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1968 Presidential Election

See which candidate won each state and how those wins added up to the Electoral College result.

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301 EV · Richard M. Nixon

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1968-11-05

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This 1968 result uses the 2020 poll-closing chronology as a cinematic reference sequence, not historical 1968 polling or call timing.

Timing source: The Green Papers 2020 poll-closing chronology

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Official result

Election summary

President: Richard M. Nixon [R]
Main opponent: Hubert H. Humphrey [D]
Source note: American Independent Party candidate Wallace received 9,906,473 popular votes for President.

State-by-state result

Electoral votes by state

A state appears more than once when its electoral votes were split between candidates.

State	Candidate	Electoral votes
ALABAMA AL	George C. Wallace, of Alabama	10
ALASKA AK	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	3
ARIZONA AZ	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	5
ARKANSAS AR	George C. Wallace, of Alabama	6
CALIFORNIA CA	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	40
COLORADO CO	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	6
CONNECTICUT CT	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	8
DELAWARE DE	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	3
FLORIDA FL	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	14
GEORGIA GA	George C. Wallace, of Alabama	12
HAWAII HI	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	4
IDAHO ID	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	4
ILLINOIS IL	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	26
INDIANA IN	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	13
IOWA IA	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	9
KANSAS KS	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	7
KENTUCKY KY	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	9
LOUISIANA LA	George C. Wallace, of Alabama	10
MAINE ME	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	4
MARYLAND MD	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	10
MASSACHUSETTS MA	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	14
MICHIGAN MI	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	21
MINNESOTA MN	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	10
MISSISSIPPI MS	George C. Wallace, of Alabama	7
MISSOURI MO	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	12
MONTANA MT	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	4
NEBRASKA NE	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	5
NEVADA NV	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE NH	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	4
NEW JERSEY NJ	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	17
NEW MEXICO NM	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	4
NEW YORK NY	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	43
NORTH CAROLINA NC	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	12
NORTH CAROLINA NC	George C. Wallace, of Alabama	1
NORTH DAKOTA ND	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	4
OHIO OH	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	26
OKLAHOMA OK	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	8
OREGON OR	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	6
PENNSYLVANIA PA	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	29
RHODE ISLAND RI	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	4
SOUTH CAROLINA SC	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	8
SOUTH DAKOTA SD	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	4
TENNESSEE TN	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	11
TEXAS TX	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	25
UTAH UT	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	4
VERMONT VT	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	3
VIRGINIA VA	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	12
WASHINGTON WA	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	9
WEST VIRGINIA WV	Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota	7
WISCONSIN WI	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	12
WYOMING WY	Richard M. Nixon, of New York	3

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Candidate identities

Richard M. Nixon: Observed: Richard M. Nixon, of New York
Hubert H. Humphrey: Observed: Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota
George C. Wallace: Observed: George C. Wallace, of Alabama

Geometry build

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Reference date: 1968-11-05
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Source: newberry-historical-states-2011-gen05

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Coverage and interpretation notes

Historical geometry is independently versioned
The map uses a checksum-pinned, election-date geometry build while Electoral College allocations remain traced to the NARA fact tables.
County detail begins in 2000
County-level popular-vote detail is available only for 2000 through 2024. This election has state-level Electoral College coverage.

Traceable facts

Sources and provenance

National Archives Electoral College Results
State and candidate Electoral College allocations · retrieved 2026-07-25
National Archives Electoral College Results
Election summary and source notes · retrieved 2026-07-25

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