1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee
Results

1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Republican	Richard Nixon (inc.)	813,147	67.70%

Democratic	George McGovern	357,293	29.75%

American Independent	John G. Schmitz	30,373	2.53%

Write-in	369	0.03%

Total votes	1,201,182	100%

Sentence(s)

1972 United States presidential election was won by the incumbent Richard Nixon (R) with 67.70% of the vote against George McGovern (D), who received 29.75% of the vote.

final_sentence: 1972 United States presidential election was won by the incumbent Richard Nixon (R) with 67.70% of the vote against George McGovern (D), who received 29.75% of the vote.