1968 United States presidential election in Montana

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Montana 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Montana 1972 1968 11 05 140x140px 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 4 138,835 50.60% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 114,117 41.59% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace American Independent Party ff9955 Alabama Marvin Griffin 0 20,015 7.29% 350px 350px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Humphrey #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01%. A third-party candidate, former Alabama Governor George Wallace, won 7.29% of the vote, or 20,015 raw votes, the highest percentage for a 3rd party candidate in the state since Robert M. La Follette in 1924, and would not be surpassed or equaled until Independent John B. Anderson in 1980, who went on to receive 8.05% of the vote, or 29,281 raw votes. Wallace was most successful in the mountain regions, which have a tradition of hostility to Washington D.C. interference, and also to Northeastern big business.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 471 978-0-691-16324-6 Wallace possessed little appeal in heavily German and Scandinavian Plains regions. Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Montana would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992. However, Montana would return to being a Republican leaning state afterwards. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this remains the last occasion the Democratic presidential nominee has carried Jefferson County,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 where Humphrey won a 22-vote plurality. Results 1968 United States presidential election in MontanaDave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1968 Presidential General Election Results – MontanaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard Nixon 138,835 50.60% 4 Democratic Hubert Humphrey 114,117 41.59% 0 American George Wallace 20,015 7.29% 0 Prohibition E. Harold Munn 510 0.19% 0 New Reform No Candidate 470 0.17% 0 Militant Workers Fred Halstead 457 0.17% 0 Totals 274,404 100.00% 4 Results by county CountyMurray Frank https://archive.org/details/officialmontanag1968montrich/page/n1/mode/2up Official Montana General Election Returns: November 5, 1968 1968 Internet Archive Richard NixonRepublican Hubert HumphreyDemocratic George WallaceAmerican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 1,896 61.04% 853 27.46% 357 11.49% 0 0.00% 1,043 33.58% 3,106 Big Horn 1,789 53.87% 1,319 39.72% 209 6.29% 4 0.12% 470 14.15% 3,321 Blaine 1,291 48.63% 1,198 45.12% 165 6.21% 1 0.04% 93 3.51% 2,655 Broadwater 671 54.29% 439 35.52% 125 10.11% 1 0.08% 232 18.77% 1,236 Carbon 1,972 54.98% 1,353 37.72% 258 7.19% 4 0.11% 619 17.26% 3,587 Carter 624 62.21% 269 26.82% 110 10.97% 0 0.00% 355 35.39% 1,003 Cascade 11,588 43.23% 13,507 50.39% 1,539 5.74% 169 0.63% -1,919 -7.16% 26,803 Chouteau 1,695 53.66% 1,216 38.49% 247 7.82% 1 0.03% 479 15.17% 3,159 Custer 2,831 58.06% 1,760 36.10% 275 5.64% 10 0.21% 1,071 21.96% 4,876 Daniels 826 52.15% 688 43.43% 69 4.36% 1 0.06% 138 8.72% 1,584 Dawson 2,650 58.01% 1,695 37.11% 220 4.82% 3 0.07% 955 20.90% 4,568 Deer Lodge 1,554 25.58% 4,208 69.28% 308 5.07% 4 0.07% -2,654 -43.70% 6,074 Fallon 990 63.26% 477 30.48% 97 6.20% 1 0.06% 513 32.78% 1,565 Fergus 3,367 55.59% 2,070 34.18% 616 10.17% 