United States presidential election in Nevada, 1968

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1968

November 5, 1968[1]

 
Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace
Party Republican Democratic American Independent
Home state New York[lower-alpha 1] Minnesota Alabama
Running mate Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 73,188 60,598 20,432
Percentage 47.5% 39.3% 13.3%


President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (RCalifornia), with 47.46% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (DMinnesota), with 39.29% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace performed decently, finishing with 13.25% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1968
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Nixon 60,598 47.46%
Democratic Hubert Humphrey 156,665 39.29%
American Independent George Wallace 20,432 13.25%
Total votes 154,218 100%

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  3. "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1968". Retrieved May 25, 2017.

Notes

  1. 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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