1964  1968 Presidential Election Returns  1972

Compare the 1964 Election with the 1968 Election: Lyndon Johnson, who became President when John Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, had only been elected to his post in 1964. He opted not to run again in 1968 because of his unpopularity. The Vietnam War was raging and the nation was going through great upheaval, especially with the Civil Rights movement being in full swing. Richard Nixon, who lost the election of 1960 to John F. Kennedy in a close race, decided to run again. He campaigned on restoring order to the nation. He also promised to assist the nation in ending the Vietnam War. Democrats nominated Vice-President Hubert Humphrey. He campaigned on continuing the successes of the Johnson era, but he was hurt by the continued war in Vietnam. His own party was split after the assasination of Democratic primary candidate Robert Kennedy, a brother of former President John F. Kennedy. Nixon basically campaigned on a plan to end the war in Vietnam. Third party candidate George Wallace campaigned in the South in favor of segregation and ending the school busing projects that worked towards racial integration. He won some electoral votes in the South. Humphrey surged late when President Johnson ended the bombing in Vietnam. Nixon cruised to victory in the Electoral College, but won narrowly in the popular vote. FAITHLESS ELECTOR VOTES: North Carolina: George Wallace received 1 for President and Curtis LeMay received 1 vote for Vice-President. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 31,785,480 44 301 Humphrey/Muskie + 31,275,166 43 191 Wallace/LeMay 9,906,473 13 46 Blomen/Taylor 52,589 0 0 Gregory/Lane 47,149 0 0 Halsted/Boutelle 41,396 0 0 All Other Candidates 39,920 0 0 Cleaver/Mage 36,571 0 0 Eugene McCarthy 25,634 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  146,923 14 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 196,579 19 0 Wallace/LeMay 691,425 66 10 ALASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  37,600 45 3 Humphrey/Muskie + 35,411 43 0 Wallace/LeMay 10,024 12 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  266,721 55 5 Humphrey/Muskie + 170,514 35 0 Wallace/LeMay 46,573 10 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  189,062 31 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 184,901 30 0 Wallace/LeMay 235,627 39 6 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  3,467,664 48 40 Humphrey/Muskie + 3,244,318 45 0 Wallace/LeMay 487,270 7 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  409,345 50 6 Humphrey/Muskie + 335,174 41 0 Wallace/LeMay 60,813 8 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 556,721 44 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 621,561 49 8 Wallace/LeMay 76,650 6 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  96,714 45 3 Humphrey/Muskie + 89,194 42 0 Wallace/LeMay 28,459 13 0 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 31,012 18 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 139,566 82 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  886,804 41 14 Humphrey/Muskie + 676,794 31 0 Wallace/LeMay 624,207 29 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  380,111 30 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 334,440 27 0 Wallace/LeMay 535,550 43 12 HAWAII VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 91,425 39 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 141,324 60 4 Wallace/LeMay 3,469 1 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  165,369 57 4 Humphrey/Muskie + 89,273 31 0 Wallace/LeMay 36,541 13 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  2,174,774 47 26 Humphrey/Muskie + 2,039,814 44 0 Wallace/LeMay 390,958 8 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  1,067,885 50 13 Humphrey/Muskie + 806,659 38 0 Wallace/LeMay 243,108 11 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  619,106 53 9 Humphrey/Muskie + 476,699 41 0 Wallace/LeMay 66,422 6 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  478,674 55 7 Humphrey/Muskie + 302,996 35 0 Wallace/LeMay 88,921 10 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  462,411 44 9 Humphrey/Muskie + 397,541 38 0 Wallace/LeMay 193,098 18 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  257,535 23 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 309,615 28 0 Wallace/LeMay 530,300 48 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 169,254 43 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 217,312 55 4 Wallace/LeMay 6,370 2 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 517,995 42 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 538,310 44 10 Wallace/LeMay 178,734 14 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 766,844 33 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 1,469,218 63 14 Wallace/LeMay 87,088 4 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 1,370,665 41 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 1,593,082 48 21 Wallace/LeMay 331,968 10 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 658,643 41 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 857,738 54 10 Wallace/LeMay 68,931 4 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  88,516 14 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 150,644 23 0 Wallace/LeMay 415,349 63 7 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  811,932 45 12 Humphrey/Muskie + 791,444 44 0 Wallace/LeMay 206,126 11 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  138,835 51 4 Humphrey/Muskie + 114,117 42 0 Wallace/LeMay 20,015 7 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  321,163 60 5 Humphrey/Muskie + 170,784 32 0 Wallace/LeMay 44,904 8 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  73,188 47 3 Humphrey/Muskie + 60,598 39 0 Wallace/LeMay 20,432 13 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  154,903 52 4 Humphrey/Muskie + 130,589 44 0 Wallace/LeMay 11,173 4 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  1,325,467 46 17 Humphrey/Muskie + 1,264,206 44 0 Wallace/LeMay 262,187 9 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  169,692 52 4 Humphrey/Muskie + 130,081 40 0 Wallace/LeMay 25,737 8 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 3,007,932 44 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 3,378,470 50 43 Wallace/LeMay 358,864 5 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  627,192 40 12* Humphrey/Muskie + 464,113 29 0 Wallace/LeMay 496,188 31 1 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  138,669 56 4 Humphrey/Muskie + 94,769 38 0 Wallace/LeMay 14,244 6 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  1,791,014 45 26 Humphrey/Muskie + 1,700,586 43 0 Wallace/LeMay 467,495 12 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  449,697 48 8 Humphrey/Muskie + 301,658 32 0 Wallace/LeMay 191,731 20 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  408,433 50 6 Humphrey/Muskie + 358,866 44 0 Wallace/LeMay 49,683 6 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 2,090,017 44 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 2,259,405 48 29 Wallace/LeMay 378,582 8 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 122,359 32 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 246,518 64 4 Wallace/LeMay 15,678 4 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  254,062 38 8 Humphrey/Muskie + 197,486 30 0 Wallace/LeMay 215,430 32 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  149,814 53 4 Humphrey/Muskie + 118,023 42 0 Wallace/LeMay 13,400 5 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  472,592 38 11 Humphrey/Muskie + 351,233 28 0 Wallace/LeMay 424,792 34 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 1,227,844 40 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 1,266,804 41 25 Wallace/LeMay 584,269 19 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  238,728 56 4 Humphrey/Muskie + 156,665 37 0 Wallace/LeMay 26,906 6 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  85,142 53 3 Humphrey/Muskie + 70,255 44 0 Wallace/LeMay 5,104 3 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  590,319 43 12 Humphrey/Muskie + 442,387 32 0 Wallace/LeMay 321,833 24 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 588,510 45 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 616,037 47 9 Wallace/LeMay 96,990 7 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew 307,555 41 0 Humphrey/Muskie + 374,091 50 7 Wallace/LeMay 72,560 9 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  809,997 48 12 Humphrey/Muskie + 748,804 44 0 Wallace/LeMay 127,835 8 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Nixon/Agnew  70,927 56 3 Humphrey/Muskie + 45,173 36 0 Wallace/LeMay 11,105 9 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Other Independent State's Rights (Dixiecrat) Socialist Labor Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party