4 0.07% 1,297 21.41% 6,057 Flathead 7,215 51.54% 5,253 37.52% 1,524 10.89% 8 0.06% 1,962 14.02% 14,000 Gallatin 7,433 62.06% 3,818 31.88% 706 5.89% 21 0.18% 3,615 30.18% 11,978 Garfield 542 64.22% 190 22.51% 112 13.27% 0 0.00% 352 41.71% 844 Glacier 1,643 44.76% 1,723 46.94% 295 8.04% 10 0.27% -80 -2.18% 3,671 Golden Valley 332 60.04% 194 35.08% 26 4.70% 1 0.18% 138 24.96% 553 Granite 626 49.56% 502 39.75% 135 10.69% 0 0.00% 124 9.81% 1,263 Hill 2,970 44.53% 3,386 50.77% 305 4.57% 8 0.12% -416 -6.24% 6,669 Jefferson 798 45.06% 820 46.30% 152 8.58% 1 0.06% -22 -1.24% 1,771 Judith Basin 804 53.03% 606 39.97% 106 6.99% 0 0.00% 198 13.06% 1,516 Lake 3,358 55.98% 1,956 32.61% 679 11.32% 6 0.10% 1,402 23.37% 5,999 Lewis and Clark 7,979 56.53% 5,379 38.11% 723 5.12% 34 0.24% 2,600 18.42% 14,115 Liberty 670 58.57% 390 34.09% 83 7.26% 1 0.09% 280 24.48% 1,144 Lincoln 2,355 40.55% 2,677 46.10% 765 13.17% 10 0.17% -322 -5.55% 5,807 McCone 733 52.17% 589 41.92% 82 5.84% 1 0.07% 144 10.25% 1,405 Madison 1,289 56.39% 734 32.11% 261 11.42% 2 0.09% 555 24.28% 2,286 Meagher 543 62.92% 218 25.26% 102 11.82% 0 0.00% 325 37.66% 863 Mineral 483 41.32% 576 49.27% 108 9.24% 2 0.17% -93 -7.95% 1,169 Missoula 9,745 48.02% 8,398 41.39% 1,638 8.07% 511 2.52% 1,347 6.63% 20,292 Musselshell 953 51.15% 795 42.67% 111 5.96% 4 0.21% 158 8.48% 1,863 Park 3,063 57.36% 1,815 33.99% 460 8.61% 2 0.04% 1,248 23.37% 5,340 Petroleum 211 62.99% 98 29.25% 26 7.76% 0 0.00% 113 33.74% 335 Phillips 1,353 51.41% 1,100 41.79% 177 6.72% 2 0.08% 253 9.62% 2,632 Pondera 1,530 52.98% 1,149 39.79% 205 7.10% 4 0.14% 381 13.19% 2,888 Powder River 699 64.96% 258 23.98% 118 10.97% 1 0.09% 441 40.98% 1,076 Powell 1,301 47.50% 1,206 44.03% 231 8.43% 1 0.04% 95 3.47% 2,739 Prairie 635 67.77% 270 28.82% 30 3.20% 2 0.21% 365 38.95% 937 Ravalli 3,183 53.25% 2,080 34.80% 709 11.86% 5 0.08% 1,103 18.45% 5,977 Richland 2,381 59.29% 1,399 34.84% 228 5.68% 8 0.20% 982 24.45% 4,016 Roosevelt 1,947 50.12% 1,771 45.59% 162 4.17% 5 0.13% 176 4.53% 3,885 Rosebud 1,190 56.42% 711 33.71% 204 9.67% 4 0.19% 479 22.71% 2,109 Sanders 1,459 48.70% 1,242 41.46% 292 9.75% 3 0.10% 217 7.24% 2,996 Sheridan 1,180 45.81% 1,275 49.50% 115 4.46% 6 0.23% -95 -3.69% 2,576 Silver Bow 5,488 27.98% 12,626 64.36% 1,120 5.71% 383 1.95% -7,138 -36.38% 19,617 Stillwater 1,347 61.20% 676 30.71% 177 8.04% 1 0.05% 671 30.49% 2,201 Sweet Grass 1,043 70.00% 336 22.55% 110 7.38% 1 0.07% 707 47.45% 1,490 Teton 1,697 54.58% 1,228 39.50% 179 5.76% 5 0.16% 469 15.08% 3,109 Toole 1,407 51.96% 1,048 38.70% 249 9.19% 4 0.15% 359 13.26% 2,708 Treasure 298 56.55% 188 35.67% 41 7.78% 0 0.00% 110 20.88% 527 Valley 2,290 49.44% 1,926 41.58% 393 8.48% 23 0.50% 364 7.86% 4,632 Wheatland 673 51.77% 525 40.38% 101 7.77% 1 0.08% 148 11.39% 1,300 Wibaux 347 52.98% 252 38.47% 56 8.55% 0 0.00% 95 14.51% 655 Yellowstone 19,898 58.77% 11,682 34.50% 2,124 6.27% 153 0.45% 8,216 24.27% 33,857Totals138,83550.60%114,11741.59%20,0157.29%1,4370.52%24,7189.01%274,404 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Big Horn Blaine Carbon Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Fergus Flathead Golden Valley Granite Judith Basin Lake Liberty Lewis and Clark McCone Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powell Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone See also United States presidential elections in Montana Notes References Montana 1968 Category:1968 Montana elections