← 1968 November 7, 1972 220,383 194,645 Start date November 7, 1972 | 4 0 53.0% 46.8% | |
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The 1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island refers to how Rhode Island participated in the 1972 United States presidential election.
Rhode Island voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South Dakota Senator George McGovern. Nixon took 53.00% of the vote to McGovern's 46.81%, a margin of 6.19%.
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United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA