West Virginia 1968 Presidential Election

Democratic Candidate vs. Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate won the West Virginia 1968 presidential election with 374,091 votes (49.6%), a margin of D+8.8. West Virginia's 4 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

49.6%

40.8%

374,091

Democratic Candidate (49.6%)

307,555

Republican Candidate (40.8%)

Total Votes: 754,206|Margin: D+8.8

County Results

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County Results (55 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
McDowell County	D+46.6	D+42.7	D+33.1	18,937	R+19.5%
Logan County	D+44.0	D+40.6	D+25.7	20,301	R+19.7%
Fayette County	D+42.8	D+37.4	D+22.5	21,723	R+23.5%
Mingo County	D+34.0	D+42.3	D+32.7	13,798	R+25.1%
Boone County	D+33.3	D+27.9	D+20.9	10,287	R+22.2%
Webster County	D+32.7	D+33.1	D+20.1	4,107	R+27.4%
Raleigh County	D+30.4	D+21.6	R+0.4	29,506	R+24.1%
Brooke County	D+25.2	D+15.3	D+15.8	13,141	R+23.8%
Marion County	D+24.2	D+12.2	D+2.7	29,261	R+24.0%
Wyoming County	D+23.2	D+18.1	D+2.8	11,595	R+23.0%
Hancock County	D+21.2	D+13.2	D+8.6	18,831	R+26.1%
Summers County	D+18.2	D+11.4	R+5.4	6,675	R+25.7%
Monongalia County	D+16.1	D+3.3	R+6.1	23,945	R+29.5%
Harrison County	D+14.8	D+13.2	R+12.9	34,809	R+29.2%
Braxton County	D+13.7	D+21.7	D+7.2	6,050	R+30.2%
Wayne County	D+13.6	D+6.9	R+2.5	16,319	R+23.3%
Nicholas County	D+12.6	D+14.5	R+0.7	9,377	R+32.1%
Clay County	D+11.8	D+19.5	D+11.9	3,739	R+28.1%
Mercer County	D+10.6	R+1.9	R+20.5	26,087	R+24.0%
Randolph County	D+9.6	D+14.3	R+11.5	10,967	R+36.1%
Lincoln County	D+8.4	D+13.8	D+10.7	8,631	R+17.6%
Marshall County	D+7.0	D+3.6	R+4.0	17,080	R+24.1%
Tucker County	D+6.9	D+1.7	R+11.8	3,601	R+27.1%
Ohio County	D+6.5	R+1.8	R+13.9	30,263	R+21.2%
Jefferson County	D+5.9	D+2.3	R+16.5	6,929	R+38.1%
Gilmer County	D+5.7	D+11.5	R+13.3	3,197	R+37.8%
Greenbrier County	D+5.6	D+6.5	R+13.4	13,599	R+32.4%
Kanawha County	D+4.9	D+0.2	R+15.3	99,886	R+24.6%
Calhoun County	D+1.9	D+3.2	R+8.9	3,612	R+32.7%
Barbour County	D+0.1	D+2.0	R+11.0	6,781	R+30.5%
Hardy County	R+0.0	R+6.2	R+28.3	4,025	R+39.2%
Pleasants County	R+0.4	R+10.4	R+21.4	3,260	R+26.5%
Taylor County	R+0.9	D+3.2	R+18.5	6,431	R+32.8%
Cabell County	R+0.9	R+4.4	R+16.8	43,102	R+26.2%
Wetzel County	R+0.9	D+5.6	R+13.1	8,949	R+32.9%
Pendleton County	R+1.2	D+1.3	R+16.6	3,628	R+32.9%
Pocahontas County	R+2.1	D+3.7	R+13.1	4,434	R+33.9%
Putnam County	R+2.1	R+7.8	R+27.8	11,601	R+26.9%
Mineral County	R+3.2	R+12.9	R+31.1	10,043	R+28.3%
Hampshire County	R+3.8	R+6.4	R+31.7	4,444	R+43.1%
Mason County	R+6.2	R+2.9	R+7.6	10,636	R+24.8%
Monroe County	R+8.7	R+2.0	R+21.5	5,890	R+25.8%
Lewis County	R+11.0	R+3.8	R+32.4	7,835	R+38.5%
Wirt County	R+11.5	R+5.1	R+25.1	2,011	R+29.2%
Wood County	R+12.7	R+18.2	R+37.1	36,632	R+30.9%
Preston County	R+15.8	R+14.1	R+26.3	10,217	R+37.7%
Berkeley County	R+15.8	R+18.2	R+35.1	14,473	R+38.4%
Roane County	R+17.5	R+12.1	R+20.6	6,914	R+22.6%
Jackson County	R+17.9	R+18.2	R+26.3	9,582	R+24.9%
Upshur County	R+30.7	R+23.3	R+41.1	7,311	R+33.0%
Morgan County	R+33.0	R+26.8	R+40.8	3,720	R+31.8%
Tyler County	R+34.7	R+28.0	R+38.8	4,534	R+29.5%
Doddridge County	R+35.7	R+27.7	R+47.2	2,851	R+35.9%
Ritchie County	R+39.1	R+34.8	R+46.1	4,671	R+29.5%
Grant County	R+54.0	R+52.5	R+63.4	3,978	R+29.5%

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County Results (55 counties)

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