Election of 1968
LINKS
| Abbreviations | Definitions | Sources |
BASICS
| Category | Result |
|---|---|
| Incumbent | Lyndon Johnson (D) |
| Prior streak | D (2) |
| Prior five elections | D (3), R (2) |
| Population | 200,706,052 |
| States | 51 |
| Electoral votes | 538 |
| Popular votes | 73,211,875 |
| Voter turnout | 60.7% |
FIELD OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
| Candidate | Party | PI | Age | State | Position | Nom | Win | CS | ROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon | R | 6.2 | 55.81 | New York | Former nominee | X | X | 78.01 | 126 |
| Hubert Humphrey | D | 7.8 | 57.43 | Minnesota | Vice president | X | — | 69.19 | 89 |
| George Wallace | D/AI | 5.4 | 49.19 | Alabama | Former governor | — | — | 45.41 | 84 |
| Eugene McCarthy | D | 6.9 | 52.59 | Minnesota | Senator | — | — | 33.16 | 48 |
| Ronald Reagan | R | 7.3 | 57.73 | California | Governor | — | — | 28.22 | 39 |
| Nelson Rockefeller | R | 7.1 | 60.32 | New York | Governor | — | — | 21.48 | 30 |
| Robert Kennedy | D | 6.6 | 42.95 | New York | Senator | — | — | 19.18 | 29 |
| James Rhodes | R | 6.6 | 59.13 | Ohio | Governor | — | — | 16.17 | 25 |
| George McGovern | D | 6.0 | 46.29 | South Dakota | Senator | — | — | 12.79 | 21 |
| Lyndon Johnson | D | 8.7 | 60.18 | Texas | President | — | — | 11.53 | 13 |
GENERAL ELECTION
| Candidate | Party | SC | PV | PV% | EV | EV% | PV*EQ | EV*EQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon | R | 32 | 31,785,480 | 43.42% | 301 | 55.95% | 43,415,744 | 301 |
| Hubert Humphrey | D | 14 | 31,275,166 | 42.72% | 191 | 35.50% | 42,718,706 | 191 |
| George Wallace | AI | 5 | 9,906,473 | 13.53% | 46 | 8.55% | 13,531,238 | 46 |
REGIONAL SPLITS
| Candidate | Party | PV% | East | South | Midwest | West | EV | East | South | Midwest | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon | R | 43.42% | 42.71% | 35.92% | 46.80% | 48.66% | 301 | 27 | 74 | 118 | 82 |
| Hubert Humphrey | D | 42.72% | 49.96% | 31.41% | 43.69% | 43.67% | 191 | 122 | 25 | 31 | 13 |
| George Wallace | AI | 13.53% | 6.85% | 32.53% | 9.30% | 7.11% | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
PV BY STATES
| State | Total PV | Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,049,922 | 146,923 | 196,579 | 691,425 | 14,995 |
| Alaska | 83,035 | 37,600 | 35,411 | 10,024 | — |
| Arizona | 486,936 | 266,721 | 170,514 | 46,573 | 3,128 |
| Arkansas | 619,969 | 190,759 | 188,228 | 240,982 | — |
| California | 7,251,587 | 3,467,664 | 3,244,318 | 487,270 | 52,335 |
| Colorado | 811,199 | 409,345 | 335,174 | 60,813 | 5,867 |
| Connecticut | 1,256,232 | 556,721 | 621,561 | 76,650 | 1,300 |
| Delaware | 214,367 | 96,714 | 89,194 | 28,459 | — |
| District of Columbia | 170,578 | 31,012 | 139,566 | — | — |
| Florida | 2,187,805 | 886,804 | 676,794 | 624,207 | — |
| Georgia | 1,250,266 | 380,111 | 334,440 | 535,550 | 165 |
| Hawaii | 236,218 | 91,425 | 141,324 | 3,469 | — |
| Idaho | 291,183 | 165,369 | 89,273 | 36,541 | — |
| Illinois | 4,619,749 | 2,174,774 | 2,039,814 | 390,958 | 14,203 |
