United States · presidential election
1968 election
President elected
Richard M. Nixon
Electoral College result
Winner: 301 | Main Opponent: 191 | Total/Majority: 538/270
Electoral votes by state
National Archives result| 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 |
State popular vote
| State | Elect/votes | H. Humphrey | % | R. Nixon | % | G. Wallace | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 10 | 196,579 | 18.7 | 146,923 | 14.0 | 691,425 | 65.9 |
| Alaska | 3 | 35,411 | 42.6 | 37,600 | 45.3 | 10,024 | 12.1 |
| Arizona | 5 | 170,514 | 35.0 | 266,721 | 54.8 | 46,573 | 9.6 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 188,228 | 30.4 | 190,759 | 30.8 | 240,982 | 38.9 |
| California | 40 | 3,244,318 | 44.7 | 3,467,664 | 47.8 | 487,270 | 6.7 |
| Colorado | 6 | 335,174 | 41.3 | 409,345 | 50.5 | 60,813 | 7.5 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 621,561 | 49.5 | 556,721 | 44.3 | 76,650 | 6.1 |
| Delaware | 3 | 89,194 | 41.6 | 96,714 | 45.1 | 28,459 | 13.3 |
| Dist. of Col. | 3 | 139,566 | 81.8 | 31,012 | 18.2 | - | |
| Florida | 14 | 676,794 | 30.9 | 886,804 | 40.5 | 624,207 | 28.5 |
| Georgia | 12 | 334,440 | 26.7 | 380,111 | 30.4 | 535,550 | 42.8 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 141,324 | 59.8 | 91,425 | 38.7 | 3,469 | 1.5 |
| Idaho | 4 | 89,273 | 30.7 | 165,369 | 56.8 | 36,541 | 12.5 |
| Illinois | 26 | 2,039,814 | 44.2 | 2,174,774 | 47.1 | 390,958 | 8.5 |
| Indiana | 13 | 806,659 | 38.0 | 1,067,885 | 50.3 | 243,108 | 11.4 |
| Iowa | 9 | 476,699 | 40.8 | 619,106 | 53.0 | 66,422 | 5.7 |
| Kansas | 7 | 302,996 | 34.7 | 478,674 | 54.8 | 88,921 | 10.2 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 397,541 | 37.6 | 462,411 | 43.8 | 193,098 | 18.3 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 309,615 | 28.2 | 257,535 | 23.5 | 530,300 | 48.3 |
| Maine | 4 | 217,312 | 55.3 | 169,254 | 43.1 | 6,370 | 1.6 |
| Maryland | 10 | 538,310 | 43.6 | 517,995 | 41.9 | 178,734 | 14.5 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 1,469,218 | 63.0 | 766,844 | 32.9 | 87,088 | 3.7 |
| Michigan | 21 | 1,593,082 | 48.2 | 1,370,665 | 41.5 | 331,968 | 10.0 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 857,738 | 54.0 | 658,643 | 41.5 | 68,931 | 4.3 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 150,644 | 23.0 | 88,516 | 13.5 | 415,349 | 63.5 |
| Missouri | 12 | 791,444 | 43.7 | 811,932 | 44.9 | 206,126 | 11.4 |
| Montana | 4 | 114,117 | 41.6 | 138,835 | 50.6 | 20,015 | 7.3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 170,784 | 31.8 | 321,163 | 59.8 | 44,904 | 8.4 |
| Nevada | 3 | 60,598 | 39.3 | 73,188 | 47.5 | 20,432 | 13.2 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 130,589 | 43.9 | 154,903 | 52.1 | 11,173 | 3.8 |
| New Jersey | 17 | 1,264,206 | 44.0 | 1,325,467 | 46.1 | 262,187 | 9.1 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 130,081 | 39.7 | 169,692 | 51.8 | 25,737 | 7.9 |
| Now York | 43 | 3,378,470 | 49.7 | 3,007,932 | 44.3 | 358,864 | 5.3 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 464,113 | 29.2 | 627,192 | 39.5 | 496,188 | 31.3 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 94,769 | 38.2 | 138,669 | 55.9 | 14,244 | 5.7 |
| Ohio | 26 | 1,700,586 | 42.9 | 1,791,014 | 45.2 | 467,495 | 11.8 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 301,658 | 32.0 | 449,697 | 47.7 | 191,731 | 20.3 |
| Oregon | 6 | 358,866 | 43.8 | 408,433 | 49.8 | 49,683 | 6.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 2,259,405 | 47.6 | 2,090,017 | 44.0 | 378,582 | 8.0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 246,518 | 64.0 | 122,359 | 31.8 | 15,678 | 4.1 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 197,486 | 29.6 | 254,062 | 38.1 | 215,430 | 32.3 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 118,023 | 42.0 | 149,841 | 53.3 | 13,400 | 4.8 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 351,233 | 28.1 | 472,592 | 37.8 | 424,792 | 34.0 |
| Texas | 25 | 1,266,804 | 41.1 | 1,227,844 | 39.9 | 584,269 | 19.0 |
| Utah | 4 | 156,665 | 37.1 | 238,728 | 56.5 | 26,906 | 6.4 |
| Vermont | 3 | 70,255 | 43.5 | 85,142 | 52.8 | 5,104 | 3.2 |
| Virginia | 12 | 442,387 | 32.5 | 590,319 | 43.4 | 321,833 | 23.6 |
| Washington | 9 | 616,037 | 47.2 | 588,510 | 45.1 | 96,990 | 7.4 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 374,091 | 49.6 | 307,555 | 40.8 | 72,560 | 9.6 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 748,804 | 44.3 | 809,997 | 47.9 | 127,835 | 7.6 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 45,173 | 35.5 | 70,927 | 55.8 | 11,105 | 8.7 |
| Total | 538 | 31,275,166 | 31,785,480 | 9,906,473 |
Electoral College figures: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.