1972 United States presidential election in Indiana

1972 United States presidential election in Indiana

November 7, 1972
Turnout60.8% 8.7 pp
 
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 1,405,155 708,568
Percentage 66.11% 33.34%

County results
Nixon
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%


President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 7, 1972. The Republican ticket of the incumbent president of the United States Richard Nixon and the vice president of the United States Spiro Agnew defeated the Democratic ticket of the junior U.S. senator from South Dakota George McGovern and the former U.S. ambassador to France Sargent Shriver. Nixon defeated McGovern in the national election with 520 electoral votes.