	62.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,992	36.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	56	1.0%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,441
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, King and Queen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,033	58.3%
George McGovern (D)	708	40.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	10	0.6%
Other	21	1.2%
TOTAL	1,772
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, King George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,675	70.1%
George McGovern (D)	658	27.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	1.4%
Other	24	1.0%
TOTAL	2,391
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, King William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,839	69.1%
George McGovern (D)	797	30.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	18	0.7%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,660
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,683	71.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,009	26.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	35	0.9%
Other	18	0.5%
TOTAL	3,745
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,957	62.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,825	35.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	68	0.9%
Other	95	1.2%
TOTAL	7,945
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Loudoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,417	69.5%
George McGovern (D)	3,941	29.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	190	1.4%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	13,557
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,545	63.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,338	33.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	56	1.4%
Other	66	1.6%
TOTAL	4,005
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Lunenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,464	69.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,044	29.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	45	1.3%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,564
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,864	73.4%
George McGovern (D)	639	25.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	24	0.9%
Other	12	0.5%
TOTAL	2,539
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Mathews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,164	72.4%
George McGovern (D)	730	24.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	51	1.7%
Other	42	1.4%
TOTAL	2,987
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,381	68.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,804	30.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	106	1.1%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	9,309
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Middlesex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,697	69.3%
George McGovern (D)	724	29.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	24	1.0%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,449
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,348	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,692	27.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	194	1.5%
Other	14	0.1%
TOTAL	13,248
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, null
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,767	57.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,929	39.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	186	1.9%
Other	84	0.8%
TOTAL	9,966
Turnout: 1529681% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,145	67.2%
George McGovern (D)	954	29.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	82	2.6%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,191
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, New Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,370	67.5%
George McGovern (D)	633	31.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	19	0.9%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,029
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,587	66.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,246	32.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	53	1.4%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,893
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Northumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,332	71.6%
George McGovern (D)	884	27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	0.9%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,258
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Nottoway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,979	68.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,308	30.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	70	1.6%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,367
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,758	71.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,032	26.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	42	1.1%
Other	37	1.0%
TOTAL	3,869
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,326	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,585	26.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	61	1.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,980
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Patrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,951	73.4%
George McGovern (D)	942	23.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	100	2.5%
Other	30	0.7%
TOTAL	4,023
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Pittsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,108	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	4,429	26.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	174	1.0%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	16,737
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Powhatan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,751	66.4%
George McGovern (D)	810	30.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	60	2.3%
Other	15	0.6%
TOTAL	2,636
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Prince Edward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,199	66.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,585	32.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	51	1.1%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	4,850
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Prince George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,405	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,084	30.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	46	1.3%
Other	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,552
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Prince William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,149	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	7,266	26.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	351	1.3%
Other	118	0.4%
TOTAL	27,884
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,281	72.0%
George McGovern (D)	2,311	26.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	114	1.3%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,722
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Rappahannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,055	68.2%
George McGovern (D)	471	30.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	16	1.0%
Other	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,547
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,565	77.6%
George McGovern (D)	435	21.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	13	0.6%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,018
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Roanoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	19,920	77.3%
George McGovern (D)	5,318	20.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	474	1.8%
Other	66	0.3%
TOTAL	25,778
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Rockbridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,009	74.3%
George McGovern (D)	956	23.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	62	1.5%
Other	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,051
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,025	81.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,026	16.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	143	1.2%
Other	81	0.7%
TOTAL	12,275
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,010	58.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,367	39.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	71	0.8%
Other	54	0.6%
TOTAL	8,502
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,125	66.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,474	31.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	81	1.0%
Other	64	0.8%
TOTAL	7,744
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Shenandoah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,128	82.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,422	16.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	78	0.9%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,644
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 22

1972 President, Smyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,409	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,280	25.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	82	0.9%
Other	97	1.1%
TOTAL	8,868
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Southampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,225	67.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,498	31.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	66	1.4%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,807
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Spotsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,577	65.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,775	32.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	75	1.4%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,442
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Stafford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,222	72.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,901	26.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	83	1.2%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,214
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,067	50.4%
George McGovern (D)	988	46.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	27	1.3%
Other	35	1.7%
TOTAL	2,117
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Sussex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,120	55.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,645	42.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	1.1%
Other	47	1.2%
TOTAL	3,855
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,233	67.8%
George McGovern (D)	3,181	29.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	107	1.0%
Other	146	1.4%
TOTAL	10,667
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,718	69.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,508	28.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	63	1.2%
Other	68	1.3%
TOTAL	5,357
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,805	72.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,028	25.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	123	1.0%
Other	155	1.3%
TOTAL	12,111
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Westmoreland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,331	66.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,113	31.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	27	0.8%
Other	61	1.7%
TOTAL	3,532
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,739	59.9%
George McGovern (D)	4,402	39.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	79	0.7%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	11,242
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Wythe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,553	74.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,431	23.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	70	1.1%
Other	102	1.7%
TOTAL	6,156
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,745	74.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,302	22.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	211	2.0%
Other	83	0.8%
TOTAL	10,341
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Alexandria city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,235	55.9%
George McGovern (D)	15,409	42.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	348	1.0%
Other	177	0.5%
TOTAL	36,169
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Bedford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,407	68.2%
George McGovern (D)	529	25.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	89	4.3%
Other	38	1.8%
TOTAL	2,063
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Bristol city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,665	68.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,157	29.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	54	1.4%
Other	17	0.4%
TOTAL	3,893
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Buena Vista city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	990	70.3%
George McGovern (D)	373	26.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	22	1.6%
Other	24	1.7%
TOTAL	1,409
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Charlottesville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,935	59.4%
George McGovern (D)	5,240	39.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	95	0.7%
Other	83	0.6%
TOTAL	13,353
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Chesapeake city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,722	68.0%
George McGovern (D)	7,289	27.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	649	2.5%
Other	420	1.6%
TOTAL	26,080
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Clifton Forge city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,127	63.2%
George McGovern (D)	575	32.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	68	3.8%
Other	14	0.8%
TOTAL	1,784
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Colonial Heights city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,304	88.0%
George McGovern (D)	541	9.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	87	1.4%
Other	96	1.6%
TOTAL	6,028
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 27

