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1968 United States presidential election
1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 presidential no 1964 November 5, 1968 1972 x160px George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg ff7f00 George Wallace American Independent Party Alabama Curtis LeMay 10 530,300 48.32% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 309,615 28.21% Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) New YorkAlthough 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. Spiro Agnew 0 257,535 23.47% 350px 350px Parish results
Wallace
#ffccaa 30–40%
#ffb380 40–50%
#ff9955 50–60%
#ff7f2a 60–70%
#ff6600 70–80%
#d45500 80–90%
Humphrey
#b9d7ff 40–50% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States)
The 1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana was held on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Along with four other contiguous southern states, former and future Alabama Governor George Wallace won the state for the American Party by a large margin against Democrat Hubert Humphrey and Republican Richard Nixon.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=22&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana Leip David Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2017-04-24 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Jefferson Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Lafayette Parish, Ouachita Parish, Bossier Parish, Union Parish, and LaSalle Parish did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
With 48.32% of the popular vote, Louisiana would prove to be Wallace's third strongest state after Alabama and Mississippi.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1968&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 This is the most recent election cycle in which a Republican would win the presidency without carrying Louisiana. This was also the last election until 2008 in which Louisiana voted for a losing presidential candidate.
Campaign
Among white voters, 60% supported Wallace, 28% supported Nixon, and 12% supported Humphrey.Black Black 1992 147Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335
Results
Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) George Wallace of Alabama Curtis LeMay American 10 530,300 48.32% Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie Democratic 0 309,615 28.21% Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew Republican 0 257,535 23.47%
Results by parish
ParishGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentHubert HumphreyDemocraticRichard NixonRepublicanMarginTotal votes castLA US President Race, November 05, 1968 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2436 Our Campaigns#%#%#%#%Acadia 9,715 57.18%4,09824.12%3,17818.70%5,61733.06%16,991Allen 4,229 58.26%2,02627.91%1,00413.83%2,20330.35%7,259Ascension 6,004 56.94%3,20330.37%1,33812.69%2,80126.57%10,545Assumption 2,898 46.70%2,08533.60%1,22219.69%81313.10%6,205Avoyelles 6,760 55.45%2,97324.38%2,45920.17%3,78731.07%12,192Beauregard 4,048 55.97%1,56921.70%1,61522.33%2,433"NixondHumphrey" In this parish where Nixon ran second ahead of Humphrey, margin given is Wallace vote minus Nixon vote and percentage margin is Wallace percentage minus Nixon percentage.33.64%7,232Bienville 3,466 56.13%1,76828.63%94115.24%1,69827.50%6,175Bossier 9,249 58.63%2,78217.63%3,74523.74%5,504"NixondHumphrey"34.89%15,776Caddo 28,463 42.25%17,67526.24%21,22431.51%7,239"NixondHumphrey"10.74%67,362Calcasieu 20,250 45.65%14,59332.89%9,52021.46%5,65712.76%44,363Caldwell 2,252 60.62%97326.19%49013.19%1,27934.43%3,715Cameron 1,655 63.83%53320.56%40515.62%1,12243.27%2,593Catahoula 2,677 63.72%76918.31%75517.97%1,90845.41%4,201Claiborne 3,311 55.43%1,54525.87%1,11718.70%1,76629.56%5,973Concordia 4,542 60.57%1,98326.44%97412.99%2,55934.13%7,499DeSoto 4,190 48.93%3,40039.70%97411.37%7909.23%8,564East Baton Rouge 35,250 44.80%21,77027.67%21,66127.53%13,48017.13%78,681East Carroll 1,706 