1972 United States presidential election in Maine
Results

1972 United States presidential election in Maine

Section Title: Results
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United States presidential election in Maine, 1972

Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes

Republican	Richard Nixon (incumbent)	256,458	61.46%	4

Democratic	George McGovern	160,584	38.48%	0

American Independent	John G. Schmitz (write-in)	117	0.03%	0

Peace and Freedom	Benjamin Spock (write-in)	3	0.00%	0

Socialist Workers	Linda Jenness (write-in)	2	0.00%	0

Communist	Gus Hall (write-in)	2	0.00%	0

Libertarian	John Hospers (write-in)	1	0.00%	0

Write-ins	Scattered (Other write-ins)	104	0.02%	0

Totals	417,271	100.00%	4

Voter turnout	60%/68%

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Nixon took 61.46 percent of the vote, totaling up to 256,458 votes to McGovern’s 38.48 percent and 160,584 votes.

final_sentence: Nixon took 61.46 percent of the vote, totaling up to 256,458 votes to McGovern’s 38.48 percent and 160,584 votes.