United States presidential election in Colorado, 1968
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The 1968 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Colorado voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Colorado was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–New York), with 50.46% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 41.32% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace performed quite well, finishing with 7.50% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 409,345 | 50.46% | |
Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 335,174 | 41.32% | |
American Independent | George Wallace | 60,813 | 7.50% | |
Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 3,016 | 0.37% | |
Write-in | 2,851 | 0.35% | ||
Total votes | 811,199 | 100% |
References
- ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ↑ "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ↑ "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1968". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
Notes
- ↑ Although he was born in California and he served as a U.S. Senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon’s official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon's home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election.
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