<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Louisiana </page_title> <section_title> Statewide Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Richard Nixon <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 65.32% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 28.35% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 1972 United States presidential election, Nixon carried Louisiana with 65.32 percent of the vote compared to McGovern’s 28.35 percent, a victory margin of 36.97 percent.