Elections / 1968
The 1968 elections
Hubert Humphrey (D) faced Richard Nixon (R); Nixon won the presidency. National popular vote: R+0.7. Electoral college: Nixon 301 of 538.
1968 presidential election
NixonR+0.7
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1968 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 51 results, 1968
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D+63.6 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | D+32.2 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | D+30.1 | 14 |
| Hawaii | D+21.1 | 4 |
| Minnesota | D+12.5 | 10 |
| Maine | D+12.2 | 4 |
| Mississippi | O+40.4 | 7 |
| West Virginia | D+8.8 | 7 |
| Michigan | D+6.7 | 21 |
| New York | D+5.5 | 43 |
| Connecticut | D+5.2 | 8 |
| Louisiana | O+20.1 | 10 |
| Alabama | O+48.6 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | D+3.6 | 29 |
| Washington | D+2.1 | 9 |
| Maryland | D+1.6 | 10 |
| Texas | D+1.3 | 25 |
| Arkansas | O+8.1 | 6 |
| Missouri | R+1.1 | 12 |
| New Jersey | R+2.1 | 17 |
| Alaska | R+2.1 | 3 |
| Ohio | R+2.3 | 26 |
| Illinois | R+2.9 | 26 |
| California | R+3.1 | 40 |
| Delaware | R+3.5 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | R+3.6 | 12 |
| Georgia | O+12.4 | 12 |
| Oregon | R+6.0 | 6 |
| Kentucky | R+6.1 | 9 |
| Nevada | R+8.2 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | R+8.2 | 4 |
| South Carolina | R+8.5 | 8 |
| Montana | R+9.0 | 4 |
| Colorado | R+9.2 | 6 |
| Vermont | R+9.2 | 3 |
| Florida | R+9.6 | 14 |
| Tennessee | R+9.7 | 11 |
| North Carolina | R+10.3 | 13 |
| Virginia | R+10.9 | 12 |
| South Dakota | R+11.3 | 4 |
| New Mexico | R+12.1 | 4 |
| Iowa | R+12.2 | 9 |
| Indiana | R+12.3 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | R+15.7 | 8 |
| North Dakota | R+17.7 | 4 |
| Utah | R+19.4 | 4 |
| Arizona | R+19.8 | 5 |
| Kansas | R+20.1 | 7 |
| Wyoming | R+20.2 | 3 |
| Idaho | R+26.1 | 4 |
| Nebraska | R+28.0 | 5 |
The 1968 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
R+0.7
Electoral college
Nixon 301
of 538
President — national popular vote
Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
Humphrey (D)
31,274,594
42.7%
Nixon (R)
31,784,459
43.4%
Wallace + others
10,145,926
13.9%
Margin
R+0.7
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