<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Oregon </page_title> <section_title> Statewide results </section_title> <table> <cell> Richard Nixon <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 52.45% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 42.33% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
Nixon carried Oregon with 52.45 percent of the vote to McGovern’s 42.33 percent, a victory margin of 10.12 percent.