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United States presidential election 1968 — Results & electoral map

United States elections · 1968-11-05 · held

Richard M. Nixon was elected president.

Electoral map — 1968

538 electors; 270 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.

Historical electoral allocations by state
StateElectorsElectoral vote recipients
Alabama10George C. Wallace 10
Alaska3Richard M. Nixon 3
Arizona5Richard M. Nixon 5
Arkansas6George C. Wallace 6
California40Richard M. Nixon 40
Colorado6Richard M. Nixon 6
Connecticut8Hubert H. Humphrey 8
Delaware3Richard M. Nixon 3
District of Columbia3Hubert H. Humphrey 3
Florida14Richard M. Nixon 14
Georgia12George C. Wallace 12
Hawaii4Hubert H. Humphrey 4
Idaho4Richard M. Nixon 4
Illinois26Richard M. Nixon 26
Indiana13Richard M. Nixon 13
Iowa9Richard M. Nixon 9
Kansas7Richard M. Nixon 7
Kentucky9Richard M. Nixon 9
Louisiana10George C. Wallace 10
Maine4Hubert H. Humphrey 4
Maryland10Hubert H. Humphrey 10
Massachusetts14Hubert H. Humphrey 14
Michigan21Hubert H. Humphrey 21
Minnesota10Hubert H. Humphrey 10
Mississippi7George C. Wallace 7
Missouri12Richard M. Nixon 12
Montana4Richard M. Nixon 4
Nebraska5Richard M. Nixon 5
Nevada3Richard M. Nixon 3
New Hampshire4Richard M. Nixon 4
New Jersey17Richard M. Nixon 17
New Mexico4Richard M. Nixon 4
New York43Hubert H. Humphrey 43
North Carolina13Richard M. Nixon 12; George C. Wallace 1
North Dakota4Richard M. Nixon 4
Ohio26Richard M. Nixon 26
Oklahoma8Richard M. Nixon 8
Oregon6Richard M. Nixon 6
Pennsylvania29Hubert H. Humphrey 29
Rhode Island4Hubert H. Humphrey 4
South Carolina8Richard M. Nixon 8
South Dakota4Richard M. Nixon 4
Tennessee11Richard M. Nixon 11
Texas25Hubert H. Humphrey 25
Utah4Richard M. Nixon 4
Vermont3Richard M. Nixon 3
Virginia12Richard M. Nixon 12
Washington9Hubert H. Humphrey 9
West Virginia7Hubert H. Humphrey 7
Wisconsin12Richard M. Nixon 12
Wyoming3Richard M. Nixon 3

Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
Richard M. Nixon3178548043.41574368912147%—301
Hubert H. Humphrey3127516642.71870649399431%—191
George C. Wallace990647313.531237931005045%—46
Other candidates / recorded votes2447560.3343118858791692%—0

Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.

Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.

Sources & further reading

National Archives: 1968 electoral count and state allocations

American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1968 election tables