US Election 1968 Map
The 1968 election map has a bit of red, blue, and third-party. Richard Nixon won the presidency, but it was anything but simple. While Nixon’s red covers much of the West and border states, Hubert Humphrey’s blue sits across the Northeast. Meanwhile, George Wallace’s independent party swept through the Deep South.
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The 1968 Presidential Election took place during a period of intense national division. The two major issues were the Vietnam War and significant civil rights unrest. Richard Nixon (Republican) won the presidency, defeating Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) and George Wallace (American Independent) in a three-way contest that saw the strongest third-party performance in decades.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Nixon (R) |
Humphrey (D) |
Wallace (AI) |
|
New York |
43 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
|
California |
40 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
29 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
26 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
26 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
|
Texas |
25 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
21 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
Florida |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
13 |
12 |
0 |
1 (AI) |
|
Indiana |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Virginia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Alabama |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
Minnesota |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
Maryland |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Washington |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Arkansas |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Oregon |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Colorado |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maine |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Utah |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Montana |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hawaii |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alaska |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
District of Columbia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) won with 301 electoral votes (56.1%).
- The Runner-Up: Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) secured 191 electoral votes (35.5%).
- Third Party Impact: George Wallace (American Independent) won 46 electoral votes (8.4%), carrying five states in the Deep South.
- Popular Vote: The margin was extremely slim, with Nixon receiving 43.2% (31,710,470) to Humphrey’s 42.6% (30,898,055). Wallace took 12.9% (9,446,167).
- Faithless Elector: One Republican elector in North Carolina cast a vote for Wallace instead of Nixon.
- Total Turnout: Participation reached a then-record of 73,026,831 voters.