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      Home/Elections/1968

      1968 Elections

      Presidential Year

      5 offices contested.

      1968
      Balance of Power
      PresidentREP
      Richard M. Nixon
      201
      DEM
      269 to win
      299
      REP
      42.8%Popular Vote43.2%
      73,427,831 votes
      Senate
      56
      DEM
      2
      IND
      D Majority
      40
      REP
      49.2%Popular Vote46.5%
      50,674,136 votes
      Governors
      17
      DEM
      1
      IND
      R Majority
      31
      REP
      51.5%Popular Vote48.2%
      22,530,325 votes
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      President

      Full results →
      1968

      Presidential Election · 1968

      Elected President

      Richard M. Nixon

      Republicandefeating Herbert H. Humphrey
      201
      Humphrey
      Electoral
      Votes
      269 to win
      299
      Nixon
      35
      Other
      201 EV35 EV269 needed to win299 EV

      Popular Vote

      Nixon(REP)43.2%
      Humphrey(DEM)42.8%
      Other(OTH)14.0%
      National margin:R+0.5%
      73,427,831 total votes cast
      View state-by-state results →

      Results by State

      Humphrey: 15 states · 201 EV|Nixon: 31 states · 299 EV|OTH: 4 states · 35 EV
      State ▲EVHumphrey %VotesNixon %VotesOther %MarginSwing
      ▶Alabama1065.8%687,66414.0%146,59120.1%
      D+51.8
      ↑ D+90.7
      ▶Arizona535.0%170,51454.8%266,72110.2%
      R+19.8
      ↓ R+18.8
      ▶Arkansas630.3%184,90431.0%189,06238.7%
      R+0.7
      ↓ R+13.3
      ▶California4044.7%3,244,31847.8%3,467,6647.4%
      R+3.1
      ↓ R+21.4
      ▶Colorado641.3%335,17450.5%409,3458.2%
      R+9.1
      ↓ R+32.2
      ▶Connecticut849.5%621,56144.4%556,7216.1%
      D+5.2
      ↓ R+30.6
      ▶Delaware341.6%89,19445.1%96,71413.3%
      R+3.5
      ↓ R+25.7
      ▶District of Columbia381.8%139,56618.2%31,012—
      D+63.6
      ↓ R+7.4
      ▶Florida1430.9%676,79440.5%886,80428.5%
      R+9.6
      ↓ R+11.9
      ▶Georgia1226.8%334,43830.4%380,11142.8%
      R+3.6
      ↑ D+4.6
      ▶Hawaii459.8%141,32438.7%91,425—
      D+21.1
      ↓ R+36.4
      ▶Idaho430.7%89,27356.8%165,36912.5%
      R+26.1
      ↓ R+28.0
      ▶Illinois2644.1%2,039,81447.1%2,174,7748.8%
      R+2.9
      ↓ R+21.9
      ▶Indiana1338.0%806,65950.3%1,067,88511.7%
      R+12.3
      ↓ R+24.7
      ▶Iowa940.8%476,69953.0%619,1066.2%
      R+12.2
      ↓ R+36.2
      ▶Kansas734.7%302,99654.8%478,67410.4%
      R+20.1
      ↓ R+29.2
      ▶Kentucky937.6%397,54043.8%462,41118.6%
      R+6.1
