McGovern was thought to have a chance for Michigan's 21 electoral votes but Nixon still beat the South Dakota Senator with 58 per cent of the vote. Republican Senate minority whip Robert Griffin beat down a stiff challenge from Democrat state Attorney General Frank Kelley to return to Washington with 5-4 per cent of the vote.

Minnesota

At 2 a.m. Nixon and McGovern were locked in a neck and neck battle for Minnesota's ten electoral votes, but pundits predicted a Nixon victory with 52 per cent of the vote. Popular liberal Democrat Walter Mondale won reelection to the Senate with 62 per cent of the tally.

Missippi

America's poorest state gave its seven electoral votes to Richard Nixon by a 78 per cent margin. Troglodyte James O. Eastland took 57 per cent of the vote and returns to the Senate to head the powerful Judiciary Committee.

Missouri

Tom Eagleton's home state of Missouri vented its rice against McGovern, giving its 12 electoral votes to the President. Nixon carried the state with 59 per cent of the vote, pulling GOP gubernatorial hopeful Christopher Bond along with him with 56 per cent.

Montana

Nixon won Montana as expected, but failed to bring down antiwar Democrat Senator Lee Metcalf, who beat Republican Henry Hibbard with 54 per cent of the tally. The GOP's Edward Smith appeared to have won the gubernatorial mansion.

Nebraska

The state of Nebraska gave its five electoral votes to Richard Nixon and returned veteran GOP Senator Carl Curtis to the Senate despite a stiff challenge from 72-year-old Democrats Terry Carpenter.

Nevada

Nixon touch the state of casinos and desert with 62 per cent of the vote, gaining him the state's those electoral votes.

New Hampshire

Nixon won New Hampshire's four electoral votes handily, and Democratic Senator Thomas Mclntyre turned back a stiff challenge by the GOP's Wesley Powel. Three Men--Democrat Roger Crowley, Republican Meldrim Thomson and independent Malcolm McLane--were locked in a tight race for the governorship.