Iowa

Nixon's 62 per cent showing in love was better than the previous two times, he carried the state, but his coattails were not long enough a help senator Jack Miller, who was opened by Democratic challenger Richard Clark. Popular Republican Governor Robert Ray had no difficulty in winning to election.

Kansas

Kansas in Nixon Country, and the President took the state's seven electoral votes with 65 per cent of the popular vote. Democratic Governor Robert Docking survived the GOP landslide with 54 per cent of the vote. Veteran GOP Senator James B. Pearson sailed smoothly back to Washington.

Kentucky

Nixon walked away with 60 per cent of Kentucky's popular vote, but his coattails were too short the former Governor Louie B. Nunn, who was edged by Democrat Walter Huddleston in a close race for the Senate seat of retiring John Sherman Cooper.

Louisiana

Nixon handily upon here with 60 per cent of the vote, and Democrat Bennet Johnston appeared to have won Allen Ellender's old Senate seat over former Governor John McKeithan who ran as an independent.

Maine

They timed to say As Maine Goes, so Goes the Nation and Nixon proved the adage by taking the state's four electoral votes with over 60 per cent of the vote. But in a tremendous upset. Democrat William Hathaway appeared to have stopped Margaret Chase Smith's expected walk to a fifth term.

MaryLand

Although Nixon lost Spiro's home state the lost time around, he swamped McGovern this time with 64 per cent of he popular vote.

Massachusetts

McGovern won his only state in the cradle of liberty taking Massachusetts's 14 electoral votes with 58 per cent of the popular vote. Popular GOP Senator Edward Brooke swamped opponent John Droney as expected with 57 per cent of the vote.

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