      ↓ R+34.5
      ▶Louisiana1028.2%309,61523.5%257,53548.3%
      D+4.8
      ↑ D+18.4
      ▶Maine455.8%219,11843.1%169,254—
      D+12.7
      ↓ R+25.0
      ▶Maryland1043.6%538,31041.9%517,99514.5%
      D+1.6
      ↓ R+29.3
      ▶Massachusetts1463.0%1,469,21832.9%766,844—
      D+30.1
      ↓ R+22.6
      ▶Michigan2148.2%1,593,08241.5%1,370,66510.4%
      D+6.7
      ↓ R+26.9
      ▶Minnesota1054.0%857,73841.5%658,643—
      D+12.5
      ↓ R+15.2
      ▶Mississippi723.0%150,64413.5%88,51663.5%
      D+9.5
      ↑ D+83.8
      ▶Missouri1237.4%791,44438.4%811,93224.2%
      R+1.0
      ↓ R+24.6
      ▶Montana441.6%114,11750.6%138,8357.8%
      R+9.0
      ↓ R+27.4
      ▶Nebraska531.8%170,78459.8%321,1638.4%
      R+28.0
      ↓ R+33.2
      ▶Nevada339.3%60,59847.5%73,18813.2%
      R+8.2
      ↓ R+25.3
      ▶New Hampshire443.9%130,58952.1%154,903—
      R+8.2
      ↓ R+35.5
      ▶New Jersey1744.0%1,264,20646.1%1,325,4679.9%
      R+2.1
      ↓ R+33.9
      ▶New Mexico439.8%130,08151.9%169,6928.4%
      R+12.1
      ↓ R+30.7
      ▶New York4345.2%3,066,84844.3%3,007,93210.5%
      D+0.9
      ↓ R+36.4
      ▶North Carolina1329.2%464,11339.5%627,19231.3%
      R+10.3
      ↓ R+22.6
      ▶North Dakota438.2%94,76955.9%138,6695.8%
      R+17.7
      ↓ R+33.8
      ▶Ohio2643.0%1,700,58645.2%1,791,01411.8%
      R+2.3
      ↓ R+28.2
      ▶Oklahoma832.0%301,65847.7%449,69720.3%
      R+15.7
      ↓ R+27.2
      ▶Oregon643.8%358,86649.8%408,4336.4%
      R+6.0
      ↓ R+33.8
      ▶Pennsylvania2947.6%2,259,40544.0%2,090,0178.4%
      D+3.6
      ↓ R+26.6
      ▶Rhode Island464.0%246,51831.8%122,359—
      D+32.3
      ↓ R+29.5
      ▶South Carolina829.6%197,48638.1%254,06232.3%
      R+8.5
      ↑ D+9.3
      ▶South Dakota442.0%118,02353.3%149,841—
      R+11.3
      ↓ R+22.5
      ▶Tennessee1128.1%351,23337.9%472,59234.0%
      R+9.7
      ↓ R+20.7
      ▶Texas2541.1%1,266,80439.9%1,227,84419.0%
      D+1.3
      ↓ R+25.6
      ▶Utah437.1%156,66556.5%238,7286.4%
      R+19.4
      ↓ R+28.9
      ▶Vermont343.5%70,25552.8%85,142—
      R+9.2
      ↓ R+41.8
      ▶Virginia1232.5%442,38743.4%590,31924.1%
      R+10.9
      ↓ R+18.2
      ▶Washington947.1%620,22045.2%595,5537.7%
      D+1.9
      ↓ R+22.7
      ▶West Virginia749.6%374,09140.8%307,5559.6%
      D+8.8
      ↓ R+27.1
      ▶Wisconsin1244.3%748,80447.9%809,9977.8%
      R+3.6
      ↓ R+28.0
      ▶Wyoming335.5%45,17355.8%70,9278.7%
      R+20.3
      ↓ R+33.4

      Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1964 margin. Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

