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George Wallace vs Richard M. Nixon

George Wallace vs Richard M. Nixon 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

Richard M. Nixon

Elections
3 (1960, 1968, 1972)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
1,040
Best popular vote
60.7% in 1972
Parties
Republican

1968

George Wallace states
5
Richard M. Nixon states
32
Popular vote
13.5% – 43.4%
Alabama: George WallaceAlaska: Richard M. NixonArizona: Richard M. NixonArkansas: George WallaceCalifornia: Richard M. NixonColorado: Richard M. NixonConnecticut: another candidateDelaware: Richard M. NixonDistrict of Columbia: another candidateFlorida: Richard M. NixonGeorgia: George WallaceHawaii: another candidateIdaho: Richard M. NixonIllinois: Richard M. NixonIndiana: Richard M. NixonIowa: Richard M. NixonKansas: Richard M. NixonKentucky: Richard M. NixonLouisiana: George WallaceMaine: another candidateMaryland: another candidateMassachusetts: another candidateMichigan: another candidateMinnesota: another candidateMississippi: George WallaceMissouri: Richard M. NixonMontana: Richard M. NixonNebraska: Richard M. NixonNevada: Richard M. NixonNew Hampshire: Richard M. NixonNew Jersey: Richard M. NixonNew Mexico: Richard M. NixonNew York: another candidateNorth Carolina: Richard M. NixonNorth Dakota: Richard M. NixonOhio: Richard M. NixonOklahoma: Richard M. NixonOregon: Richard M. NixonPennsylvania: another candidateRhode Island: another candidateSouth Carolina: Richard M. NixonSouth Dakota: Richard M. NixonTennessee: Richard M. NixonTexas: another candidateUtah: Richard M. NixonVermont: Richard M. NixonVirginia: Richard M. NixonWashington: another candidateWest Virginia: another candidateWisconsin: Richard M. NixonWyoming: Richard M. NixonVermont: Richard M. NixonNew Hampshire: Richard M. NixonMassachusetts: another candidateRhode Island: another candidateConnecticut: another candidateNew Jersey: Richard M. NixonDelaware: Richard M. NixonMaryland: another candidateDistrict of Columbia: another candidate
Every state, 1968
StateGeorge WallaceRichard M. NixonGap (pts)EV
Alabama 65.9% 10 14.0% 51.9 10
Alaska 12.1% 45.3% 3 -33.2 3
Arizona 9.6% 54.8% 5 -45.2 5
Arkansas 38.9% 6 30.8% 8.1 6
California 6.7% 47.8% 40 -41.1 40
Colorado 7.5% 50.5% 6 -43.0 6
Connecticut 6.1% 44.3% -38.2 8
Delaware 13.3% 45.1% 3 -31.8 3
District of Columbia 0.0% 18.2% -18.2 3
Florida 28.5% 40.5% 14 -12.0 14
Georgia 42.8% 12 30.4% 12.4 12
Hawaii 1.5% 38.7% -37.2 4
Idaho 12.5% 56.8% 4 -44.3 4
Illinois 8.5% 47.1% 26 -38.6 26
Indiana 11.4% 50.3% 13 -38.9 13
Iowa 5.7% 53.0% 9 -47.3 9
Kansas 10.2% 54.8% 7 -44.6 7
Kentucky 18.3% 43.8% 9 -25.5 9
Louisiana 48.3% 10 23.5% 24.8 10
Maine 1.6% 43.1% -41.5 4
Maryland 14.5% 41.9% -27.4 10
Massachusetts 3.7% 32.9% -29.2 14
Michigan 10.0% 41.5% -31.5 21
Minnesota 4.3% 41.5% -37.2 10
Mississippi 63.5% 7 13.5% 50.0 7
Missouri 11.4% 44.9% 12 -33.5 12
Montana 7.3% 50.6% 4 -43.3 4
Nebraska 8.4% 59.8% 5 -51.4 5
Nevada 13.2% 47.5% 3 -34.3 3
New Hampshire 3.8% 52.1% 4 -48.3 4
New Jersey 9.1% 46.1% 17 -37.0 17
New Mexico 7.9% 51.8% 4 -43.9 4
New York 5.3% 44.3% -39.0 43
North Carolina 31.3% 1 39.5% 12 -8.2 13
North Dakota 5.7% 55.9% 4 -50.2 4
Ohio 11.8% 45.2% 26 -33.4 26
Oklahoma 20.3% 47.7% 8 -27.4 8
Oregon 6.1% 49.8% 6 -43.7 6
Pennsylvania 8.0% 44.0% -36.0 29
Rhode Island 4.1% 31.8% -27.7 4
South Carolina 32.3% 38.1% 8 -5.8 8
South Dakota 4.8% 53.3% 4 -48.5 4
Tennessee 34.0% 37.8% 11 -3.8 11
Texas 19.0% 39.9% -20.9 25
Utah 6.4% 56.5% 4 -50.1 4
Vermont 3.2% 52.8% 3 -49.6 3
Virginia 23.6% 43.4% 12 -19.8 12
Washington 7.4% 45.1% -37.7 9
West Virginia 9.6% 40.8% -31.2 7
Wisconsin 7.6% 47.9% 12 -40.3 12
Wyoming 8.7% 55.8% 3 -47.1 3

Questions and answers

Who won between George Wallace and Richard M. Nixon in 1968?

Richard M. Nixon won the presidency. Electoral votes: George Wallace 46, Richard M. Nixon 301. Popular vote: George Wallace 13.5%, Richard M. Nixon 43.4%.

How many states did George Wallace and Richard M. Nixon each win in 1968?

George Wallace carried 5 and Richard M. Nixon carried 32.

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