1968 United States presidential election in Illinois

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Illinois 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Illinois 1972 November 5, 1968 Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Spiro Agnew 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. 26 2,174,774 47.08% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Edmund Muskie Minnesota 2,039,814 44.15% 0 George Wallace George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg Independent ff9955 Alabama Curtis LeMay 0 390,958 8.46% 1968 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg 180px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Humphrey #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% President Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon 81.39% x160px American Independent The 1968 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the overall 1968 United States presidential election. Illinois voters selected 26 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which would then choose the president and vice president. Illinois had been consistently Republican during the "System of 1896," with the exception of a few areas in the southern part of the state that sympathized with the Confederacy during the American Civil War.Kleppner, Paul; The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 183, 201 0313213798 However, starting from the New Deal era, Illinois became a crucial swing state, having voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1920. Like other states in the Midwest, Illinois had been severely affected by racial tension during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 398-399 9780691163246 This situation played a role in Charles H. Percy's comfortable Senate win, as he defeated Democrat Paul Douglas. Illinois, particularly the Metro East region, was affected less by racial tension compared to states located to its east.Edison, Jeffrey; 'The Forgotten County: St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1968' (thesis), p. 29. Published 2018 by Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville By the time the election campaign was in full swing at the end of the summer, Democratic nominee and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey was clearly in serious trouble, and early polling suggested he would have little chance in the state.Edwards, Owen Dudley; 'No Escape Route for Humphrey on All Those Nasty Issues'; The Irish Times, 21 August 1968, p. 5 Humphrey was further hindered by the refusal of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Sr. to help him.Healy, Robert; 'Politics: It's Still too Early To Pick Winner'; The Boston Globe, September 8, 1968, p. 6A The failure of Nixon's "50 State Strategy" in 1960 led him to focus on a few electoral-vote-rich states, of which Illinois was one of the most critical.Mergel, Sarah Katherine; 'A Report Card for Richard Nixon: Conservative Intellectuals and the President' (thesis), p. 66. Published by The George Washington University, 2007 Humphrey lost further in polling during September,Janson, Donald; 'Humphrey Losing Illinois Support: Wallace, With Rally Slated for Tomorrow, Is Factor'; The New York Times, September 29, 1968, p. 69 and at the end of the first week of October Nixon had a substantial lead.'Electoral Vote: Nixon 359, HHH 46'; The Boston Globe, October 7, 1968, p. 24 Nevertheless, when the vice president campaigned alongside rival former and future Alabama Governor George Wallace,Janson, Donald; 'Humphrey and Wallace to Stage Rival Rallies Friday in Chicago'; The New York Times, October 30, 1968, p. 30 he would gain sharply so that state became extremely close at the beginning of November. Primaries Turnout Turnout in the preference vote of the primaries was 0.67%, with a total of 34,241 votes cast.OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1968 JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, JUNE, 11, 1972 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1968/1968%20GE%20and%20PE.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20220704213241/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1968/1968%20GE%20and%20PE.PDF dead July 4, 2022 Illinois State Board of Elections 26 June 2020 OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20220602085116/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1986/1986%20GE.PDF dead June 2, 2022 www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 10 April 2020 Turnout in the general election was 81.39%, with a total of 4,619,749 votes cast. Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on June 11. All candidates were write-ins. Democratic 1968 Illinois Democratic presidential primary no 1964 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1964 1972 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1972 presidential Illinois 1968 06 11 File:EugeneMcCarthy (cropped2).jpg 150x150px Eugene McCarthy 668c63 Minnesota 4,646 38.60% File:Ted Kennedy, 1967 (cropped).jpg Ted Kennedy Massachusetts 4,052 33.66% File:Hubert Humphrey crop (1).jpg Hubert Humphrey b02e40 Minnesota 2,059 17.10% File:George C Wallace (cropped).jpg George Wallace Alabama 768 6.38% 280px The 1968 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on June 11, 1968, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1968 presidential election. The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. While he received 33.66% of the vote, Ted Kennedy was not an active candidate for the nomination. The primary occurred the week after his brother Robert F. Kennedy (who had been running for president) was assassinated. Additionally, while he still received some votes, incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson had already ruled himself out for the nomination. 