      U.S. Senate

      Full results →
      33 contests|D won 17|R won 16
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      Alabama
      AllenDEM
      70.0%638,774
      HooperREP
      22.1%201,227
      D+47.9
      ↑ D+46.2
      ▶
      Arizona
      GoldwaterREP
      54.5%263,034
      ElsonDEM
      43.3%208,752
      R+11.3
      ↓ R+21.1
      ▶
      Arkansas
      FulbrightDEM
      59.1%349,965
      BernardREP
      40.9%241,739
      D+18.3
      ↓ R+19.1
      ▶
      California
      CranstonDEM
      51.8%3,680,352
      RaffertyREP
      46.9%3,329,148
      D+4.9
      ↑ D+17.8
      ▶
      Colorado
      DominickREP
      58.5%459,952
      McNicholsDEM
      41.5%325,584
      R+17.1
      ↓ R+9.1
      ▶
      Connecticut
      RibicoffDEM
      54.3%655,043
      MayREP
      45.7%551,455
      D+8.6
      ↑ D+6.1
      ▶
      Florida
      GurneyREP
      55.9%1,131,499
      CollinsDEM
      44.1%892,637
      R+11.8
      ↓ R+51.9
      ▶
      Georgia
      TalmadgeDEM
      77.5%885,103
      PattonREP
      22.5%256,796
      D+55.0
      ↓ R+45.0
      ▶
      Hawaii
      InouyeDEM
      79.3%179,969
      OtherOTH
      20.7%46,958
      D+79.3
      ↑ D+68.2
      ▶
      Idaho
      ChurchDEM
      60.3%173,483
      HansenREP
      39.7%114,394
      D+20.5
      ↑ D+22.4
      ▶
      Illinois
      DirksenREP
      53.0%2,358,947
      ClarkDEM
      46.6%2,073,242
      R+6.4
      ↓ R+0.7
      ▶
      Indiana
      BayhDEM
      51.6%1,060,456
      RuckelshausREP
      48.1%988,571
      D+3.5
      ↑ D+2.9
      ▶
      Iowa
      HughesDEM
      50.3%574,884
      StanleyREP
      49.7%568,469
      D+0.6
      ↑ D+7.3
      ▶
      Kansas
      DoleREP
      60.1%490,911
      RobinsonDEM
      38.7%315,911
      R+21.4
      ↓ R+7.7
      ▶
      Kentucky
      CookREP
      51.4%484,260
      PedenDEM
      47.6%448,960
      R+3.7
      ↑ D+1.8
      ▶
      Louisiana
      LongDEM
      100.0%518,586———
      D+100.0
      ↑ D+48.9
      ▶
      Maryland
      MathiasREP
      47.8%541,893
      BrewsterDEM
      39.1%443,367
      R+8.7
      ↓ R+32.8
      ▶
      Missouri
      EagletonDEM
      51.0%880,335
      CurtisREP
      49.0%845,144
      D+2.0
      ↓ R+10.8
      ▶
      Nevada
      BibleDEM
      54.8%83,622
      FikeREP
      45.2%69,068
      D+9.5
      ↓ R+21.0
      ▶
      New Hampshire
      CottonREP
      59.3%170,163
      KingDEM
      40.7%116,816
      R+18.6
      ↓ R+23.2
      ▶
      New York
      JavitsREP
      42.7%2,810,836
      O'DwyerDEM
      32.7%2,150,695
      R+10.0
      ↑ D+7.2
      ▶
      North Carolina
      ErvinDEM
      60.6%870,406
      SomersREP
      39.4%566,934
      D+21.1
      ↑ D+0.2
      ▶
      North Dakota
      YoungREP
      64.6%154,968
      LashkowitzDEM
      33.7%80,815
      R+30.9
      ↓ R+9.6
      ▶
      Ohio
      SaxbeREP
      51.5%1,928,964
      GilliganDEM
      48.5%1,814,152
      R+3.1
      ↓ R+26.2
      ▶
      Oklahoma
      BellmonREP
      51.7%470,120
      MonroneyDEM
      46.2%419,658
      R+5.5
      ↓ R+12.5
      ▶
      Oregon
      PackwoodREP
      50.2%408,825
      MorseDEM
      49.8%405,380
      R+0.4
      ↓ R+8.8
      ▶
      Pennsylvania
      SchweikerREP
      51.9%2,399,762
      ClarkDEM
      45.8%2,117,662
      R+6.1
      ↓ R+8.5
      ▶
      South Carolina
      HollingsDEM
      61.9%404,060
      ParkerREP
      38.1%248,780
      D+23.8
      ↑ D+9.5
      ▶
      South Dakota
      McGovernDEM
      56.8%158,961
      GubbrudREP
      43.2%120,951
      D+13.6
      ↑ D+13.3
      ▶
      Utah
      BennettREP
      53.7%225,075
      WeilenmannDEM
      45.8%192,168
      R+7.8
      ↓ R+3.1
      ▶
      Vermont
      AikenREP
      99.8%94,738
      OtherOTH
      0.2%221
      R+99.8
      ↓ R+65.9
      ▶
      Washington
      MagnusonDEM
      64.4%796,183
      MetcalfREP
      35.3%435,894
      D+29.1
      ↑ D+24.4
      ▶
      Wisconsin
      NelsonDEM
      61.7%1,020,931
      LeonardREP
      38.3%633,910
      D+23.4
      ↑ D+18.0

