<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Richard Nixon (inc.) <col_header> 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 67.84% <col_header> 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
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.