The 1972 United States Presidential election was contested on November 7, 1972 to elect a President of the United States. At the height of his popularity, incumbent President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, a Socialist, defeated former Democratic Governor George W. Romney of Michigan in a landslide. No Socialist, as of 2013, has reached a margin of victory in either the electoral college or popular vote as great as Humphrey's.
Attributes | Values |
---|
rdf:type
| |
rdfs:label
| - United States Presidential election, 1972 (Cinco De Mayo)
|
rdfs:comment
| - The 1972 United States Presidential election was contested on November 7, 1972 to elect a President of the United States. At the height of his popularity, incumbent President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, a Socialist, defeated former Democratic Governor George W. Romney of Michigan in a landslide. No Socialist, as of 2013, has reached a margin of victory in either the electoral college or popular vote as great as Humphrey's.
|
dcterms:subject
| |
dbkwik:alt-history...iPageUsesTemplate
| |
dbkwik:althistory/...iPageUsesTemplate
| |
states carried
| - 4(xsd:integer)
- 29(xsd:integer)
|
flag size
| |
Next Year
| |
election date
| |
election name
| - United States presidential election, 1972
|
before party
| |
map caption
| - Yellow denotes states won by Humphrey-Muskie; Yellow denotes states won by Romney-Kuchel
|
ongoing
| |
Type
| |
flag image
| - Flag of the United States.svg
|
after party
| |
nominee
| |
home state
| |
Party
| |
Title
| |
map image
| - US 1972 Electoral Map CDM.png
|
before election
| |
Image
| |
running mate
| |
Percentage
| |
previous election
| |
next election
| |
after election
| |
Previous Year
| |
abstract
| - The 1972 United States Presidential election was contested on November 7, 1972 to elect a President of the United States. At the height of his popularity, incumbent President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, a Socialist, defeated former Democratic Governor George W. Romney of Michigan in a landslide. No Socialist, as of 2013, has reached a margin of victory in either the electoral college or popular vote as great as Humphrey's.
|