      Governor

      Full results →
      22 contests|D won 9|R won 13
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      Arizona
      WilliamsREP
      57.8%279,923
      GoddardDEM
      42.2%204,075
      R+15.7
      ↓ R+22.1
      ▶
      Arkansas
      RockefellerREP
      52.4%322,782
      CrankDEM
      47.6%292,813
      R+4.9
      ↓ R+18.9
      ▶
      Delaware
      PetersonREP
      50.5%104,474
      TerryDEM
      49.5%102,360
      R+1.0
      ↓ R+3.7
      ▶
      Illinois
      OgilvieREP
      51.2%2,307,295
      ShapiroDEM
      48.4%2,179,501
      R+2.8
      ↓ R+6.7
      ▶
      Indiana
      WhitcombREP
      52.7%1,080,271
      RockDEM
      47.1%965,816
      R+5.6
      ↓ R+18.3
      ▶
      Iowa
      RayREP
      54.0%614,328
      FranzenburgDEM
      45.9%521,216
      R+8.2
      ↓ R+45.0
      ▶
      Kansas
      DockingDEM
      51.9%447,269
      HarmanREP
      47.6%410,673
      D+4.2
      ↑ D+8.1
      ▶
      Louisiana
      McKeithenDEM
      100.0%372,762———
      D+100.0
      ↑ D+77.8
      ▶
      Missouri
      HearnesDEM
      60.7%1,063,495
      RoosREP
      39.3%688,300
      D+21.4
      ↓ R+2.7
      ▶
      Montana
      AndersonDEM
      54.1%150,481
      BabcockREP
      41.9%116,432
      D+12.2
      ↑ D+14.8
      ▶
      New Hampshire
      PetersonREP
      52.5%149,902
      BussiereDEM
      47.4%135,378
      R+5.1
      ↓ R+38.7
      ▶
      New Mexico
      CargoREP
      50.5%160,140
      ChavezDEM
      49.5%157,230
      R+0.9
      ↓ R+21.3
      ▶
      North Carolina
      ScottDEM
      52.7%821,233
      GardnerREP
      47.3%737,075
      D+5.4
      ↓ R+7.8
      ▶
      North Dakota
      GuyDEM
      54.8%135,955
      McCarneyREP
      43.7%108,382
      D+11.1
      ↓ R+0.4
      ▶
      Rhode Island
      LichtDEM
      51.0%195,766
      ChafeeREP
      49.0%187,958
      D+2.0
      ↑ D+24.3
      ▶
      South Dakota
      FarrarREP
      57.6%159,646
      ChamerlinDEM
      42.4%117,260
      R+15.3
      ↓ R+12.0
      ▶
      Texas
      SmithDEM
      57.0%1,662,019
      EggersREP
      43.0%1,254,333
      D+14.0
      ↓ R+33.8
      ▶
      Utah
      RamptonDEM
      68.7%289,283
      BuehnerREP
      31.3%131,729
      D+37.4
      ↑ D+23.4
      ▶
      Vermont
      DavisREP
      55.5%89,387
      DaleyDEM
      44.5%71,656
      R+11.0
      ↓ R+41.5
      ▶
      Washington
      EvansREP
      54.7%692,378
      O'ConnellDEM
      44.3%560,262
      R+10.4
      ↑ D+1.4
      ▶
      West Virginia
      MooreREP
      50.9%378,315
      SprouseDEM
      49.1%365,530
      R+1.7
      ↓ R+11.5
      ▶
      Wisconsin
      KnowlesREP
      52.9%893,463
      LafolletteDEM
      46.8%791,100
      R+6.1
      ↓ R+5.0

      Other Offices

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      812contests
      37 states

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      2477contests
      38 states
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