1972 United States presidential election
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1972-united-states-presidential-election-183-2834923
title:
1972 United States presidential election
text:
The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon defeated Democratic Senator George McGovern in a landslide victory. With 60.7% of the popular vote, Richard Nixon won the largest share of the popular vote for the Republican Party in any presidential election. Nixon swept aside challenges from two Republican representatives in the Republican primaries to win renomination. McG
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47th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T17:56:39Z
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