<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Colorado </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Richard Nixon (incumbent) <col_header> United States presidential election in Colorado, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 62.61% <col_header> United States presidential election in Colorado, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> United States presidential election in Colorado, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 34.59% <col_header> United States presidential election in Colorado, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Nixon took 62.61% of the vote to McGovern's 34.59%.