Defeated by richard nixon in the 1972 presidential election

George McGovern was defeated by Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election. The United States presidential election held in the year 1972 was actually the 47th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on a Tuesday on the 7th of November. George McGovern was the nominated candidate of the Democratic Party and Nixon was the nominated candidate of the Republican Party for the presidential election of 1972. Nixon was the hands down winner as he got more than 60% of the popular vote.

The patricians (from Latin: patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome. The distinction was highly significant in the Roman Kingdom, and the early Republic, but its relevance waned after the Conflict of the Orders (494 BC to 287 BC). By the time of the late Republic and Empire, membership in the patriciate was of only nominal significance