1968 Presidential Election
301
Electoral votes — Richard M. Nixon
191
Electoral votes — Hubert H. Humphrey
270
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Richard M. Nixon [R]
Main Opponent
Hubert H. Humphrey [D]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 301 · Main Opponent: 191 · Total/Majority: 538/270
Votes for Others
George C. Wallace (46)
Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew (301)
V.P. Opponents
Edmund Muskie (191), Curtis E. LeMay (46)
Notes
American Independent Party candidate Wallace received 9,906,473 popular votes for President.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Nixon, of New York | Hubert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota | George C. Wallace, of Alabama | Spiro T. Agnew, of Maryland | Edmund S. Muskie, of Maine | Curtis E. LeMay, of California | ||
| Alabama | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Alaska | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Arizona | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| California | 40 | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| District of Columbia | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Florida | 14 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - |
| Georgia | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Hawaii | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 26 | 26 | - | - | 26 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Iowa | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Kansas | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Kentucky | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Maine | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Maryland | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | - |
| Massachusetts | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | 14 | - |
| Michigan | 21 | - | 21 | - | - | 21 | - |
| Minnesota | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | - |
| Mississippi | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| Missouri | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 17 | 17 | - | - | 17 | - | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New York | 43 | - | 43 | - | - | 43 | - |
| North Carolina | 13 | 12 | - | 1 | 12 | - | 1 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Ohio | 26 | 26 | - | - | 26 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | - | 29 | - | - | 29 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Texas | 25 | - | 25 | - | - | 25 | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Washington | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - |
| West Virginia | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Total | 538 | 301 | 191 | 46 | 301 | 191 | 46 |
Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1968
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1968 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1968
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