1972 President, Covington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,910	63.7%
George McGovern (D)	948	31.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	113	3.8%
Other	27	0.9%
TOTAL	2,998
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Danville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,463	73.7%
George McGovern (D)	4,148	24.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	134	0.8%
Other	171	1.0%
TOTAL	16,916
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Emporia city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,340	68.8%
George McGovern (D)	565	29.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	18	0.9%
Other	24	1.2%
TOTAL	1,947
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Fairfax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,063	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,274	30.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	118	1.6%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,475
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Falls Church city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,967	60.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,895	38.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	1.4%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,943
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Franklin city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,416	65.0%
George McGovern (D)	738	33.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	14	0.6%
Other	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,179
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Fredericksburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,211	64.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,702	34.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	0.7%
Other	29	0.6%
TOTAL	4,976
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Galax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,497	72.6%
George McGovern (D)	524	25.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	1.4%
Other	12	0.6%
TOTAL	2,061
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Hampton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,897	65.5%
George McGovern (D)	10,648	31.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	479	1.4%
Other	411	1.2%
TOTAL	33,435
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Harrisonburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,626	77.3%
George McGovern (D)	992	21.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	39	0.8%
Other	36	0.8%
TOTAL	4,693
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Hopewell city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,229	75.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,485	21.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	106	1.5%
Other	71	1.0%
TOTAL	6,891
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Lexington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,345	65.0%
George McGovern (D)	695	33.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	18	0.9%
Other	12	0.6%
TOTAL	2,070
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Lynchburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,259	74.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,208	23.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	264	1.5%
Other	159	0.9%
TOTAL	17,890
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Martinsville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,879	61.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,292	36.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	39	0.6%
Other	116	1.8%
TOTAL	6,326
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Newport News city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	27,169	67.4%
George McGovern (D)	12,233	30.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	639	1.6%
Other	271	0.7%
TOTAL	40,312
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Norfolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	38,385	58.0%
George McGovern (D)	25,737	38.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,198	1.8%
Other	897	1.4%
TOTAL	66,217
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Norton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	823	62.7%
George McGovern (D)	463	35.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	12	0.9%
Other	15	1.1%
TOTAL	1,313
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Petersburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,710	55.7%
George McGovern (D)	5,156	42.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	131	1.1%
Other	56	0.5%
TOTAL	12,053
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Portsmouth city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,090	58.5%
George McGovern (D)	13,124	38.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	760	2.2%
Other	376	1.1%
TOTAL	34,350
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Radford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,577	68.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,121	29.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	40	1.1%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,752
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Richmond city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	46,244	57.6%
George McGovern (D)	33,055	41.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	649	0.8%
Other	354	0.4%
TOTAL	80,302
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Roanoke city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,541	64.7%
George McGovern (D)	9,498	33.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	537	1.9%
Other	95	0.3%
TOTAL	28,671
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Salem city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,649	74.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,744	23.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	136	1.8%
Other	24	0.3%
TOTAL	7,553
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, South Boston city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,865	71.6%
George McGovern (D)	709	27.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	7	0.3%
Other	24	0.9%
TOTAL	2,605
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Staunton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,531	78.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,416	20.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	33	0.5%
Other	88	1.2%
TOTAL	7,068
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Suffolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,137	69.5%
George McGovern (D)	898	29.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	29	0.9%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,073
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Virginia Beach city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	38,074	76.6%
George McGovern (D)	10,373	20.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	837	1.7%
Other	449	0.9%
TOTAL	49,733
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Waynesboro city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,163	77.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,061	19.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	72	1.3%
Other	58	1.1%
TOTAL	5,354
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Williamsburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,786	57.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,274	41.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	29	0.9%
Other	19	0.6%
TOTAL	3,108
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Winchester city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,647	75.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,418	23.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	55	0.9%
Other	31	0.5%
TOTAL	6,151
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

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