nov 7, 1972 - lopsided election
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-the beginning of the end for the presidency of Richard M. Nixon, once the Watergate affair brought question into the tactics within the election process.
- takes over 60% of the popular vote
-incumbent President Richard M. Nixon beat his Democratic challenger George S. McGovern, winning 520 Electoral College votes to McGovern's 17
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