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Richard Nixon
Republican
 
 
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Democratic
 
 
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American
 
 
Louis Fischer
Socialist Labor
 
 

1972 President General Election

View as: # | %  
County/City Ward Pct All Others Total Votes Cast
Totals
988,493
438,887
19,721
9,918
0 1,457,019
Accomack County
 
6,496
2,406
108
16
0 9,026
Albemarle County
 
8,447
4,303
139
62
0 12,951
Alexandria City
 
20,235
15,409
348
177
0 36,169
Alleghany County
 
2,584
1,069
170
7
0 3,830
Amelia County
 
1,606
778
58
29
0 2,471
Amherst County
 
4,909
1,512
148
70
0 6,639
Appomattox County
 
2,788
684
68
25
0 3,565
Arlington County
 
39,406
25,877
830
270
0 66,383
Augusta County
 
9,106
1,766
148
161
0 11,181
Bath County
 
1,127
462
43
4
0 1,636
Bedford County
 
5,286
1,501
358
54
0 7,199
Bedford City
 
1,407
529
89
38
0 2,063
Bland County
 
1,352
527
31
4
0 1,914
Botetourt County
 
3,806
1,519
121
35
0 5,481
Bristol City
 
2,665
1,157
54
17
0 3,893
Brunswick County
 
3,072
2,130
63
16
0 5,281
Buchanan County
 
4,801
3,566
95
92
0 8,554
Buckingham County
 
2,107
1,186
44
15
0 3,352
Buena Vista City
 
990
373
22
24
0 1,409
Campbell County
 
11,676
2,055
288
138
0 14,157
Caroline County
 
2,086
1,814
32
19
0 3,951
Carroll County
 
5,247
1,583
90
69
0 6,989
Charles City County
 
535
1,177
14
9
0 1,735
Charlotte County
 
2,501
1,182
75
19
0 3,777
Charlottesville City
 
7,935
5,240
95
83
0 13,353
Chesapeake City
 
17,722
7,289
649
420
0 26,080
Chesterfield County (CD 3)
 
18,692
3,091
289
96
0 22,168
Chesterfield County (CD 5)
 
6,242
732
76
35
0 7,085
Clarke County
 
1,816
715
67
29
0 2,627
Clifton Forge City
 
1,127
575
68
14
0 1,784
Colonial Heights City
 
5,304
541
87
96
0 6,028
Covington City
 
1,910
948
113
27
0 2,998
Craig County
 
774
425
19
2
0 1,220
Culpeper County
 
3,707
1,316
60
9
0 5,092
Cumberland County
 
1,371
969
22
12
0 2,374
Danville City
 
12,463
4,148
134
171
0 16,916
Dickenson County
 
3,633
2,711
62
56
0 6,462
Dinwiddie County
 
3,314
1,901
74
16
0 5,305
Emporia City
 
1,340
565
18
24
0 1,947
Essex County
 
1,482
808
44
34
0 2,368
Fairfax City
 
5,063
2,274
118
20
0 7,475
Fairfax County (CD 10)
 
58,811
31,161
938
288
0 91,198
Fairfax County (CD 8)
 