| Indiana | 2,123,597 | 1,067,885 | 806,659 | 243,108 | 5,945 |
| Iowa | 1,167,931 | 619,106 | 476,699 | 66,422 | 5,704 |
| Kansas | 872,783 | 478,674 | 302,996 | 88,921 | 2,192 |
| Kentucky | 1,055,893 | 462,411 | 397,541 | 193,098 | 2,843 |
| Louisiana | 1,097,450 | 257,535 | 309,615 | 530,300 | — |
| Maine | 392,936 | 169,254 | 217,312 | 6,370 | — |
| Maryland | 1,235,039 | 517,995 | 538,310 | 178,734 | — |
| Massachusetts | 2,331,752 | 766,844 | 1,469,218 | 87,088 | 8,602 |
| Michigan | 3,306,250 | 1,370,665 | 1,593,082 | 331,968 | 10,535 |
| Minnesota | 1,588,506 | 658,643 | 857,738 | 68,931 | 3,194 |
| Mississippi | 654,509 | 88,516 | 150,644 | 415,349 | — |
| Missouri | 1,809,502 | 811,932 | 791,444 | 206,126 | — |
| Montana | 274,404 | 138,835 | 114,117 | 20,015 | 1,437 |
| Nebraska | 536,851 | 321,163 | 170,784 | 44,904 | — |
| Nevada | 154,218 | 73,188 | 60,598 | 20,432 | — |
| New Hampshire | 297,298 | 154,903 | 130,589 | 11,173 | 633 |
| New Jersey | 2,875,395 | 1,325,467 | 1,264,206 | 262,187 | 23,535 |
| New Mexico | 327,350 | 169,692 | 130,081 | 25,737 | 1,840 |
| New York | 6,791,688 | 3,007,932 | 3,378,470 | 358,864 | 46,422 |
| North Carolina | 1,587,493 | 627,192 | 464,113 | 496,188 | — |
| North Dakota | 247,882 | 138,669 | 94,769 | 14,244 | 200 |
| Ohio | 3,959,698 | 1,791,014 | 1,700,586 | 467,495 | 603 |
| Oklahoma | 943,086 | 449,697 | 301,658 | 191,731 | — |
| Oregon | 819,622 | 408,433 | 358,866 | 49,683 | 2,640 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,747,928 | 2,090,017 | 2,259,405 | 378,582 | 19,924 |
| Rhode Island | 385,000 | 122,359 | 246,518 | 15,678 | 445 |
| South Carolina | 666,978 | 254,062 | 197,486 | 215,430 | — |
| South Dakota | 281,264 | 149,841 | 118,023 | 13,400 | — |
| Tennessee | 1,248,617 | 472,592 | 351,233 | 424,792 | — |
| Texas | 3,079,216 | 1,227,844 | 1,266,804 | 584,269 | 299 |
| Utah | 422,568 | 238,728 | 156,665 | 26,906 | 269 |
| Vermont | 161,404 | 85,142 | 70,255 | 5,104 | 903 |
| Virginia | 1,361,491 | 590,319 | 442,387 | 321,833 | 6,952 |
| Washington | 1,304,281 | 588,510 | 616,037 | 96,990 | 2,744 |
| West Virginia | 754,206 | 307,555 | 374,091 | 72,560 | — |
| Wisconsin | 1,691,538 | 809,997 | 748,804 | 127,835 | 4,902 |
| Wyoming | 127,205 | 70,927 | 45,173 | 11,105 | — |
| Total | 73,211,875 | 31,785,480 | 31,275,166 | 9,906,473 | 244,756 |
PV% BY STATES
| State | PV winner | Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Wallace | 13.99% | 18.72% | 65.86% | 1.43% |
| Alaska | Nixon | 45.28% | 42.65% | 12.07% | — |
| Arizona | Nixon | 54.78% | 35.02% | 9.57% | 0.64% |
| Arkansas | Wallace | 30.77% | 30.36% | 38.87% | — |
| California | Nixon | 47.82% | 44.74% | 6.72% | 0.72% |
| Colorado | Nixon | 50.46% | 41.32% | 7.50% | 0.72% |
| Connecticut | Humphrey | 44.32% | 49.48% | 6.10% | 0.10% |
| Delaware | Nixon | 45.12% | 41.61% | 13.28% | — |
| District of Columbia | Humphrey | 18.18% | 81.82% | — | — |
| Florida | Nixon | 40.53% | 30.94% | 28.53% | — |
