<page_title> 1972 United States presidential election in Texas </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Republican <col_header> United States presidential election in Texas, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Richard Nixon (incumbent) <col_header> United States presidential election in Texas, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 66.20% <col_header> United States presidential election in Texas, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 26 <col_header> United States presidential election in Texas, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Electoral votes </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> United States presidential election in Texas, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> George McGovern <col_header> United States presidential election in Texas, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 33.24% <col_header> United States presidential election in Texas, 1972 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon overwhelmingly won the state of Texas with 66.20 percent of the vote to the Democratic Party candidate George McGovern’s 33.24 percent, thus giving him the state’s 26 electoral votes.