1968 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Richard Nixon Won ✓
Republican former Vice President Richard Nixon won the presidency on November 5, 1968, defeating Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey and independent segregationist George Wallace, securing 301 electoral votes to Humphrey’s 191 and Wallace’s 46, while capturing about 43.42 percent of the popular vote to Humphrey’s 42.72 percent and Wallace’s strong 13.53 percent.
191
Hubert Humphrey
Percent: 42.72%
Votes: 31,271,839
46
George Wallace
Percent: 13.53%
Votes: 9,901,118
301
Richard Nixon
Percent: 43.42%
Votes: 31,783,783
270 needed to win
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Battle for 270: Key Takeaways from the 1968 Presidential Election
The 1968 U.S. presidential election, held on November 5, 1968, Republican former Vice President Richard Nixon won the presidency defeating Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey and independent segregationist George Wallace.
Results by State
Alabama
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 13.99%
Votes: 146,923
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 13.57%
Votes: 142,435
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 65.86%
Votes: 691,425
California
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.82%
Votes: 3,467,664
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 44.74%
Votes: 3,244,318
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 6.72%
Votes: 487,270
District of Columbia
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 18.18%
Votes: 31,012
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 81.82%
Votes: 139,566
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Idaho
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 56.79%
Votes: 165,369
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 30.66%
Votes: 89,273
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 12.55%
Votes: 36,541
Kansas
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 54.84%
Votes: 478,674
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 34.72%
Votes: 302,996
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 10.19%
Votes: 88,921
Maryland
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 41.94%
Votes: 517,995
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 43.59%
Votes: 538,310
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 14.47%
Votes: 178,734
Mississippi
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 13.52%
Votes: 88,516
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 23.02%
Votes: 150,644
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 63.46%
Votes: 415,349
Nevada
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.46%
Votes: 73,188
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 39.29%
Votes: 60,598
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 13.25%
Votes: 20,432
New York
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 44.30%
Votes: 3,007,932
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 49.76%
Votes: 3,378,470
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 5.29%
Votes: 358,864
Oklahoma
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.68%
Votes: 449,697
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 31.99%
Votes: 301,658
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 20.33%
Votes: 191,731
South Carolina
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 38.09%
Votes: 254,062
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 29.61%
Votes: 197,486
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 32.30%
Votes: 215,430
Utah
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 56.49%
Votes: 238,728
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 37.07%
Votes: 156,665
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 6.37%
Votes: 26,906
West Virginia
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 40.78%
Votes: 307,555
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 49.60%
Votes: 374,091
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 9.62%
Votes: 72,560
Alaska
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 45.28%
Votes: 37,600
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 42.65%
Votes: 35,411
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 12.07%
Votes: 10,024
Colorado
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 50.46%
Votes: 409,345
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 41.32%
Votes: 335,174
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 7.50%
Votes: 60,813
Florida
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 40.53%
Votes: 886,804
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 30.93%
Votes: 676,794
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 28.53%
Votes: 624,207
Illinois
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.08%
Votes: 2,174,774
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 44.15%
Votes: 2,039,814
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 8.46%
Votes: 390,958
Kentucky
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 43.79%
Votes: 462,411
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 37.65%
Votes: 397,541
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 18.29%
Votes: 193,098
Massachusetts
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 32.89%
Votes: 766,844
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 63.01%
Votes: 1,469,218
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 3.73%
Votes: 87,088
Missouri
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 44.87%
Votes: 811,932
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 43.74%
Votes: 791,444
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 11.39%
Votes: 206,126
New Hampshire
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 52.10%
Votes: 154,903
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 43.93%
Votes: 130,589
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 3.76%
Votes: 11,173
North Carolina
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 39.51%
Votes: 627,192
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 29.24%
Votes: 464,113
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 31.26%
Votes: 496,188
Oregon
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.83%
Votes: 408,433
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 43.78%
Votes: 358,866
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 6.06%
Votes: 49,683
South Dakota
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 53.27%