| Georgia | Wallace | 30.40% | 26.75% | 42.84% | 0.01% |
| Hawaii | Humphrey | 38.70% | 59.83% | 1.47% | — |
| Idaho | Nixon | 56.79% | 30.66% | 12.55% | — |
| Illinois | Nixon | 47.08% | 44.15% | 8.46% | 0.31% |
| Indiana | Nixon | 50.29% | 37.99% | 11.45% | 0.28% |
| Iowa | Nixon | 53.01% | 40.82% | 5.69% | 0.49% |
| Kansas | Nixon | 54.85% | 34.72% | 10.19% | 0.25% |
| Kentucky | Nixon | 43.79% | 37.65% | 18.29% | 0.27% |
| Louisiana | Wallace | 23.47% | 28.21% | 48.32% | — |
| Maine | Humphrey | 43.07% | 55.31% | 1.62% | — |
| Maryland | Humphrey | 41.94% | 43.59% | 14.47% | — |
| Massachusetts | Humphrey | 32.89% | 63.01% | 3.74% | 0.37% |
| Michigan | Humphrey | 41.46% | 48.18% | 10.04% | 0.32% |
| Minnesota | Humphrey | 41.46% | 54.00% | 4.34% | 0.20% |
| Mississippi | Wallace | 13.52% | 23.02% | 63.46% | — |
| Missouri | Nixon | 44.87% | 43.74% | 11.39% | — |
| Montana | Nixon | 50.60% | 41.59% | 7.29% | 0.52% |
| Nebraska | Nixon | 59.82% | 31.81% | 8.36% | — |
| Nevada | Nixon | 47.46% | 39.29% | 13.25% | — |
| New Hampshire | Nixon | 52.10% | 43.93% | 3.76% | 0.21% |
| New Jersey | Nixon | 46.10% | 43.97% | 9.12% | 0.82% |
| New Mexico | Nixon | 51.84% | 39.74% | 7.86% | 0.56% |
| New York | Humphrey | 44.29% | 49.74% | 5.28% | 0.68% |
| North Carolina | Nixon | 39.51% | 29.24% | 31.26% | — |
| North Dakota | Nixon | 55.94% | 38.23% | 5.75% | 0.08% |
| Ohio | Nixon | 45.23% | 42.95% | 11.81% | 0.02% |
| Oklahoma | Nixon | 47.68% | 31.99% | 20.33% | — |
| Oregon | Nixon | 49.83% | 43.78% | 6.06% | 0.32% |
| Pennsylvania | Humphrey | 44.02% | 47.59% | 7.97% | 0.42% |
| Rhode Island | Humphrey | 31.78% | 64.03% | 4.07% | 0.12% |
| South Carolina | Nixon | 38.09% | 29.61% | 32.30% | — |
| South Dakota | Nixon | 53.27% | 41.96% | 4.76% | — |
| Tennessee | Nixon | 37.85% | 28.13% | 34.02% | — |
| Texas | Humphrey | 39.88% | 41.14% | 18.98% | 0.01% |
| Utah | Nixon | 56.50% | 37.08% | 6.37% | 0.06% |
| Vermont | Nixon | 52.75% | 43.53% | 3.16% | 0.56% |
| Virginia | Nixon | 43.36% | 32.49% | 23.64% | 0.51% |
| Washington | Humphrey | 45.12% | 47.23% | 7.44% | 0.21% |
| West Virginia | Humphrey | 40.78% | 49.60% | 9.62% | — |
| Wisconsin | Nixon | 47.89% | 44.27% | 7.56% | 0.29% |
| Wyoming | Nixon | 55.76% | 35.51% | 8.73% | — |
| Total | Nixon | 43.42% | 42.72% | 13.53% | 0.33% |
EV BY STATES
| State | Total EV | Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Alaska | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| California | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Florida | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Maine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Maryland | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Michigan | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Missouri | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 538 | 301 | 191 | 46 |
MARGINS AND FLIPS
| State | PV winner | Runnerup | Gap (votes) | Gap (points) | Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Wallace | Humphrey | 494,846 | 47.13 | 247,424 |
