Claim: Richard Nixon received more than 50% of the votes in the 1972 United States presidential election in Indiana, held on November 7, 1972.
Evidence: Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974. He was re-elected in one of the largest electoral landslides in American history in 1972 when he defeated George McGovern. For other uses, see Nixon (disambiguation) and Richard Nixon (disambiguation). The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Nixon won the election in a landslide, taking 60.7% of the popular vote and carrying 49 states while being the first Republican to sweep the South. McGovern took just 37.5% of the popular vote, while John G. Schmitz of the American Independent Party won 1.4% of the vote. Richard Milhous Nixon (Incumbent) Republican California 47,168,710 60.67% The 1972 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1972. Indiana voters chose thirteen electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Indiana was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. General election results Republican Richard Nixon 1,405,154 66.11%