1972 United States presidential election ("Goddamn Teddy")

The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Democratic Senator, Ted Kennedy, of Massachusettes defeated incumbent Republican President, Richard Nixon.

Early in the 1972 Democratic primaries, Edmund Muskie was considered the front-runner for the nomination; however, Kennedy would announce his campaign and became the clear choice of Democrats. Kennedy easily won the nomination despite challenges from Governor George Wallace, Representative Shirley Chisholm, and Senator Henry Jackson. Nixon swept aside challenges from two Republican representatives in the 1972 Republican primaries to win renomination.