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George Wallace vs Hubert Humphrey

George Wallace vs Hubert Humphrey in 1968: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

George Wallace

Elections
1 (1968)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
46
Best popular vote
13.5% in 1968
Parties
American Independent
vs

Hubert Humphrey

Elections
1 (1968)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
191
Best popular vote
42.7% in 1968
Parties
Democratic
George Wallace states
5
Hubert Humphrey states
14
Popular vote
13.5% – 42.7%
Alabama: George WallaceAlaska: another candidateArizona: another candidateArkansas: George WallaceCalifornia: another candidateColorado: another candidateConnecticut: Hubert HumphreyDelaware: another candidateDistrict of Columbia: Hubert HumphreyFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: George WallaceHawaii: Hubert HumphreyIdaho: another candidateIllinois: another candidateIndiana: another candidateIowa: another candidateKansas: another candidateKentucky: another candidateLouisiana: George WallaceMaine: Hubert HumphreyMaryland: Hubert HumphreyMassachusetts: Hubert HumphreyMichigan: Hubert HumphreyMinnesota: Hubert HumphreyMississippi: George WallaceMissouri: another candidateMontana: another candidateNebraska: another candidateNevada: another candidateNew Hampshire: another candidateNew Jersey: another candidateNew Mexico: another candidateNew York: Hubert HumphreyNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth Dakota: another candidateOhio: another candidateOklahoma: another candidateOregon: another candidatePennsylvania: Hubert HumphreyRhode Island: Hubert HumphreySouth Carolina: another candidateSouth Dakota: another candidateTennessee: another candidateTexas: Hubert HumphreyUtah: another candidateVermont: another candidateVirginia: another candidateWashington: Hubert HumphreyWest Virginia: Hubert HumphreyWisconsin: another candidateWyoming: another candidateVermont: another candidateNew Hampshire: another candidateMassachusetts: Hubert HumphreyRhode Island: Hubert HumphreyConnecticut: Hubert HumphreyNew Jersey: another candidateDelaware: another candidateMaryland: Hubert HumphreyDistrict of Columbia: Hubert Humphrey
Every state, 1968
StateGeorge WallaceHubert HumphreyGap (pts)EV
Alabama 65.9% 10 18.7% 47.2 10
Alaska 12.1% 42.6% -30.5 3
Arizona 9.6% 35.0% -25.4 5
Arkansas 38.9% 6 30.4% 8.5 6
California 6.7% 44.7% -38.0 40
Colorado 7.5% 41.3% -33.8 6
Connecticut 6.1% 49.5% 8 -43.4 8
Delaware 13.3% 41.6% -28.3 3
District of Columbia 0.0% 81.8% 3 -81.8 3
Florida 28.5% 30.9% -2.4 14
Georgia 42.8% 12 26.7% 16.1 12
Hawaii 1.5% 59.8% 4 -58.3 4
Idaho 12.5% 30.7% -18.2 4
Illinois 8.5% 44.2% -35.7 26
Indiana 11.4% 38.0% -26.6 13
Iowa 5.7% 40.8% -35.1 9
Kansas 10.2% 34.7% -24.5 7
Kentucky 18.3% 37.6% -19.3 9
Louisiana 48.3% 10 28.2% 20.1 10
Maine 1.6% 55.3% 4 -53.7 4
Maryland 14.5% 43.6% 10 -29.1 10
Massachusetts 3.7% 63.0% 14 -59.3 14
Michigan 10.0% 48.2% 21 -38.2 21
Minnesota 4.3% 54.0% 10 -49.7 10
Mississippi 63.5% 7 23.0% 40.5 7
Missouri 11.4% 43.7% -32.3 12
Montana 7.3% 41.6% -34.3 4
Nebraska 8.4% 31.8% -23.4 5
Nevada 13.2% 39.3% -26.1 3
New Hampshire 3.8% 43.9% -40.1 4
New Jersey 9.1% 44.0% -34.9 17
New Mexico 7.9% 39.7% -31.8 4
New York 5.3% 49.7% 43 -44.4 43
North Carolina 31.3% 1 29.2% 2.1 13
North Dakota 5.7% 38.2% -32.5 4
Ohio 11.8% 42.9% -31.1 26
Oklahoma 20.3% 32.0% -11.7 8
Oregon 6.1% 43.8% -37.7 6
Pennsylvania 8.0% 47.6% 29 -39.6 29
Rhode Island 4.1% 64.0% 4 -59.9 4
South Carolina 32.3% 29.6% 2.7 8
South Dakota 4.8% 42.0% -37.2 4
Tennessee 34.0% 28.1% 5.9 11
Texas 19.0% 41.1% 25 -22.1 25
Utah 6.4% 31.1% -24.7 4
Vermont 3.2% 43.5% -40.3 3
Virginia 23.6% 32.5% -8.9 12
Washington 7.4% 47.2% 9 -39.8 9
West Virginia 9.6% 49.6% 7 -40.0 7
Wisconsin 7.6% 44.3% -36.7 12
Wyoming 8.7% 35.5% -26.8 3

Questions and answers

Who won between George Wallace and Hubert Humphrey in 1968?

Neither won the presidency. Electoral votes: George Wallace 46, Hubert Humphrey 191. Popular vote: George Wallace 13.5%, Hubert Humphrey 42.7%.

How many states did George Wallace and Hubert Humphrey each win in 1968?

George Wallace carried 5 and Hubert Humphrey carried 14.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data