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In the first Presidential election when 18-year-olds were granted the right to vote they were able to choose between which candidates?
The 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which lowered the voting age to 18 was ratified on July 1, 1971. The first Presidential election following the ratification occurred in 1972. The major candidates that ran in that election were Republican Richard M. Nixon, Democrat George McGovern, and Libertarian Joseph Hospers.
Who ran in the 1972 presidential election?
Incumbent President Richard Nixon a faced South Dakota Senator called George McGovern. Nixon's running mate was Spiro Agnew (who he disliked entirely). McGovern chose Senator Thomas Eagleton of Minnesota as his running mate. When it was discovered that Eagleton had psychiatric illnesses had had received electric shock therapy, McGovern initially decided to stick with his running mate. He then did a U-Turn and changed his candidate to Sargent Shriver, John Kennedy's brother-in-law. This contributed to his image of being indecisive. Nixon was aided by the fact the economy was in good shape, the war in Vietnam was over and he had just made groundbreaking visits to China and the USSR. Nixon was quite moderate and many Demoocrats were satifisfied with having him in office while they controlled Congress; some even formed a "Democrats for Nixon" campaign. This meant McGovern's campaign was disorganised and lacked support, while the Republicans successfully portrayed him as standing for "Amnesty, abortion and acid". In the end, Nixon won by a landslide, with a majority of votes in 49 states, except for Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. Nixon's popularity crashed a year after the election as a result of the Watergate Scandal. This led to several bumper stickers appearing in Boston saying "Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts!"
What regions provided Nixon with solid support?
In the 1972 election, Richard Nixon was supported by all states except Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. He beat McGovern in the election.
When senator george mcgovern was the democratic partys nominee for the president in 1972 who was the man nominated for vice president replaced by sargent shiver?
When senator George McGovern was the democratic party's nominee for the president in 1972, Thomas Eagleton was the man that was nominated for vice president. Thomas Eagleton was eventually replaced by Sargent Shiver.
Who is the first delegate selection event in every presidential election since 1972?
The Iowa Caucuses have been the first nominating event since 1972.