Votes: 149,841
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 41.96%
Votes: 118,023
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 4.76%
Votes: 13,400
Vermont
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 52.75%
Votes: 85,142
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 43.53%
Votes: 70,255
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 3.16%
Votes: 5,104
Wisconsin
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.89%
Votes: 809,997
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 44.27%
Votes: 748,804
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 7.56%
Votes: 127,835
Arizona
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 54.78%
Votes: 266,721
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 35.02%
Votes: 170,514
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 9.56%
Votes: 46,573
Connecticut
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 44.32%
Votes: 556,721
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 49.48%
Votes: 621,561
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 6.10%
Votes: 76,650
Georgia
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 30.40%
Votes: 380,111
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 26.75%
Votes: 334,440
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 42.83%
Votes: 535,550
Indiana
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 50.29%
Votes: 1,067,885
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 37.99%
Votes: 806,659
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 11.45%
Votes: 243,108
Louisiana
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 23.47%
Votes: 257,535
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 28.21%
Votes: 309,615
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 48.32%
Votes: 530,300
Michigan
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 41.46%
Votes: 1,370,665
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 48.18%
Votes: 1,593,082
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 10.04%
Votes: 331,968
Montana
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 50.60%
Votes: 138,835
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 41.59%
Votes: 114,117
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 7.29%
Votes: 20,015
New Jersey
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 46.10%
Votes: 1,325,467
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 43.97%
Votes: 1,264,206
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 9.12%
Votes: 262,187
North Dakota
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 55.94%
Votes: 138,669
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 38.23%
Votes: 94,769
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 5.75%
Votes: 14,244
Pennsylvania
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 44.02%
Votes: 2,090,017
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 47.59%
Votes: 2,259,405
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 7.97%
Votes: 378,582
Tennessee
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 37.85%
Votes: 472,592
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 28.13%
Votes: 351,233
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 34.02%
Votes: 424,792
Virginia
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 43.36%
Votes: 590,319
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 32.49%
Votes: 442,387
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 23.64%
Votes: 321,833
Wyoming
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 55.76%
Votes: 70,927
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 35.51%
Votes: 45,173
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 8.73%
Votes: 11,105
Arkansas
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 31.01%
Votes: 189,062
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 30.33%
Votes: 184,901
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 38.65%
Votes: 235,627
Delaware
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 45.12%
Votes: 96,714
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 41.61%
Votes: 89,194
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 13.28%
Votes: 28,459
Hawaii
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 38.70%
Votes: 91,425
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 59.83%
Votes: 141,324
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 3,469
Iowa
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 53.01%
Votes: 619,106
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 40.82%
Votes: 476,699
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 5.69%
Votes: 66,422
Maine
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 43.07%
Votes: 169,254
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 55.30%
Votes: 217,312
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 6,370
Minnesota
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 41.46%
Votes: 658,643
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 54.00%
Votes: 857,738
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 4.34%
Votes: 68,931
Nebraska
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 59.82%
Votes: 321,163
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 31.81%
Votes: 170,784
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 8.36%
Votes: 44,904
New Mexico
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 51.85%
Votes: 169,692
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 39.75%
Votes: 130,081
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 7.86%
Votes: 25,737
Ohio
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 45.23%
Votes: 1,791,014
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 42.95%
Votes: 1,700,586
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 11.81%
Votes: 467,495
Rhode Island
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 31.78%
Votes: 122,359
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 64.03%
Votes: 246,518
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 4.07%
Votes: 15,678
Texas
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 39.87%
Votes: 1,227,844
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 41.14%
Votes: 1,266,804
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 18.97%
Votes: 584,269
Washington
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 45.12%
Votes: 588,510
Hubert Humphrey (DEM)
Percent: 47.23%
Votes: 616,037
George Wallace (AIP)
Percent: 7.44%
Votes: 96,990