Maryland — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionMaryland · PresidentHumphreyD+1.6
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic | 43.6% | 538,310 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 41.9% | 517,995 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 14.5% | 178,734 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (24 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany County, MD | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Anne Arundel County, MD | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Baltimore city, MD | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Baltimore County, MD | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Calvert County, MD | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Caroline County, MD | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Carroll County, MD | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Cecil County, MD | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Charles County, MD | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Dorchester County, MD | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Frederick County, MD | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Garrett County, MD | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Harford County, MD | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Howard County, MD | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Kent County, MD | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Montgomery County, MD | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Prince George's County, MD | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Queen Anne's County, MD | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Somerset County, MD | Republican | R+7.2 |
| St. Mary's County, MD | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Talbot County, MD | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Washington County, MD | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Wicomico County, MD | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Worcester County, MD | Republican | R+20.0 |
Maryland results by county
24 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | Richard Nixon+334 | 13,22741.5% | 13,56142.5% | 5,12216.1% | 31,910 |
| Anne Arundel County | Richard Nixon+11,176 | 25,38132.7% | 36,55747.1% | 15,68720.2% | 77,625 |
| Baltimore city | Hubert Humphrey+98,304 | 178,45061.6% | 80,14627.6% | 31,28810.8% | 289,884 |
| Baltimore County | Richard Nixon+28,132 | 80,79836.9% | 108,93049.7% | 29,28313.4% | 219,011 |
| Calvert County | Hubert Humphrey+86 | 2,03237.3% | 1,94635.7% | 1,47127.0% | 5,449 |
| Caroline County | Richard Nixon+1,423 | 1,69727.2% | 3,12050.1% | 1,41422.7% | 6,231 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+7,230 | 4,65823.7% | 11,88860.6% | 3,08515.7% | 19,631 |
| Cecil County | Richard Nixon+1,945 | 4,51731.8% | 6,46245.5% | 3,23522.8% | 14,214 |
| Charles County | Richard Nixon+398 | 4,24735.2% | 4,64538.5% | 3,17326.3% | 12,065 |
| Dorchester County | Richard Nixon+966 | 2,71426.8% | 4,18341.4% | 3,21731.8% | 10,114 |
| Frederick County | Richard Nixon+5,333 | 8,31631.6% | 13,64951.9% | 4,34816.5% | 26,313 |
| Garrett County | Richard Nixon+2,088 | 1,93328.5% | 4,02159.4% | 81812.1% | 6,772 |
| Harford County | Richard Nixon+5,885 | 9,91432.3% | 15,79951.5% | 4,97816.2% | 30,691 |
| Howard County | Richard Nixon+4,205 | 5,75231.1% | 9,95753.8% | 2,79615.1% | 18,505 |
| Kent County | Richard Nixon+703 | 2,24335.4% | 2,94646.5% | 1,14618.1% | 6,335 |
| Montgomery County | Hubert Humphrey+7,375 | 92,02648.1% | 84,65144.2% | 14,7267.7% | 191,403 |
| Prince George's County | Richard Nixon+1,745 | 71,52440.3% | 73,26941.2% | 32,86718.5% | 177,660 |
| Queen Anne's County | Richard Nixon+919 | 1,96932.0% | 2,88846.9% | 1,29821.1% | 6,155 |
| Somerset County | Richard Nixon+510 | 2,31932.9% | 2,82940.1% | 1,89926.9% | 7,047 |
| St. Mary's County | Richard Nixon+68 | 3,28035.7% | 3,34836.5% | 2,54727.8% | 9,175 |
| Talbot County | Richard Nixon+2,293 | 2,60929.4% | 4,90255.2% | 1,37215.4% | 8,883 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+4,784 | 11,26633.1% | 16,05047.1% | 6,73719.8% | 34,053 |
| Wicomico County | Richard Nixon+3,315 | 5,39229.2% | 8,70747.2% | 4,35623.6% | 18,455 |
| Worcester County | Richard Nixon+1,495 | 2,04627.4% | 3,54147.5% | 1,87125.1% | 7,458 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +9.9% |
| 1896 | −12.8% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +79.1% |
| 1916 | +8.0% |
| 1920 | −13.0% |
| 1924 | −4.0% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +25.5% |
| 1936 | +25.3% |
| 1940 | +17.4% |
| 1944 | +3.7% |
| 1948 | −1.4% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −20.1% |
| 1960 | +7.2% |
| 1964 | +30.9% |
| 1968 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | −23.9% |
| 1976 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | −5.5% |
| 1988 | −2.9% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | +16.4% |
| 2004 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | +25.4% |
| 2012 | +26.1% |
| 2016 | +26.8% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +28.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.