Arizona — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionArizona · PresidentNixonR+19.8
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 54.8% | 266,721 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 35.0% | 170,514 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 10.2% | 49,701 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Apache County, AZ | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Cochise County, AZ | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Coconino County, AZ | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Gila County, AZ | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Graham County, AZ | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Greenlee County, AZ | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Maricopa County, AZ | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Mohave County, AZ | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Navajo County, AZ | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Pima County, AZ | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Pinal County, AZ | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Santa Cruz County, AZ | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Yavapai County, AZ | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Yuma County, AZ | Republican | R+7.4 |
Arizona results by county
14 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache County | Richard Nixon+424 | 2,09249.8% | 1,66839.7% | 43810.4% | 4,198 |
| Cochise County | Richard Nixon+1,022 | 7,61945.6% | 6,59739.5% | 2,49514.9% | 16,711 |
| Coconino County | Richard Nixon+3,261 | 6,76559.4% | 3,50430.8% | 1,1239.9% | 11,392 |
| Gila County | Hubert Humphrey+1,221 | 3,61037.2% | 4,83149.8% | 1,26513.0% | 9,706 |
| Graham County | Richard Nixon+601 | 2,32747.2% | 1,72635.0% | 87617.8% | 4,929 |
| Greenlee County | Hubert Humphrey+1,408 | 1,02627.4% | 2,43464.9% | 2917.8% | 3,751 |
| Maricopa County | Richard Nixon+76,058 | 162,26259.1% | 86,20431.4% | 26,1859.5% | 274,651 |
| Mohave County | Richard Nixon+1,099 | 3,20851.6% | 2,10934.0% | 89514.4% | 6,212 |
| Navajo County | Richard Nixon+1,666 | 4,59651.0% | 2,93032.5% | 1,48616.5% | 9,012 |
| Pima County | Richard Nixon+9,693 | 49,47950.6% | 39,78640.7% | 8,5018.7% | 97,766 |
| Pinal County | Hubert Humphrey+526 | 6,88342.4% | 7,40945.6% | 1,95412.0% | 16,246 |
| Santa Cruz County | Richard Nixon+145 | 1,70248.2% | 1,55744.1% | 2747.8% | 3,533 |
| Yavapai County | Richard Nixon+4,307 | 8,29658.4% | 3,98928.1% | 1,91113.5% | 14,196 |
| Yuma County | Richard Nixon+1,086 | 6,85646.9% | 5,77039.4% | 2,00713.7% | 14,633 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +30.8% |
| 1916 | +21.8% |
| 1920 | −11.2% |
| 1924 | −5.8% |
| 1928 | −15.3% |
| 1932 | +36.5% |
| 1936 | +42.9% |
| 1940 | +27.5% |
| 1944 | +17.9% |
| 1948 | +10.0% |
| 1952 | −16.7% |
| 1956 | −22.1% |
| 1960 | −11.1% |
| 1964 | −0.8% |
| 1968 | −19.8% |
| 1972 | −31.3% |
| 1976 | −16.6% |
| 1980 | −32.4% |
| 1984 | −33.9% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −10.5% |
| 2008 | −8.5% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −3.5% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −5.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.