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Hubert Humphrey

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

Career in office and other elections

1968 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
191of 538
Popular vote
31,275,16642.70%
States carried
14
Running mate
Edmund Muskie

Opponents: Richard M. Nixon (301 EV), George Wallace (46 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaska: lostArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: wonDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: wonFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaii: wonIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: wonMaryland: wonMassachusetts: wonMichigan: wonMinnesota: wonMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: wonNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: wonUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: wonWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia: won
States carried in 1968 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Hubert Humphrey run for president?

1 time (1968), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Hubert Humphrey win?

1968: 191.

What share of the popular vote did Hubert Humphrey get?

1968: 42.7% (31,275,166 votes).

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