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Elections / 1968 · President · AZ

Richard Nixon carried Arizona R+19.8.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Arizona, 1968. The state ran 19.1 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)

Arizona result
486,936 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
170,514
35.0%
Nixon (R)
266,721
54.8%
Wallace + others
49,701
10.2%
Margin
R+19.8
1968 presidential election
Arizona, 1968
NixonR+19.8
1968 presidential margin by county for Arizona — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arizona — 1968 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1968 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Apache County, AZ · R+10.1Cochise County, AZ · R+6.1Coconino County, AZ · R+28.6Gila County, AZ · D+12.6Graham County, AZ · R+12.2Greenlee County, AZ · D+37.5Maricopa County, AZ · R+27.7Mohave County, AZ · R+17.7Navajo County, AZ · R+18.5Pima County, AZ · R+9.9Pinal County, AZ · D+3.2Santa Cruz County, AZ · R+4.1Yavapai County, AZ · R+30.3Yuma County, AZ · R+7.4
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican54.8%266,721
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic35.0%170,514
George WallaceAmerican Independent10.2%49,701
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Arizona's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −5.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.5%DR19122024
Arizona's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1968
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Apache CountyR
−10.1%
1,6682,0924,198
Cochise CountyR
−6.1%
6,5977,61916,711
Coconino CountyR
−28.6%
3,5046,76511,392
Gila CountyD
+12.6%
4,8313,6109,706
Graham CountyR
−12.2%
1,7262,3274,929
Greenlee CountyD
+37.5%
2,4341,0263,751
Maricopa CountyR
−27.7%
86,204162,262274,651
Mohave CountyR
−17.7%
2,1093,2086,212
Navajo CountyR
−18.5%
2,9304,5969,012
Pima CountyR
−9.9%
39,78649,47997,766
Pinal CountyD
+3.2%
7,4096,88316,246
Santa Cruz CountyR
−4.1%
1,5571,7023,533
Yavapai CountyR
−30.3%
3,9898,29614,196
Yuma CountyR
−7.4%
5,7706,85614,633