| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | 1972 United States presidential election in Iowa - Statewide results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 4 | - | Republican | Richard Nixon | 706,207 | 57.61% |
| 5 | - | Democratic | George McGovern | 496,206 | 40.48% |
| 6 | - | American Independent | John G. Schmitz | 22,056 | 1.80% |
| 7 | - | Socialist Workers | Linda Jenness | 448 | 0.04% |
| 8 | - | Independent | Write-In's | 321 | 0.03% |
| 9 | - | Communist | Gus Hall | 272 | 0.02% |
| 10 | - | Independent | Gabriel Green | 199 | 0.02% |
| 11 | - | Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 195 | 0.02% |
| 12 | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,225,944 | 100% |

Question: How did Nixon in the 1972 United States presidential election in Iowa?
Answer: Nixon carried Iowa with 57.61% of the vote to McGovern’s 40.48%, a victory margin of 17.13%.