Tuesday, November 5, 1968
1968 presidential election results
Richard M. Nixon (Republican) and running mate Spiro Agnew won with 301 electoral votes and 43.4% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Ohio, R+2.3 (nation R+0.7). It delivered electoral vote number 270 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Nixon Won (Richard Nixon) | Spiro Agnew | Republican | 301 | 31,785,480 | 43.40% | 32 |
| Hubert Humphrey | Edmund Muskie | Democratic | 191 | 31,275,166 | 42.70% | 14 |
| George Wallace | Curtis LeMay | American Independent | 46 | 9,906,473 | 13.50% | 5 |
| Total popular votes counted | 73,211,875 | |||||
Electoral College map
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Results by state
Download CSV| State | Richard M. Nixon | Hubert Humphrey | George Wallace | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 14.0% | 18.7% | 65.9% 10 | 47.1 | 10 | 1,049,922 |
| Alaska | 45.3% 3 | 42.6% | 12.1% | 2.6 | 3 | 83,035 |
| Arizona | 54.8% 5 | 35.0% | 9.6% | 19.8 | 5 | 486,936 |
| Arkansas | 30.8% | 30.4% | 38.9% 6 | 8.1 | 6 | 619,969 |
| California | 47.8% 40 | 44.7% | 6.7% | 3.1 | 40 | 7,251,587 |
| Colorado | 50.5% 6 | 41.3% | 7.5% | 9.1 | 6 | 811,199 |
| Connecticut | 44.3% | 49.5% 8 | 6.1% | 5.2 | 8 | 1,256,232 |
| Delaware | 45.1% 3 | 41.6% | 13.3% | 3.5 | 3 | 214,367 |
| District of Columbia | 18.2% | 81.8% 3 | 0.0% | 63.6 | 3 | 170,578 |
| Florida | 40.5% 14 | 30.9% | 28.5% | 9.6 | 14 | 2,187,805 |
| Georgia | 30.4% | 26.7% | 42.8% 12 | 12.4 | 12 | 1,250,266 |
| Hawaii | 38.7% | 59.8% 4 | 1.5% | 21.1 | 4 | 236,218 |
| Idaho | 56.8% 4 | 30.7% | 12.5% | 26.1 | 4 | 291,183 |
| Illinois | 47.1% 26 | 44.2% | 8.5% | 2.9 | 26 | 4,619,749 |
| Indiana | 50.3% 13 | 38.0% | 11.4% | 12.3 | 13 | 2,123,597 |
| Iowa | 53.0% 9 | 40.8% | 5.7% | 12.2 | 9 | 1,167,931 |
| Kansas | 54.8% 7 | 34.7% | 10.2% | 20.1 | 7 | 872,783 |
| Kentucky | 43.8% 9 | 37.6% | 18.3% | 6.1 | 9 | 1,055,893 |
| Louisiana | 23.5% | 28.2% | 48.3% 10 | 20.1 | 10 | 1,097,450 |
| Maine | 43.1% | 55.3% 4 | 1.6% | 12.2 | 4 | 392,936 |
| Maryland | 41.9% | 43.6% 10 | 14.5% | 1.6 | 10 | 1,235,039 |
| Massachusetts | 32.9% | 63.0% 14 | 3.7% | 30.1 | 14 | 2,331,752 |
| Michigan | 41.5% | 48.2% 21 | 10.0% | 6.7 | 21 | 3,306,250 |
| Minnesota | 41.5% | 54.0% 10 | 4.3% | 12.5 | 10 | 1,588,506 |
| Mississippi | 13.5% | 23.0% | 63.5% 7 | 40.4 | 7 | 654,509 |
| Missouri | 44.9% 12 | 43.7% | 11.4% | 1.1 | 12 | 1,809,502 |
| Montana | 50.6% 4 | 41.6% | 7.3% | 9.0 | 4 | 274,404 |
| Nebraska | 59.8% 5 | 31.8% | 8.4% | 28.0 | 5 | 536,851 |
| Nevada | 47.5% 3 | 39.3% | 13.2% | 8.2 | 3 | 154,218 |
| New Hampshire | 52.1% 4 | 43.9% | 3.8% | 8.2 | 4 | 297,298 |
| New Jersey | 46.1% 17 | 44.0% | 9.1% | 2.1 | 17 | 2,875,395 |
| New Mexico | 51.8% 4 | 39.7% | 7.9% | 12.1 | 4 | 327,350 |
| New York | 44.3% | 49.7% 43 | 5.3% | 5.5 | 43 | 6,791,688 |
| North Carolina | 39.5% 12 | 29.2% | 31.3% 1 | 8.3 | 13 | 1,587,493 |
| North Dakota | 55.9% 4 | 38.2% | 5.7% | 17.7 | 4 | 247,882 |
| Ohio | 45.2% 26 | 42.9% | 11.8% | 2.3 | 26 | 3,959,698 |
| Oklahoma | 47.7% 8 | 32.0% | 20.3% | 15.7 | 8 | 943,086 |
| Oregon | 49.8% 6 | 43.8% | 6.1% | 6.1 | 6 | 819,622 |
| Pennsylvania | 44.0% | 47.6% 29 | 8.0% | 3.6 | 29 | 4,747,928 |
| Rhode Island | 31.8% | 64.0% 4 | 4.1% | 32.3 | 4 | 385,000 |
| South Carolina | 38.1% 8 | 29.6% | 32.3% | 5.8 | 8 | 666,978 |
| South Dakota | 53.3% 4 | 42.0% | 4.8% | 11.3 | 4 | 281,264 |
| Tennessee | 37.8% 11 | 28.1% | 34.0% | 3.8 | 11 | 1,248,617 |
| Texas | 39.9% | 41.1% 25 | 19.0% | 1.3 | 25 | 3,079,216 |
| Utah | 56.5% 4 | 31.1% | 6.4% | 19.4 | 4 | 422,568 |
| Vermont | 52.8% 3 | 43.5% | 3.2% | 9.2 | 3 | 161,404 |
| Virginia | 43.4% 12 | 32.5% | 23.6% | 10.9 | 12 | 1,361,491 |
| Washington | 45.1% | 47.2% 9 | 7.4% | 2.1 | 9 | 1,304,281 |
| West Virginia | 40.8% | 49.6% 7 | 9.6% | 8.8 | 7 | 754,206 |
| Wisconsin | 47.9% 12 | 44.3% | 7.6% | 3.6 | 12 | 1,691,538 |
| Wyoming | 55.8% 3 | 35.5% | 8.7% | 20.3 | 3 | 127,205 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1968
- Missouri Richard M. Nixon by 20,488 votes (1.13 pts)
