Spiro Agnew
★ Vice President
- Born
- November 9, 1918
- Died
- September 17, 1996
- Age at death
- 77
- Home state
- Maryland
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1966–1972
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Agnew79.3M
Opponents70.4M
Total Electoral Votes
Agnew821
Opponents254
3
Elections run
As a running mate, Agnew is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1966 and 1972, Spiro Agnew ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and President), winning all 3. Agnew's biggest single-election total was 47,168,710 votes, in the 1972 U.S. presidential election. Agnew's closest win came in the 1966 governor election in Maryland, decided by 81,775 votes.
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How many votes has Spiro Agnew received?
Spiro Agnew has received 79,334,498 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0, plus 821 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Vice Presidentwith Richard Nixon | Won | 47,168,710 (60.7%)520 EV | George McGovern |
| 1968 | Vice Presidentwith Richard Nixon | Won | 31,710,470 (43.4%)301 EV | Hubert Humphrey George Wallace |
| 1966 | GovernorMaryland | Won | 455,31849.5% | George P. Mahoney Hyman A. Pressman |
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