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Hubert Humphrey vs Richard M. Nixon

Hubert Humphrey vs Richard M. Nixon in 1968: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Hubert Humphrey

Elections
1 (1968)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
191
Best popular vote
42.7% in 1968
Parties
Democratic
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

Hubert Humphrey states
14
Richard M. Nixon states
32
Popular vote
42.7% – 43.4%
Alabama: another candidateAlaska: Richard M. NixonArizona: Richard M. NixonArkansas: another candidateCalifornia: Richard M. NixonColorado: Richard M. NixonConnecticut: Hubert HumphreyDelaware: Richard M. NixonDistrict of Columbia: Hubert HumphreyFlorida: Richard M. NixonGeorgia: another candidateHawaii: Hubert HumphreyIdaho: Richard M. NixonIllinois: Richard M. NixonIndiana: Richard M. NixonIowa: Richard M. NixonKansas: Richard M. NixonKentucky: Richard M. NixonLouisiana: another candidateMaine: Hubert HumphreyMaryland: Hubert HumphreyMassachusetts: Hubert HumphreyMichigan: Hubert HumphreyMinnesota: Hubert HumphreyMississippi: another candidateMissouri: 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: Hubert HumphreyNorth Carolina: Richard M. NixonNorth Dakota: Richard M. NixonOhio: Richard M. NixonOklahoma: Richard M. NixonOregon: Richard M. NixonPennsylvania: Hubert HumphreyRhode Island: Hubert HumphreySouth Carolina: Richard M. NixonSouth Dakota: Richard M. NixonTennessee: Richard M. NixonTexas: Hubert HumphreyUtah: Richard M. NixonVermont: Richard M. NixonVirginia: Richard M. NixonWashington: Hubert HumphreyWest Virginia: Hubert HumphreyWisconsin: Richard M. NixonWyoming: Richard M. NixonVermont: Richard M. NixonNew Hampshire: Richard M. NixonMassachusetts: Hubert HumphreyRhode Island: Hubert HumphreyConnecticut: Hubert HumphreyNew Jersey: Richard M. NixonDelaware: Richard M. NixonMaryland: Hubert HumphreyDistrict of Columbia: Hubert Humphrey
Every state, 1968
StateHubert HumphreyRichard M. NixonGap (pts)EV
Alabama 18.7% 14.0% 4.7 10
Alaska 42.6% 45.3% 3 -2.7 3
Arizona 35.0% 54.8% 5 -19.8 5
Arkansas 30.4% 30.8% -0.4 6
California 44.7% 47.8% 40 -3.1 40
Colorado 41.3% 50.5% 6 -9.2 6
Connecticut 49.5% 8 44.3% 5.2 8
Delaware 41.6% 45.1% 3 -3.5 3
District of Columbia 81.8% 3 18.2% 63.6 3
Florida 30.9% 40.5% 14 -9.6 14
Georgia 26.7% 30.4% -3.7 12
Hawaii 59.8% 4 38.7% 21.1 4
Idaho 30.7% 56.8% 4 -26.1 4
Illinois 44.2% 47.1% 26 -2.9 26
Indiana 38.0% 50.3% 13 -12.3 13
Iowa 40.8% 53.0% 9 -12.2 9
Kansas 34.7% 54.8% 7 -20.1 7
Kentucky 37.6% 43.8% 9 -6.2 9
Louisiana 28.2% 23.5% 4.7 10
Maine 55.3% 4 43.1% 12.2 4
Maryland 43.6% 10 41.9% 1.7 10
Massachusetts 63.0% 14 32.9% 30.1 14
Michigan 48.2% 21 41.5% 6.7 21
Minnesota 54.0% 10 41.5% 12.5 10
Mississippi 23.0% 13.5% 9.5 7
Missouri 43.7% 44.9% 12 -1.2 12
Montana 41.6% 50.6% 4 -9.0 4
Nebraska 31.8% 59.8% 5 -28.0 5
Nevada 39.3% 47.5% 3 -8.2 3
New Hampshire 43.9% 52.1% 4 -8.2 4
New Jersey 44.0% 46.1% 17 -2.1 17
New Mexico 39.7% 51.8% 4 -12.1 4
New York 49.7% 43 44.3% 5.4 43
North Carolina 29.2% 39.5% 12 -10.3 13
North Dakota 38.2% 55.9% 4 -17.7 4
Ohio 42.9% 45.2% 26 -2.3 26
Oklahoma 32.0% 47.7% 8 -15.7 8
Oregon 43.8% 49.8% 6 -6.0 6
Pennsylvania 47.6% 29 44.0% 3.6 29
Rhode Island 64.0% 4 31.8% 32.2 4
South Carolina 29.6% 38.1% 8 -8.5 8
South Dakota 42.0% 53.3% 4 -11.3 4
Tennessee 28.1% 37.8% 11 -9.7 11
Texas 41.1% 25 39.9% 1.2 25
Utah 31.1% 56.5% 4 -25.4 4
Vermont 43.5% 52.8% 3 -9.3 3
Virginia 32.5% 43.4% 12 -10.9 12
Washington 47.2% 9 45.1% 2.1 9
West Virginia 49.6% 7 40.8% 8.8 7
Wisconsin 44.3% 47.9% 12 -3.6 12
Wyoming 35.5% 55.8% 3 -20.3 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Hubert Humphrey and Richard M. Nixon in 1968?

Richard M. Nixon won the presidency. Electoral votes: Hubert Humphrey 191, Richard M. Nixon 301. Popular vote: Hubert Humphrey 42.7%, Richard M. Nixon 43.4%.

How many states did Hubert Humphrey and Richard M. Nixon each win in 1968?

Hubert Humphrey carried 14 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