November 5, 1968
Richard Nixon Wins 1968
Richard Nixon defeats Hubert Humphrey with 344 electoral votes, winning 34 states.
Hubert Humphrey
194 EV
270 to win
Richard Nixon
344 EV
194
344
270
Richard Nixon wins
344
Electoral Votes
43.4%
Popular Vote
34
States Carried
73,205,009
Total Votes Cast
Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election with 344 electoral votes to Hubert Humphrey's 194. Richard Nixon received 43.4% of the popular vote and carried 34 states. Compared to the previous election, 1740 counties changed parties—1490 flipped Republican and 250 flipped Democratic.
1968 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Hubert Humphrey
194
electoral votes
Republican
Richard Nixon
344
electoral votes
194
344
270
Popular Vote
73,205,009 total votesHubert Humphrey42.7%
31,274,608 votes
Richard Nixon43.4%
31,784,477 votes
R+0.7% margin
(509,869 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsRichard Nixon elected president
State Results
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Recent Presidential Elections
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Electoral | Popular | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey | Richard Nixon | 194-344 | R+0.7% | GOP |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Barry Goldwater | 487-51 | D+22.9% | DEM |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy | Richard Nixon | 279-256 | D+0.2% | DEM |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 72-456 | R+15.4% | GOP |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 82-446 | R+10.8% | GOP |
State-by-State Results
17 Dem34 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1968 |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3 | D+63.6 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+32.3 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+30.1 |
| Hawaii | 4 | D+21.1 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+12.5 |
| Maine | 4 | D+12.2 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+9.5 |
| West Virginia | 4 | D+8.8 |
| Michigan | 15 | D+6.7 |
| New York | 28 | D+5.5 |
| Connecticut | 7 | D+5.2 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+4.8 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+4.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | D+3.6 |
| Washington | 12 | D+2.1 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+1.6 |
| Texas | 40 | D+1.3 |
| Arkansas | 6 | R+0.4 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+1.1 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+2.1 |
| Alaska | 3 | R+2.1 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+2.3 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+2.9 |
| California | 54 | R+3.1 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+3.5 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+3.6 |
| Georgia | 16 | R+3.6 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+6.0 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+6.1 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+8.2 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+8.2 |
| South Carolina | 9 | R+8.5 |
| Montana | 4 | R+9.0 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+9.2 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+9.2 |
| Florida | 30 | R+9.6 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+9.7 |
| North Carolina | 16 | R+10.3 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+10.9 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+11.3 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+12.1 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+12.2 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+12.3 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+15.7 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+17.7 |
| Utah | 6 | R+19.4 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+19.8 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+20.1 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+20.3 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+26.1 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+28.0 |