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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
1,332,540 |
54.20% | 14 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/0000DD.gif) | Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
1,112,078 |
45.23% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Linda Jenness | Andrew Pulley | Soc. Workers |
10,600 |
0.43% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | John Schmitz | Thomas Anderson | Write-in |
2,877 |
0.12% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Write-ins | - | - |
342 |
0.01% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Louis Fisher | G. Gunderson | Write-in |
129 |
0.01% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Benjamin Spock | Julius Hobson | Write-in |
101 |
0.00% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Gus Hall | Jarvis Tyner | Write-in |
46 |
0.00% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | John Hospers | Theodora Nathan | Write-in |
43 |
0.00% | 0 |
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Map Key
| Turnout
![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto62.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](img.php?type=pie&year=1972&st=MA&off=0&elect=0) | ![State Seal](IMAGES/SEAL/sealMA.png) |
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Maps | ![1972 Massachusetts County Map of General Election Results for President](img.php?type=map&year=1972&fips=25&st=MA&off=0&elect=0) | ![County Button](IMAGES/B_NAT/PEBuCountyMap.gif) | Pop. (m) | Dem. (m) | Rep. (m) | Swg (m) | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 5,737,093 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 282.5 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 5,762,122 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 283.8 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 5,689,170 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 280.2 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 14 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 411,580 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.1 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Presidential Electors of President and Vice President," Public Document #43, Massachusetts Election Statistics 1972 (Boston, 1973)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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