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1968 Presidential Election: Richard Nixon Won✓
The 1968 United States presidential election was held on November 5, 1968. The election was a contest between Republican nominee Richard Nixon, Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey, and independent candidate George Wallace. Nixon secured 301 electoral votes to Humphrey's 191 and Wallace's 46.
191
Hubert Humphrey
31,271,839 votes (42.72%)
46
George Wallace
9,901,118 votes (13.53%)
301
✓ Richard Nixon
31,783,783 votes (43.42%)
270 needed to win
Key race alerts
Missouri Results
✓ Richard Nixon (R) won the state of Missouri.
Ohio Results
✓ Richard Nixon (R) won the state of Ohio.
Illinois Results
✓ Richard Nixon (R) won the state of Illinois.
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Full state results
State | Richard Nixon votes | Richard Nixon % | Hubert Humphrey votes | Hubert Humphrey % | George Wallace votes | George Wallace % | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 146,923 | 13.99% | 142,435 | 13.57% | 691,425 | 65.86% | 1,049,917 |
Alaska | 37,600 | 45.28% | 35,411 | 42.65% | 10,024 | 12.07% | 83,035 |
Arizona | 266,721 | 54.78% | 170,514 | 35.02% | 46,573 | 9.56% | 486,936 |
Arkansas | 189,062 | 31.01% | 184,901 | 30.33% | 235,627 | 38.65% | 609,590 |
California | 3,467,664 | 47.82% | 3,244,318 | 44.74% | 487,270 | 6.72% | 7,251,587 |
Colorado | 409,345 | 50.46% | 335,174 | 41.32% | 60,813 | 7.50% | 811,199 |
Connecticut | 556,721 | 44.32% | 621,561 | 49.48% | 76,650 | 6.10% | 1,256,232 |
Delaware | 96,714 | 45.12% | 89,194 | 41.61% | 28,459 | 13.28% | 214,367 |
District of Columbia | 31,012 | 18.18% | 139,566 | 81.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 170,578 |
Florida | 886,804 | 40.53% | 676,794 | 30.93% | 624,207 | 28.53% | 2,187,805 |
Georgia | 380,111 | 30.40% | 334,440 | 26.75% | 535,550 | 42.83% | 1,250,266 |
Hawaii | 91,425 | 38.70% | 141,324 | 59.83% | 3,469 | 1.47% | 236,218 |
Idaho | 165,369 | 56.79% | 89,273 | 30.66% | 36,541 | 12.55% | 291,183 |
Illinois | 2,174,774 | 47.08% | 2,039,814 | 44.15% | 390,958 | 8.46% | 4,619,749 |
Indiana | 1,067,885 | 50.29% | 806,659 | 37.99% | 243,108 | 11.45% | 2,123,597 |
Iowa | 619,106 | 53.01% | 476,699 | 40.82% | 66,422 | 5.69% | 1,167,931 |
Kansas | 478,674 | 54.84% | 302,996 | 34.72% | 88,921 | 10.19% | 872,783 |
Kentucky | 462,411 | 43.79% | 397,541 | 37.65% | 193,098 | 18.29% | 1,055,893 |
Louisiana | 257,535 | 23.47% | 309,615 | 28.21% | 530,300 | 48.32% | 1,097,450 |
Maine | 169,254 | 43.07% | 217,312 | 55.30% | 6,370 | 1.62% | 392,936 |
Maryland | 517,995 | 41.94% | 538,310 | 43.59% | 178,734 | 14.47% | 1,235,039 |
Massachusetts | 766,844 | 32.89% | 1,469,218 | 63.01% | 87,088 | 3.73% | 2,331,752 |
Michigan | 1,370,665 | 41.46% | 1,593,082 | 48.18% | 331,968 | 10.04% | 3,306,250 |
Minnesota | 658,643 | 41.46% | 857,738 | 54.00% | 68,931 | 4.34% | 1,588,510 |
Mississippi | 88,516 | 13.52% | 150,644 | 23.02% | 415,349 | 63.46% | 654,509 |
Missouri | 811,932 | 44.87% | 791,444 | 43.74% | 206,126 | 11.39% | 1,809,502 |
Montana | 138,835 | 50.60% | 114,117 | 41.59% | 20,015 | 7.29% | 274,404 |
Nebraska | 321,163 | 59.82% | 170,784 | 31.81% | 44,904 | 8.36% | 536,851 |
Nevada | 73,188 | 47.46% | 60,598 | 39.29% | 20,432 | 13.25% | 154,218 |
New Hampshire | 154,903 | 52.10% | 130,589 | 43.93% | 11,173 | 3.76% | 297,298 |
New Jersey | 1,325,467 | 46.10% | 1,264,206 | 43.97% | 262,187 | 9.12% | 2,875,395 |
New Mexico | 169,692 | 51.85% | 130,081 | 39.75% | 25,737 | 7.86% | 327,281 |
New York | 3,007,932 | 44.30% | 3,378,470 | 49.76% | 358,864 | 5.29% | 6,790,066 |
North Carolina | 627,192 | 39.51% | 464,113 | 29.24% | 496,188 | 31.26% | 1,587,493 |
North Dakota | 138,669 | 55.94% | 94,769 | 38.23% | 14,244 | 5.75% | 247,882 |
Ohio | 1,791,014 | 45.23% | 1,700,586 | 42.95% | 467,495 | 11.81% | 3,959,698 |
Oklahoma | 449,697 | 47.68% | 301,658 | 31.99% | 191,731 | 20.33% | 943,086 |
Oregon | 408,433 | 49.83% | 358,866 | 43.78% | 49,683 | 6.06% | 819,622 |
Pennsylvania | 2,090,017 | 44.02% | 2,259,405 | 47.59% | 378,582 | 7.97% | 4,747,928 |
Rhode Island | 122,359 | 31.78% | 246,518 | 64.03% | 15,678 | 4.07% | 385,000 |
South Carolina | 254,062 | 38.09% | 197,486 | 29.61% | 215,430 | 32.30% | 666,978 |
South Dakota | 149,841 | 53.27% | 118,023 | 41.96% | 13,400 | 4.76% | 281,264 |
Tennessee | 472,592 | 37.85% | 351,233 | 28.13% | 424,792 | 34.02% | 1,248,617 |
Texas | 1,227,844 | 39.87% | 1,266,804 | 41.14% | 584,269 | 18.97% | 3,079,406 |
Utah | 238,728 | 56.49% | 156,665 | 37.07% | 26,906 | 6.37% | 422,568 |
Vermont | 85,142 | 52.75% | 70,255 | 43.53% | 5,104 | 3.16% | 161,404 |
Virginia | 590,319 | 43.36% | 442,387 | 32.49% | 321,833 | 23.64% | 1,361,491 |
Washington | 588,510 | 45.12% | 616,037 | 47.23% | 96,990 | 7.44% | 1,304,281 |
West Virginia | 307,555 | 40.78% | 374,091 | 49.60% | 72,560 | 9.62% | 754,206 |
Wisconsin | 809,997 | 47.89% | 748,804 | 44.27% | 127,835 | 7.56% | 1,691,538 |
Wyoming | 70,927 | 55.76% | 45,173 | 35.51% | 11,105 | 8.73% | 127,205 |
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