1972 United States presidential election in Oregon
Statewide results

1972 United States presidential election in Oregon

Section Title: Statewide results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Republican	Richard Nixon	486,686	52.45%

Democratic	George McGovern	392,760	42.33%

American Independent	John G. Schmitz	46,211	4.98%

Other	Write-ins	2,289	0.25%

Total votes	927,946	100%

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Nixon carried Oregon with 52.45 percent of the vote to McGovern’s 42.33 percent, a victory margin of 10.12 percent.

final_sentence: Nixon carried Oregon with 52.45 percent of the vote to McGovern’s 42.33 percent, a victory margin of 10.12 percent.