- Texas Hubert Humphrey by 38,960 votes (1.27 pts)
- Maryland Hubert Humphrey by 20,315 votes (1.64 pts)
- Washington Hubert Humphrey by 27,527 votes (2.11 pts)
- New Jersey Richard M. Nixon by 61,261 votes (2.13 pts)
- Ohio Richard M. Nixon by 90,428 votes (2.28 pts)
- Alaska Richard M. Nixon by 2,189 votes (2.64 pts)
- Illinois Richard M. Nixon by 134,960 votes (2.92 pts)
Flipped since 1964
- Alabama: Republican → American Independent (10 EV)
- Alaska: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- Arkansas: Democratic → American Independent (6 EV)
- California: Democratic → Republican (40 EV)
- Colorado: Democratic → Republican (6 EV)
- Delaware: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- Florida: Democratic → Republican (14 EV)
- Georgia: Republican → American Independent (12 EV)
- Idaho: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Illinois: Democratic → Republican (26 EV)
- Indiana: Democratic → Republican (13 EV)
- Iowa: Democratic → Republican (9 EV)
- Kansas: Democratic → Republican (7 EV)
- Kentucky: Democratic → Republican (9 EV)
- Louisiana: Republican → American Independent (10 EV)
- Mississippi: Republican → American Independent (7 EV)
- Missouri: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Montana: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Nebraska: Democratic → Republican (5 EV)
- Nevada: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- New Hampshire: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- New Jersey: Democratic → Republican (17 EV)
- New Mexico: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- North Carolina: Democratic → Republican (13 EV)
- North Dakota: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Ohio: Democratic → Republican (26 EV)
- Oklahoma: Democratic → Republican (8 EV)
- Oregon: Democratic → Republican (6 EV)
- South Dakota: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Tennessee: Democratic → Republican (11 EV)
- Utah: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Vermont: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- Virginia: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Wisconsin: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Wyoming: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
Source: 1968
Questions and answers
Who won the 1968 presidential election?
Richard M. Nixon (Republican) won the 1968 election with 301 electoral votes, with Spiro Agnew as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1968?
Richard M. Nixon 301; Hubert Humphrey 191; George Wallace 46 (out of 538).
Who won the popular vote in 1968?
Richard M. Nixon received the most popular votes: 31,785,480 (43.4%) of 73,211,875 counted.
What was the closest state in 1968?
Missouri, which Richard M. Nixon won by 20,488 votes (1.13 points).
Which states flipped in 1968?
Compared with 1964, 35 states changed party: Alabama (to American Independent), Alaska (to Republican), Arkansas (to American Independent), California (to Republican), Colorado (to Republican), Delaware (to Republican), Florida (to Republican), Georgia (to American Independent), Idaho (to Republican), Illinois (to Republican), Indiana (to Republican), Iowa (to Republican), Kansas (to Republican), Kentucky (to Republican), Louisiana (to American Independent), Mississippi (to American Independent), Missouri (to Republican), Montana (to Republican), Nebraska (to Republican), Nevada (to Republican), New Hampshire (to Republican), New Jersey (to Republican), New Mexico (to Republican), North Carolina (to Republican), North Dakota (to Republican), Ohio (to Republican), Oklahoma (to Republican), Oregon (to Republican), South Dakota (to Republican), Tennessee (to Republican), Utah (to Republican), Vermont (to Republican), Virginia (to Republican), Wisconsin (to Republican) and Wyoming (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 1968?
Ohio. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 270; it voted Republican by 2.3 points, against Republican by 0.7 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data