| Alaska | Nixon | Humphrey | 2,189 | 2.64 | 1,095 |
| Arizona | Nixon | Humphrey | 96,207 | 19.76 | 48,104 |
| Arkansas | Wallace | Nixon | 50,223 | 8.10 | 25,112 |
| California | Nixon | Humphrey | 223,346 | 3.08 | 111,674 |
| Colorado | Nixon | Humphrey | 74,171 | 9.14 | 37,086 |
| Connecticut | Humphrey | Nixon | 64,840 | 5.16 | 32,421 |
| Delaware | Nixon | Humphrey | 7,520 | 3.51 | 3,761 |
| District of Columbia | Humphrey | Nixon | 108,554 | 63.64 | 54,278 |
| Florida | Nixon | Humphrey | 210,010 | 9.60 | 105,006 |
| Georgia | Wallace | Nixon | 155,439 | 12.43 | 77,720 |
| Hawaii | Humphrey | Nixon | 49,899 | 21.12 | 24,950 |
| Idaho | Nixon | Humphrey | 76,096 | 26.13 | 38,049 |
| Illinois | Nixon | Humphrey | 134,960 | 2.92 | 67,481 |
| Indiana | Nixon | Humphrey | 261,226 | 12.30 | 130,614 |
| Iowa | Nixon | Humphrey | 142,407 | 12.19 | 71,204 |
| Kansas | Nixon | Humphrey | 175,678 | 20.13 | 87,840 |
| Kentucky | Nixon | Humphrey | 64,870 | 6.14 | 32,436 |
| Louisiana | Wallace | Humphrey | 220,685 | 20.11 | 110,343 |
| Maine | Humphrey | Nixon | 48,058 | 12.23 | 24,030 |
| Maryland | Humphrey | Nixon | 20,315 | 1.64 | 10,158 |
| Massachusetts | Humphrey | Nixon | 702,374 | 30.12 | 351,188 |
| Michigan | Humphrey | Nixon | 222,417 | 6.73 | 111,209 |
| Minnesota | Humphrey | Nixon | 199,095 | 12.53 | 99,548 |
| Mississippi | Wallace | Humphrey | 264,705 | 40.44 | 132,353 |
| Missouri | Nixon | Humphrey | 20,488 | 1.13 | 10,245 |
| Montana | Nixon | Humphrey | 24,718 | 9.01 | 12,360 |
| Nebraska | Nixon | Humphrey | 150,379 | 28.01 | 75,190 |
| Nevada | Nixon | Humphrey | 12,590 | 8.16 | 6,296 |
| New Hampshire | Nixon | Humphrey | 24,314 | 8.18 | 12,158 |
| New Jersey | Nixon | Humphrey | 61,261 | 2.13 | 30,631 |
| New Mexico | Nixon | Humphrey | 39,611 | 12.10 | 19,806 |
| New York | Humphrey | Nixon | 370,538 | 5.46 | 185,270 |
| North Carolina | Nixon | Wallace | 131,004 | 8.25 | 65,503 |
| North Dakota | Nixon | Humphrey | 43,900 | 17.71 | 21,951 |
| Ohio | Nixon | Humphrey | 90,428 | 2.28 | 45,215 |
| Oklahoma | Nixon | Humphrey | 148,039 | 15.70 | 74,020 |
| Oregon | Nixon | Humphrey | 49,567 | 6.05 | 24,784 |
| Pennsylvania | Humphrey | Nixon | 169,388 | 3.57 | 84,695 |
| Rhode Island | Humphrey | Nixon | 124,159 | 32.25 | 62,080 |
| South Carolina | Nixon | Wallace | 38,632 | 5.79 | 19,317 |
| South Dakota | Nixon | Humphrey | 31,818 | 11.31 | 15,910 |
| Tennessee | Nixon | Wallace | 47,800 | 3.83 | 23,901 |
| Texas | Humphrey | Nixon | 38,960 | 1.27 | 19,481 |
| Utah | Nixon | Humphrey | 82,063 | 19.42 | 41,032 |
| Vermont | Nixon | Humphrey | 14,887 | 9.22 | 7,444 |
| Virginia | Nixon | Humphrey | 147,932 | 10.87 | 73,967 |
| Washington | Humphrey | Nixon | 27,527 | 2.11 | 13,764 |
| West Virginia | Humphrey | Nixon | 66,536 | 8.82 | 33,269 |
| Wisconsin | Nixon | Humphrey | 61,193 | 3.62 | 30,597 |
| Wyoming | Nixon | Humphrey | 25,754 | 20.25 | 12,878 |
| Total | Nixon | Humphrey | 510,314 | 0.70 | 255,158 |