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November 7, 1972

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The 1972 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

Kansas was won by incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon by a landslide of 28 points; Nixon succeeded in securing re-election against Democratic Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. Nixon ran with Vice President, and former Maryland Governor, Spiro Agnew for Vice President, and McGovern ran with United States Ambassador Sargent Shriver for Vice President. In the midst of a nationwide Republican landslide, Nixon took 67.66% of the vote in Texas to McGovern's 29.50%.

Kansas voters turned out heavily for Nixon, who won every county in the state. McGovern's loss was heavily influenced by voter opposition to his far-left ideology.

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