Utah · 1968 presidential election
Utah presidential election results 1968
Richard M. Nixon carried Utah by 19.42 points (82,063 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 4
- Votes counted
- 422,568
- UT result
- R+19.4
- Compared with the nation
- 18.7 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1964
- 28.8 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Nixon | Republican | 238,728 | 56.50% | 4 | |
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | 156,665 | 31.10% | — | |
| George Wallace | American Independent | 26,906 | 6.40% | — | |
| Total votes | 422,568 | ||||
Sources: 1968
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Questions and answers
Who won Utah in 1968?
Richard M. Nixon won Utah by 19.42 percentage points (82,063 votes).
How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1968?
Utah cast 4 electoral votes in 1968.
How many people voted for president in Utah in 1968?
422,568 votes were counted for president.
How did Utah change from 1964 to 1968?
The margin moved 28.8 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 9.4 points to Republican by 19.4 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data