<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Missouri </page_title> <section_title> Statewide results </section_title> <table> <cell> Richard Nixon <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 62.29% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 37.71% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
Nixon carried Missouri with 62.29% of the vote to McGovern’s 37.71%.