1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska Nebraska presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1972 November 5, 1968 160x160px 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 5 321,163 59.82% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 170,784 31.81% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace American Independent Alabama S. Marvin Griffin 0 44,904 8.36% 1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 350px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Humphrey #b9d7ff 40–50% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) ff7f00 The 1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose fivehttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1968 1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73) May 25, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by the Republican candidate former Vice President Richard Nixon, with 59.82% of the popular vote, against the Democratic candidate former Senator and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with 31.81% of the popular vote. American candidate George Wallace performed decently, finishing with 8.36% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=31&year=1968 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Nebraska May 25, 2017https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1968 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1968 May 25, 2017 With 59.82% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Nixon's best state in the election,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 just as it had been eight years earlier. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 14, 1968. The presidential primaries were a preference poll and nonbinding.Results of the 15 Presidential Primaries in 1968 https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal68-1282595 September 5, 2024 CQPRESS Democratic primary results Although the primary was nonbinding, 24 out of the 28 delegates were uncommitted. Of the 28 delegates 3 were pledged to Kennedy and 1 to McCarthy. CandidateOur Campaigns - NE US President - D Primary Race - May 14, 1968 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=35999 2024-09-05 www.ourcampaigns.comhttps://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1968prim_gen.pdf OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS OF THE STATE OF ENBRASKA PDFNumber of votes% of the voteRobert F. Kennedy84,10251.72%Eugene McCarthy50,65531.15%Hubert Humphrey (Write-in)12,0877.43%Lyndon B. Johnson9,1875.65%Richard M. Nixon (Write-in)2,7311.68%Ronald Reagan (Write-in)1,9051.17%George Wallace (Write-in)1,2980.80%Nelson Rockefeller (Write-in)5090.31%Other candidates1250.08%Americus "Mike" Liberator (Write-in)120.01%Total162,611100% Republican primary results Despite the fact the primary was nonbinding, 1 of the 16 delegates was uncommitted "but known to favor Nixon" while the rest were pledged to Nixon. CandidateNumber of votes% of the voteRichard Nixon140,336 69.92%Ronald Reagan42,70321.28%Nelson Rockefeller (Write-in)10,2255.09%Harold Stassen2,6381.31%Eugene McCarthy (Write-in)1,5440.77%Americus "Mike" Liberator1,3020.65%Robert F. Kennedy (Write-in)8850.44%George Wallace (Write-in)533 0.27%Other candidates2320.12%Hubert Humphrey (Write-in)2190.11%George W. Romney (Write-in)400.11%John Lindsay (Write-in)320.02%Lyndon B. Johnson (Write-in)190.01%Total198,069100% American Independent primary results CandidateNumber of votes% of the voteGeorge Wallace49397.8%Other candidates (Write-ins)112.2%Total504100% Results 1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 321,163 59.82% Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) 170,784 31.81% George Wallace American Party (1969) 44,904 8.36% 536,851 100% Results by county Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2445 Our Campaigns NE US President Race, November 05, 1968Richard NixonRepublicanHubert HumphreyDemocraticGeorge WallaceAmericanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams7,19163.29%3,52431.02%6475.69%3,66732.27%11,362Antelope2,80568.13%95223.12%3608.74%1,85345.01%4,117Arthur21877.86%4716.79%155.36%17161.07%280Banner35071.28%7214.66%6914.05%27856.62%491Blaine34479.45%6414.78%255.77%28064.67%433Boone2,17964.01%93427.44%2918.55%1,24536.57%3,404Box