1972 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

1972 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
	Nixon: 50–60% 60–70%
Nixon McCloskey No vote

The 1972 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary was held on March 7, 1972, in

China and the Soviet Union. Nixon won the Granite State in a landslide, resulting in the withdrawal of McCloskey from the primaries (he promised to do so if he failed to reach >20% of the vote) and a clear path for the incumbent President to receive the Republican nomination.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

1972 Republican Party primary in New Hampshire^[4]
Candidate	Votes	%
Richard M. Nixon (incumbent)	79,239	67.6
Paul N. McCloskey	23,190	19.8
John M. Ashbrook	11,362	9.7
Others	3,417	2.9
Total votes	117,208	100.0

References

^ "NH Elections Database » 1972 President Republican Primary". NH Elections Database. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1973). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State. pp. 295, 306.
ISSN 0362-4331
. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

ISBN 9781604265361
.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1972_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary&oldid=1220389830"

[1] "NH Elections Database » 1972 President Republican Primary". NH Elections Database. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[2] New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1973). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State. pp. 295, 306.

[3] ISSN 0362-4331
. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[Kalb-4] ISBN 9781604265361
.

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