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Instruction
Answer the question based on the provided table.


Table
Table Title: 'Results' regarding '1972 United States presidential election in Michigan'
Table Content:
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| - | Republican | Richard Nixon (inc.) | 1,961,721 | 56.20% |
| - | Democratic | George McGovern | 1,459,435 | 41.81% |
| - | American Independent | John G. Schmitz | 63,321 | 1.81% |
| - | Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 2,437 | 0.07% |
| - | Socialist Workers | Linda Jenness | 1,603 | 0.05% |
| - | Communist | Gus Hall | 1,210 | 0.03% |
| - | Write-in | - | 598 | 0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,490,325 | 100% |


Question
How much of the vote did the top 2 candidates receive?


Answer Format
The final answer should be a sentence and use the following format:
```json
{
    "answer": "your_generated_sentence_here"
}
```
rule
["Incumbent President Richard Nixon (R), received 56.20% of the vote, while George McGovern (D) received 41.81% of the vote."]