Butte2,72867.47%1,05226.02%2636.51%1,67641.45%4,043Boyd1,25064.63%43722.60%24712.77%81342.03%1,934Brown1,34071.62%36919.72%1628.66%97151.90%1,871Buffalo6,78665.29%2,87527.66%7337.05%3,91137.63%10,394Burt2,61568.55%93724.56%2636.89%1,67843.99%3,815Butler1,64646.84%1,54443.94%3249.22%1022.90%3,514Cass3,18557.61%1,73931.45%60510.94%1,44626.16%5,529Cedar2,85361.53%1,44431.14%3407.33%1,40930.39%4,637Chase1,17167.81%36321.02%19311.18%80846.79%1,727Cherry2,19973.23%58219.38%2227.39%1,61753.85%3,003Cheyenne2,72565.95%99324.03%41410.02%1,73241.92%4,132Clay2,27366.58%93527.39%2066.03%1,33839.19%3,414Colfax2,26464.48%93226.55%3158.97%1,33237.93%3,511Cuming3,25472.55%93520.85%2966.60%2,31951.70%4,485Custer4,32570.52%1,40722.94%4016.54%2,91847.58%6,133Dakota2,38356.60%1,54136.60%2866.79%84220.00%4,210Dawes2,60071.94%74120.50%2737.55%1,85951.44%3,614Dawson5,22171.97%1,61422.25%4195.78%3,60749.72%7,254Deuel99775.25%25018.87%785.89%74756.38%1,325Dixon2,05165.65%89028.49%1835.86%1,16137.16%3,124Dodge8,05963.78%3,75529.72%8226.51%4,30434.06%12,636Douglas69,80850.89%51,61737.63%15,73911.47%18,19113.26%137,164Dundy1,00172.01%26118.78%1289.21%74053.23%1,390Fillmore2,21359.60%1,29734.93%2035.47%91624.67%3,713Franklin1,44765.03%62628.13%1526.83%82136.90%2,225Frontier1,18370.21%34520.47%1579.32%83849.74%1,685Furnas2,13769.81%70122.90%2237.29%1,43646.91%3,061Gage5,46555.73%3,70437.77%6376.50%1,76117.96%9,806Garden1,12078.60%20614.46%996.95%91464.14%1,425Garfield79776.41%18317.55%636.04%61458.86%1,043Gosper70171.02%22923.20%575.78%47247.82%987Grant31174.94%8420.24%204.82%22754.70%415Greeley88250.03%73941.92%1428.05%1438.11%1,763Hall8,45761.01%4,57132.98%8336.01%3,88628.03%13,861Hamilton2,59270.94%91825.12%1443.94%1,67445.82%3,654Harlan1,39264.03%57926.63%2039.34%81337.40%2,174Hayes49671.26%12718.25%7310.49%36953.01%696Hitchcock1,17366.91%38722.08%19311.01%78644.83%1,753Holt3,31966.02%1,27825.42%4308.55%2,04140.60%5,027Hooker35087.94%369.05%123.02%31478.89%398Howard1,25651.37%1,00341.02%1867.61%25310.35%2,445Jefferson2,79360.23%1,57233.90%2725.87%1,22126.33%4,637Johnson1,50860.76%75930.58%2158.66%74930.18%2,482Kearney1,80664.00%82529.23%1916.77%98134.77%2,822Keith2,12670.91%69423.15%1785.94%1,43247.76%2,998Keya Paha53176.96%10915.80%507.25%42261.16%690Kimball1,42368.61%41419.96%23711.43%1,00948.65%2,074Knox3,12968.20%1,13124.65%3287.15%1,99843.55%4,588Lancaster33,05155.52%23,53939.54%2,9404.94%9,51215.98%59,530Lincoln5,99658.39%3,49134.00%7827.62%2,50524.39%10,269Logan36366.36%13023.77%549.87%23342.59%547Loup33176.44%6414.78%388.78%26761.66%433Madison7,06670.35%2,36423.54%6146.11%4,70246.81%10,044McPherson23676.13%4012.90%3410.97%19663.23%310Merrick2,03165.88%84027.25%2126.88%1,19138.63%3,083Morrill1,51668.66%48021.74%2129.60%1,03646.92%2,208Nance1,31660.79%67731.27%1727.94%63929.52%2,165Nemaha2,29063.47%1,02328.35%2958.18%1,26735.12%3,608Nuckolls1,89459.32%1,12735.30%1725.39%76724.02%3,193Otoe3,84065.96%1,50825.90%4748.14%2,33240.06%5,822Pawnee1,20960.30%58329.08%21310.62%62631.22%2,005Perkins1,16570.52%36021.79%1277.69%80548.73%1,652Phelps2,97673.39%82520.35%2546.26%2,15153.04%4,055Pierce2,40873.44%67420.56%1976.01%1,73452.88%3,279Platte5,81760.69%2,99931.29%7688.01%2,81829.40%9,584Polk1,79566.83%69025.69%2017.48%1,10541.14%2,686Red Willow3,06667.02%1,14525.03%3647.96%1,92141.99%4,575Richardson3,13359.66%1,59130.30%52710.04%1,54229.36%5,251Rock79176.72%14614.16%949.12%64562.56%1,031Saline2,34144.73%2,54348.59%3506.69%-202-3.86%5,234Sarpy6,01952.48%3,50630.57%1,94516.96%2,51321.91%11,470Saunders3,42957.39%1,99033.31%5569.31%1,43924.08%5,975Scotts Bluff7,35667.17%2,64924.19%9468.64%4,70742.98%10,951Seward2,93960.59%1,65834.18%2545.24%1,28126.41%4,851Sheridan2,23676.29%45415.49%2418.22%1,78260.80%2,931Sherman95548.09%85142.85%1809.06%1045.24%1,986Sioux56571.43%15719.85%698.72%40851.58%791Stanton1,40871.36%41120.83%1547.81%99750.53%1,973Thayer2,33165.31%1,06129.73%1774.96%1,27035.58%3,569Thomas35476.79%7616.49%316.72%27860.30%461Thurston1,34156.99%80234.08%2108.92%53922.91%2,353Valley1,75964.41%79329.04%1796.55%96635.37%2,731Washington3,06363.36%1,27926.46%49210.18%1,78436.90%4,834Wayne2,58272.53%78622.08%1925.39%1,79650.45%3,560Webster1,52161.13%78131.39%1867.48%74029.74%2,488Wheeler32364.21%13126.04%499.74%19238.17%503York3,92372.39%1,23722.83%2594.78%2,68649.56%5,419Totals321,16359.82%170,78431.81%44,9048.36%150,37928.01%536,851 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Adams Buffalo Butler Cass Cedar Clay Colfax Dakota Dixon Douglas Franklin Hall Howard Kearney Lincoln Lancaster Logan Nance Nemaha Nuckolls Boone Greeley Fillmore Gage Jefferson Johnson Platte Polk Richardson Sarpy Saunders Seward Sherman Thayer Thurston Washington Webster See also United States presidential elections in Nebraska Notes References Nebraska 1968 Category:1968 Nebraska elections