<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Iowa </page_title> <section_title> Statewide results </section_title> <table> <cell> Richard Nixon <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 57.61% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 40.48% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
Nixon carried Iowa with 57.61% of the vote to McGovern’s 40.48%, a victory margin of 17.13%.