1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Results

1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut

Section Title: Results
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United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1972

Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes

Republican	Richard Nixon	810,763	58.57%	8

Democratic	George McGovern	555,498	40.13%	0

George Wallace Party	John Schmitz	17,239	1.25%	0

Write-ins	Write-ins	777	0.06%	0

Totals	1,384,277	100.00%	8

Voter turnout

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Nixon carried Connecticut with 58.57% of the vote to McGovern’s 40.13%, a margin of 18.44%.

final_sentence: Nixon carried Connecticut with 58.57% of the vote to McGovern’s 40.13%, a margin of 18.44%.