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Elections / 1968 · President · ME

Hubert Humphrey carried Maine D+12.2.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Maine, 1968. The state ran 12.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Maine result
392,936 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
217,312
55.3%
Nixon (R)
169,254
43.1%
Wallace + others
6,370
1.6%
Margin
D+12.2
1968 presidential election
Maine, 1968
HumphreyD+12.2
1968 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+43.5Aroostook County, ME · D+3.8Cumberland County, ME · D+15.9Franklin County, ME · D+2.1Hancock County, ME · R+27.8Kennebec County, ME · D+15.0Knox County, ME · R+12.3Lincoln County, ME · R+24.6Oxford County, ME · D+14.7Penobscot County, ME · D+9.6Piscataquis County, ME · D+5.2Sagadahoc County, ME · D+14.4Somerset County, ME · D+10.4Waldo County, ME · R+15.1Washington County, ME · D+6.1York County, ME · D+20.3
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic55.3%217,312
Richard NixonRepublican43.1%169,254
OtherAll other candidates1.6%6,370
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1968
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+43.5%
26,82010,39037,752
Aroostook CountyD
+3.8%
15,04413,91929,236
Cumberland CountyD
+15.9%
44,69732,27578,048
Franklin CountyD
+2.1%
4,3074,1278,596
Hancock CountyR
−27.8%
4,9798,92914,185
Kennebec CountyD
+15.0%
21,75216,00938,292
Knox CountyR
−12.3%
5,1196,58511,918
Lincoln CountyR
−24.6%
3,3805,6599,261
Oxford CountyD
+14.7%
10,8708,03019,275
Penobscot CountyD
+9.6%
24,32720,01144,999
Piscataquis CountyD
+5.2%
3,5613,1996,918
Sagadahoc CountyD
+14.4%
5,5534,1269,888
Somerset CountyD
+10.4%
8,3126,72015,356
Waldo CountyR
−15.1%
3,5254,8218,580
Washington CountyD
+6.1%
6,2495,52311,980
York CountyD
+20.3%
28,81718,93148,652