<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Democratic <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 54.20% <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Richard Nixon <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 45.23% <col_header> United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
McGovern carried Massachusetts with 54.20 percent of the vote to Nixon’s 45.23 percent, a Democratic victory.