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George Wallace

George Wallace ran for president in 1968. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

1968 Lost

American Independent
Electoral votes
46of 538
Popular vote
9,906,47313.50%
States carried
5
Running mate
Curtis LeMay

Opponents: Richard M. Nixon (301 EV), Hubert Humphrey (191 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaska: lostArizona: lostArkansas: wonCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaii: lostIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 1968 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did George Wallace run for president?

1 time (1968), without winning.

How many electoral votes did George Wallace win?

1968: 46.

What share of the popular vote did George Wallace get?

1968: 13.5% (9,906,473 votes).

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