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Elections / 1968 · President · MD

Hubert Humphrey carried Maryland D+1.6.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Maryland, 1968. The state ran 2.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Maryland result
1,235,039 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
538,310
43.6%
Nixon (R)
517,995
41.9%
Wallace + others
178,734
14.5%
Margin
D+1.6
1968 presidential election
Maryland, 1968
HumphreyD+1.6
1968 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+1.0Anne Arundel County, MD · R+14.4Baltimore city, MD · D+33.9Baltimore County, MD · R+12.8Calvert County, MD · D+1.6Caroline County, MD · R+22.8Carroll County, MD · R+36.8Cecil County, MD · R+13.7Charles County, MD · R+3.3Dorchester County, MD · R+14.5Frederick County, MD · R+20.3Garrett County, MD · R+30.8Harford County, MD · R+19.2Howard County, MD · R+22.7Kent County, MD · R+11.1Montgomery County, MD · D+3.9Prince George's County, MD · R+1.0Queen Anne's County, MD · R+14.9Somerset County, MD · R+7.2St. Mary's County, MD · R+0.7Talbot County, MD · R+25.8Washington County, MD · R+14.0Wicomico County, MD · R+18.0Worcester County, MD · R+20.0
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic43.6%538,310
Richard NixonRepublican41.9%517,995
George WallaceAmerican Independent14.5%178,734
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1968
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−1.0%
13,22713,56131,910
Anne Arundel CountyR
−14.4%
25,38136,55777,625
Baltimore cityD
+33.9%
178,45080,146289,884
Baltimore CountyR
−12.8%
80,798108,930219,011
Calvert CountyD
+1.6%
2,0321,9465,449
Caroline CountyR
−22.8%
1,6973,1206,231
Carroll CountyR
−36.8%
4,65811,88819,631
Cecil CountyR
−13.7%
4,5176,46214,214
Charles CountyR
−3.3%
4,2474,64512,065
Dorchester CountyR
−14.5%
2,7144,18310,114
Frederick CountyR
−20.3%
8,31613,64926,313
Garrett CountyR
−30.8%
1,9334,0216,772
Harford CountyR
−19.2%
9,91415,79930,691
Howard CountyR
−22.7%
5,7529,95718,505
Kent CountyR
−11.1%
2,2432,9466,335
Montgomery CountyD
+3.9%
92,02684,651191,403
Prince George's CountyR
−1.0%
71,52473,269177,660
Queen Anne's CountyR
−14.9%
1,9692,8886,155
Somerset CountyR
−7.2%
2,3192,8297,047
St. Mary's CountyR
−0.7%
3,2803,3489,175
Talbot CountyR
−25.8%
2,6094,9028,883
Washington CountyR
−14.0%
11,26616,05034,053
Wicomico CountyR
−18.0%
5,3928,70718,455
Worcester CountyR
−20.0%
2,0463,5417,458