53,324
23,683
826
215
0 78,048
Falls Church City
 
2,967
1,895
67
14
0 4,943
Fauquier County
 
4,654
2,039
80
100
0 6,873
Floyd County
 
2,444
708
57
2
0 3,211
Fluvanna County
 
1,438
637
23
39
0 2,137
Franklin County
 
4,674
2,273
145
18
0 7,110
Franklin City
 
1,416
738
14
11
0 2,179
Frederick County
 
5,367
1,604
105
63
0 7,139
Fredericksburg City
 
3,211
1,702
34
29
0 4,976
Galax City
 
1,497
524
28
12
0 2,061
Giles County
 
3,671
1,869
78
88
0 5,706
Gloucester County
 
3,642
1,292
78
52
0 5,064
Goochland County
 
2,127
1,254
52
55
0 3,488
Grayson County
 
3,565
1,603
67
48
0 5,283
Greene County
 
1,208
318
15
3
0 1,544
Greensville County
 
1,608
1,197
46
18
0 2,869
Halifax County
 
5,469
2,384
77
29
0 7,959
Hampton City
 
21,897
10,648
479
411
0 33,435
Hanover County
 
11,095
2,200
237
131
0 13,663
Harrisonburg City
 
3,626
992
39
36
0 4,693
Henrico County
 
52,536
8,420
571
377
0 61,904
Henry County
 
7,556
4,042
170
256
0 12,024
Highland County
 
774
206
12
5
0 997
Hopewell City
 
5,229
1,485
106
71
0 6,891
Isle of Wight County
 
3,555
2,305
119
19
0 5,998
James City County
 
3,372
1,992
56
21
0 5,441
King and Queen County
 
1,033
708
10
21
0 1,772
King George County
 
1,675
658
34
24
0 2,391
King William County
 
1,839
797
18
6
0 2,660
Lancaster County
 
2,683
1,009
35
18
0 3,745
Lee County
 
4,957
2,825
68
95
0 7,945
Lexington City
 
1,345
695
18
12
0 2,070
Loudoun County
 
9,417
3,941
190
9
0 13,557
Louisa County
 
2,545
1,338
56
66
0 4,005
Lunenburg County
 
2,464
1,044
45
11
0 3,564
Lynchburg City
 
13,259
4,208
264
159
0 17,890
Madison County
 
1,864
639
24
12
0 2,539
Martinsville City
 
3,879
2,292
39
116
0 6,326
Mathews County
 
2,164
730
51
42
0 2,987
Mecklenburg County
 
6,381
2,804
106
18
0 9,309
Middlesex County
 
1,697
724
24
4
0 2,449
Montgomery County
 
9,348
3,692
194
14
0 13,248
Nansemond City
 
5,767
3,929
186
84
0 9,966
Nelson County
 
2,145
954
82
10
0 3,191
New Kent County
 
1,370
633
19
7
0 2,029
Newport News City
 
27,169
12,233
639
271
0 40,312
Norfolk City
 
38,385
25,737
1,198
897
0 66,217
Northampton County
 
2,587
1,246
53
7
0 3,893
Northumberland County
 
2,332
884
28
14
0 3,258
Norton City
 
823
463
12
15
0 1,313
Nottoway County
 
2,979
1,308
70
10
0 4,367
Orange County
 
2,758
1,032
42
37
0 3,869
Page County
 
4,326
1,585
61
8
0 5,980
Patrick County
 
2,951
942
100
30
0 4,023
Petersburg City
 
6,710
5,156
131
56
0 12,053
Pittsylvania County
 
12,108
4,429
174
26
0 16,737
Portsmouth City
 
20,090
13,124
760
376
0 34,350
Powhatan County
 
1,751
810
60
15
0 2,636
Prince Edward County
 
3,199
1,585
51
15
0 4,850
Prince George County
 
2,405
1,084
46
17
0 3,552
Prince William County
 
20,149
7,266
351
118
0 27,884
Pulaski County
 
6,281
2,311
114
16
0 8,722
Radford City
 
2,577
1,121
40
14
0 3,752
Rappahannock County
 
1,055
471
16
5
0 1,547
Richmond County
 
1,565
435
13
5
0 2,018
Richmond City
 
46,244
33,055
649
354
0 80,302
Roanoke County
 
19,920
5,318
474
66
0 25,778
Roanoke City
 
18,541
9,498
537
95
0 28,671
Rockbridge County
 
3,009
956
62
24
0 4,051
Rockingham County
 
10,025
2,026
143
81
0 12,275
Russell County
 
5,010
3,367
71
54
0 8,502
Salem City
 
5,649
1,744
136
24
0 7,553
Scott County
 
5,125
2,474
81
64
0 7,744
Shenandoah County
 
7,128
1,422
78
16
0 8,644
Smyth County
 
6,409
2,280
82
97
0 8,868
S. Boston City
 
1,865
709
7
24
0 2,605
Southampton County
 
3,225
1,498
66
18
0 4,807
Spotsylvania County
 
3,577
1,775
75
15
0 5,442
Stafford County (CD 7)
 
1,007
512
30
3
0 1,552
Stafford County (CD 8)
 
4,215
1,389
53
5
0 5,662
Staunton City
 
5,531
1,416
33
88
0 7,068
Suffolk City
 
2,137
898
29
9
0 3,073
Surry County
 
1,067
988
27
35
0 2,117
Sussex County
 
2,120
1,645
43
47
0 3,855
Tazewell County
 
7,233
3,181
107
146
0 10,667
Virginia Beach City (CD 2)
 
35,343
9,370
745
382
0 45,840
Virginia Beach City (CD 4)
 
2,731
1,003
92
67
0 3,893
Warren County
 
3,718
1,508
63
68
0 5,357
Washington County
 
8,805
3,028
123
155
0 12,111
Waynesboro City
 
4,163
1,061
72
58
0 5,354
Westmoreland County
 
2,331
1,113
27
61
0 3,532
Williamsburg City
 
1,786
1,274
29
19
0 3,108
Winchester City
 
4,647
1,418
55
31
0 6,151
Wise County
 
6,739
4,402
79
22
0 11,242
Wythe County
 
4,553
1,431
70
102
0 6,156
York County
 
7,745
2,302
211
83
0 10,341
Totals
988,493
438,887
19,721
9,918
0 1,457,019