<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Maine </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Richard Nixon (incumbent) <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 256,458 <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 61.46% <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 160,584 <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 38.48% <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Nixon took 61.46 percent of the vote, totaling up to 256,458 votes to McGovern’s 38.48 percent and 160,584 votes.