That's The Ticket:
A Parade of Presidential Elections
Republican Ticket ![]() | |
Presidential candidate: | RICHARD NIXON, President |
VP candidate: | SPIRO AGNEW, Vice President |
Popular votes: | 47,169,911 (60.7%) |
Electoral votes: | 520 |
Democratic Ticket | |
Presidential candidate: | George McGovern, South Dakota Senator |
VP candidate: | Sargent Shriver, former Ambassador to France |
Popular votes: | 29,170,383 (37.5%) |
Electoral votes: | 17 |

Election Facts
- Nixon emphasized his accomplishments in foreign policy and domestic initiatives.
- McGovern criticized Nixon's failure to end the Vietnam War.
- McGovern's campaign was harmed when his original running mate, Thomas Eagleton, was replaced following reports of Eagleton's previous treatments for nervous exhaustion.
George McGovern campaigns in Madison, May 31, 1972. Photo by Mark Perlstein, courtesy of the "Wisconsin State Journal."
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