1972 United States presidential election in Virginia
Results

1972 United States presidential election in Virginia

Section Title: Results
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1972 United States presidential election in Virginia

Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes

Republican	Richard Nixon (inc.)	988,493	67.84%	11

Libertarian	John Hospers	0	0.00%	1

Democratic	George McGovern	438,887	30.12%	0

American Independent	John G. Schmitz	19,721	1.35%	0

Socialist Labor	Louis Fisher	9,918	0.68%	0

Totals	1,457,019	100.00%	12

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In the 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia, incumbent Richard Nixon won with 67.84 percent of the vote, against George McGovern of the Democratic Party.

final_sentence: In the 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia, incumbent Richard Nixon won with 67.84 percent of the vote, against George McGovern of the Democratic Party.