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The 1968 elections

Hubert Humphrey (D) faced Richard Nixon (R); Nixon won the presidency. National popular vote: R+0.7.

1968 presidential election
NixonR+0.7
1968 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1968 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · O+48.6 · 10 electoral votesAlaska · R+2.1 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+19.8 · 5 electoral votesColorado · R+9.2 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · R+9.6 · 14 electoral votesGeorgia · O+12.4 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+12.3 · 13 electoral votesKansas · R+20.1 · 7 electoral votesMaine · D+12.2 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+30.1 · 14 electoral votesMinnesota · D+12.5 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+2.1 · 17 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+10.3 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+17.7 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · R+15.7 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+3.6 · 29 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+11.3 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+1.3 · 25 electoral votesWyoming · R+20.2 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+5.2 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · R+1.1 · 12 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+8.8 · 7 electoral votesIllinois · R+2.9 · 26 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+12.1 · 4 electoral votesArkansas · O+8.1 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · R+3.1 · 40 electoral votesDelaware · R+3.5 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+63.6 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+21.1 · 4 electoral votesIowa · R+12.2 · 9 electoral votesKentucky · R+6.1 · 9 electoral votesMaryland · D+1.6 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · D+6.7 · 21 electoral votesMississippi · O+40.4 · 7 electoral votesMontana · R+9.0 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+8.2 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+5.5 · 43 electoral votesOhio · R+2.3 · 26 electoral votesOregon · R+6.0 · 6 electoral votesTennessee · R+9.7 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+19.4 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · R+10.9 · 12 electoral votesWashington · D+2.1 · 9 electoral votesWisconsin · R+3.6 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · R+28.0 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+8.5 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+26.1 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+8.2 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+9.2 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · O+20.1 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+32.2 · 4 electoral votes
1968presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1968 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+9.23 EVNHR+8.24 EVMAD+30.114 EVRID+32.24 EVCTD+5.28 EVNJR+2.117 EVDER+3.53 EVMDD+1.610 EVDCD+63.63 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
Humphrey (D)
31,274,594
42.7%
Nixon (R)
31,784,459
43.4%
Wallace + others
10,145,926
13.9%
Margin
R+0.7

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