Rhode Island · 1968 presidential election
Rhode Island presidential election results 1968
Hubert Humphrey carried Rhode Island by 32.25 points (124,159 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 4
- Votes counted
- 385,000
- RI result
- D+32.3
- Compared with the nation
- 33.0 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1964
- 29.5 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | 246,518 | 64.00% | 4 | |
| Richard M. Nixon | Republican | 122,359 | 31.80% | — | |
| George Wallace | American Independent | 15,678 | 4.10% | — | |
| Total votes | 385,000 | ||||
Sources: 1968
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Questions and answers
Who won Rhode Island in 1968?
Hubert Humphrey won Rhode Island by 32.25 percentage points (124,159 votes).
How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1968?
Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in 1968.
How many people voted for president in Rhode Island in 1968?
385,000 votes were counted for president.
How did Rhode Island change from 1964 to 1968?
The margin moved 29.5 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 61.7 points to Democratic by 32.3 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data