40.45%1,92645.66%58613.89%-220-5.21%4,218East Feliciana 2,225 54.39%1,40934.44%45711.17%81619.95%4,091Evangeline 7,362 63.70%2,64722.90%1,54913.40%4,71540.80%11,558Franklin 5,394 75.68%6819.56%1,05214.76%4,342"NixondHumphrey"60.92%7,127Grant 3,470 62.92%93216.90%1,11320.18%2,357"NixondHumphrey"42.74%5,515Iberia 8,071 42.41%5,51028.96%5,44828.63%2,56113.45%19,029Iberville 4,290 43.83%4,08441.73%1,41314.44%2062.10%9,787Jackson 3,941 59.98%1,52523.21%1,10416.80%2,41636.77%6,570Jefferson 41,902 45.76%20,19322.05%29,47832.19%12,424"NixondHumphrey"13.57%91,573Jefferson Davis 4,897 50.22%2,64127.08%2,21322.70%2,25623.14%9,751Lafayette 11,723 38.59%7,98326.28%10,66935.12%1,054"NixondHumphrey"3.47%30,375Lafourche 10,910 51.41%5,51625.99%4,79722.60%5,39425.42%21,223LaSalle 3,878 66.34%71012.15%1,25821.52%2,620"NixondHumphrey"44.82%5,846Lincoln 4,225 47.59%2,00922.63%2,64329.77%1,582"NixondHumphrey"17.82%8,877Livingston 9,907 80.85%1,40011.42%9477.73%8,50769.43%12,254Madison 2,380 41.84%2,65946.75%64911.41%-279-4.91%5,688Morehouse 5,377 60.13%1,79320.05%1,77219.82%3,58440.08%8,942Natchitoches 5,505 46.64%3,94533.43%2,35219.93%1,56013.21%11,802Orleans 58,489 32.74%72,45140.55%47,72826.71%-13,962-7.81%178,668Ouachita 15,145 47.77%6,47020.41%10,08931.82%5,056"NixondHumphrey"15.95%31,704Plaquemines 6,430 75.28%1,14413.39%96811.33%5,28661.89%8,542Pointe Coupee 3,508 46.79%3,13941.87%85011.34%3694.92%7,497Rapides 16,239 46.09%8,79324.96%10,19928.95%6,040"NixondHumphrey"17.14%35,231Red River 2,477 65.69%91424.24%38010.08%1,56341.45%3,771Richland 4,415 68.31%1,01715.74%1,03115.95%3,384"NixondHumphrey"52.36%6,463Sabine 4,526 66.46%1,15917.02%1,12516.52%3,36749.44%6,810St. Bernard 13,056 68.62%2,48513.06%3,48618.32%9,570"NixondHumphrey"50.30%19,027St. Charles 4,383 48.02%3,07033.63%1,67518.35%1,31314.39%9,128St. Helena 1,800 53.41%1,35140.09%2196.50%44913.32%3,370St. James 2,765 42.34%2,98745.74%77811.91%-222-3.40%6,530St. John the Baptist 3,246 43.68%3,24543.67%94012.65%10.01%7,431St. Landry 12,659 50.15%9,07535.95%3,50813.90%3,58414.20%25,242St. Martin 4,759 49.04%3,32134.22%1,62516.74%1,43814.82%9,705St. Mary 6,761 40.58%5,31231.89%4,58627.53%1,4498.69%16,659St. Tammany 11,470 55.25%4,44521.41%4,84623.34%6,624"NixondHumphrey"31.91%20,761Tangipahoa 13,088 62.39%4,98323.75%2,90713.86%8,10538.64%20,978Tensas 1,290 48.90%84532.03%50319.07%44516.87%2,638Terrebonne 8,836 47.31%4,62724.77%5,21427.92%3,622"NixondHumphrey"19.39%18,677Union 4,297 63.70%1,33619.80%1,11316.50%2,96143.90%6,746Vermilion 8,124 53.42%3,80625.03%3,27821.55%4,31828.39%15,208Vernon 5,536 64.33%1,49617.38%1,57418.29%3,962"NixondHumphrey"46.04%8,606Washington 11,002 70.00%3,02119.22%1,69510.78%7,98150.78%15,718Webster 8,646 61.70%2,87120.49%2,49617.81%5,77541.21%14,013West Baton Rouge 2,569 48.90%2,01638.37%66912.73%55310.53%5,254West Carroll 3,574 78.48%3958.67%58512.85%2,989"NixondHumphrey"65.63%4,554West Feliciana 1,073 40.16%1,30348.76%29611.08%-230-8.60%2,672Winn 4,015 63.78%1,23019.54%1,05016.68%2,78544.24%6,295Totals530,30048.32%309,61528.21%257,53523.47%220,68520.11%1,097,450
Parishes that flipped from Republican to American Independent
Bienville
DeSoto
East Feliciana
Caddo
Caldwell
Catahoula
Claiborne
Concordia
Franklin
Iberia
Jackson
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Red River
Sabine
Tangipahoa
Tensas
Vernon
Washington
Webster
Winn
East Baton Rouge
Lincoln
Plaquemines
Pointe Coupee
St. Helena
Rapides
Richland
St. Bernard
Parishes that flipped from Democratic to American Independent
Allen
Acadia
Ascension
Assumption
Avoyelles
Calcasieu
Cameron
Evangeline
Iberville
Jefferson Davis
Lafourche
St. Mary
St. John the Baptist
St. Landry
St. Martin
Vermilion
St. Charles
Terrebonne
Parishes that flipped from Republican to Democratic
East Carroll
Madison
West Feliciana
See also
United States presidential elections in Louisiana
Notes
References
Works cited
Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306
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