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Victories
Won
0
out of
0
general elections
Won
1
out of
2
primaries
Won
1
out of
2
total contests
Opponents
John M. Ashbrook
1972 Primary
Coll
1972 Primary
Vance Hartke
1972 Primary
Hubert Humphrey
1972 Primary
Henry M. Jackson
1972 Primary
Ted Kennedy
1972 Primary
Pete McCloskey
1972 Primary
George McGovern
1972 Primary
Wilbur Mills
1972 Primary
Richard Nixon
1972 Primary
Patrick Paulsen
1972 Primary
George E. Wallace
1972 Primary
Sam Yorty
1972 Primary
Edmund Muskie
Past Elections
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Year
Office
District
Stage
Candidates
1972
President
Statewide
Democratic Primary
Edmund Muskie
won (46%) against 13 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Vote Count
%
Edmund Muskie
41,235
46.4%
George McGovern
33,007
37.1%
Sam Yorty
5,401
6.1%
Wilbur Mills
3,563
4.0%
Vance Hartke
2,417
2.7%
Ted Kennedy
954
1.1%
... and 8 other candidates
Richard Nixon
854
1.0%
Hubert Humphrey
348
0.4%
Coll
280
0.3%
Henry M. Jackson
197
0.2%
George E. Wallace
175
0.2%
Pete McCloskey
133
0.1%
John M. Ashbrook
27
0.0%
Patrick Paulsen
19
0.0%
Write-Ins
244
0.3%
Total Votes Cast
88,854
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1972
President
Statewide
Republican Primary
Richard Nixon
won (68%) against 11 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Vote Count
%
Richard Nixon
79,239
67.6%
Pete McCloskey
23,190
19.8%
John M. Ashbrook
11,362
9.7%
Patrick Paulsen
1,211
1.0%
Wilbur Mills
645
0.6%
George McGovern
555
0.5%
... and 6 other candidates
Edmund Muskie
504
0.4%
George E. Wallace
93
0.1%
Sam Yorty
55
0.0%
Vance Hartke
32
0.0%
Ted Kennedy
28
0.0%
Coll
2
0.0%
Write-Ins
292
0.2%
Total Votes Cast
117,208
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