1968 Illinois Democratic presidential primaryCandidateVotes% Eugene McCarthy (write-in) 4,646 38.60Edward Kennedy (write-in) 4,052 33.66 Hubert H. Humphrey (write-in) 2,059 17.10 George Wallace (write-in) 768 6.38 Lyndon B. Johnson (write-in) 162 1.35 Other write-ins 351 2.92 Total 12,038 100 Republican 1968 Illinois Republican presidential primary Illinois presidential no 1964 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1964 1972 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1972 1968 06 11 File:Richard Nixon portrait (1).jpg 150x150px Richard Nixon a59400 California 17,490 78.77% File:NelsonRockefeller (1).png Nelson Rockefeller 5d73e5 New York 2,165 9.75% File:Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit (1).jpg Ronald Reagan 73638c California 1,601 7.21% 100px The 1968 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on June 11, 1968, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1968 presidential election. In this election, all candidates were write-ins. The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. 1968 Illinois Republican presidential primaryIllinois Blue Book 1967-1968 Illinois Secretary of State 884 https://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/209341 30 March 2020CandidateVotes%Richard M. Nixon (write-in) 17,490 78.77Nelson A. Rockefeller (write-in) 2,165 9.75Ronald Reagan (write-in) 1,601 7.21George Wallace (write-in) 386 1.74Eugene McCarthy (write-in) 162 0.73Charles Percy (write-in) 120 0.54George Romney (write-in) 16 0.07 Other write-ins 263 1.19 Total 22,203 100 Results Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV) Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew Republican 26 2,174,774 47.08% Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie Democratic 0 2,039,814 44.15% George Wallace Curtis LeMay Independent 0 390,958 8.46% Henning Blomen George Taylor Socialist Labor 0 13,878 0.30% Write-ins — — 0 325 0.01% Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanHubert HumphreyDemocraticGeorge WallaceIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes castOur Campaigns; IL US President 1968#%#%#%#%#% Adams 17,444 54.33% 11,521 35.88% 3,115 9.70% 28 0.09% 5,923 18.45% 32,108 Alexander 2,540 36.63% 2,929 42.24% 1,443 20.81% 22 0.32% -389 -5.61% 6,934 Bond 3,674 52.84% 2,516 36.19% 758 10.90% 5 0.07% 1,158 16.65% 6,953 Boone 5,936 62.27% 2,801 29.38% 783 8.21% 13 0.14% 3,135 32.89% 9,533 Brown 1,629 51.50% 1,265 39.99% 247 7.81% 22 0.70% 364 11.51% 3,163 Bureau 11,216 59.97% 6,304 33.71% 1,171 6.26% 12 0.06% 4,912 26.26% 18,703 Calhoun 1,542 49.12% 1,329 42.34% 266 8.47% 2 0.06% 213 6.78% 3,139 Carroll 5,275 63.69% 2,558 30.89% 440 5.31% 9 0.11% 2,717 32.80% 8,282 Cass 3,411 47.78% 3,302 46.25% 424 5.94% 2 0.03% 109 1.53% 7,139 Champaign 26,027 53.50% 18,425 37.87% 3,857 7.93% 339 0.70% 7,602 15.63% 48,648 Christian 7,486 42.31% 8,465 47.84% 1,730 9.78% 13 0.07% -979 -5.53% 17,694 Clark 4,809 56.08% 2,813 32.80% 949 11.07% 4 0.05% 1,996 23.28% 8,575 Clay 4,429 55.46% 2,878 36.04% 672 8.41% 7 0.09% 1,551 19.42% 7,986 Clinton 6,561 53.78% 4,453 36.50% 1,180 9.67% 5 0.04% 2,108 17.28% 12,199 Coles 10,449 52.86% 7,337 37.12% 1,973 9.98% 7 0.04% 3,112 15.74% 19,766 Cook 960,493 41.11% 1,181,316 50.56% 186,921 8.00% 7,808 0.33% -220,823 -9.45% 2,336,538 Crawford 5,870 58.13% 3,383 33.50% 840 8.32% 5 0.05% 2,487 24.63% 10,098 Cumberland 2,671 53.12% 1,828 36.36% 512 10.18% 17 0.34% 843 16.76% 5,028 DeKalb 14,535 63.20% 6,974 30.32% 1,238 5.38% 252 1.10% 7,561 32.88% 22,999 DeWitt 4,247 54.21% 2,823 36.04% 759 9.69% 5 0.06% 1,424 18.17% 7,834 Douglas 5,058 59.25% 2,824 33.08% 651 7.63% 4 0.05% 2,234 26.17% 8,537 DuPage 124,893 66.61% 48,492 25.86% 13,814 7.37% 297 0.16% 76,401 40.75% 187,496 Edgar 6,281 56.33% 3,565 31.97% 1,292 11.59% 13 0.12% 2,716 24.36% 11,151 Edwards 2,633 63.68% 1,095 26.48% 403 9.75% 4 0.10% 1,538 37.20% 4,135 Effingham 6,698 55.95% 4,496 37.55% 777 6.49% 1 0.01% 2,202 18.40% 11,972 Fayette 5,449 52.38% 4,011 38.56% 939 9.03% 4 0.04% 1,438 13.82% 10,403 Ford 5,233 65.38% 2,216 27.69% 550 6.87% 5 0.06% 3,017 37.69% 8,004 Franklin 9,036 42.88% 10,095 47.90% 1,930 9.16% 13 0.06% -1,059 -5.02% 21,074 Fulton 9,582 46.72% 9,622 46.92% 1,234 6.02% 71 0.35% -40 -0.20% 20,509 Gallatin 1,802 43.01% 1,980 47.26% 404 9.64% 4 0.10% -178 -4.25% 4,190 Greene 3,944 51.17% 3,094 40.14% 660 8.56% 10 0.13% 850 11.03% 7,708 Grundy 6,607 59.50% 3,407 30.68% 1,085 9.77% 6 0.05% 3,200 28.82% 11,105 Hamilton 2,912 52.82% 1,951 35.39% 643 11.66% 7 0.13% 961 17.43% 5,513 Hancock 6,866 60.24% 3,720 32.64% 806 7.07% 5 0.04% 3,146 27.60% 11,397 Hardin 1,492 51.75% 1,199 41.59% 187 6.49% 5 0.17% 293 10.16% 2,883 Henderson 2,224 53.62% 1,635 39.42% 288 6.94% 1 0.02% 589 14.20% 4,148 Henry 12,524 55.10% 8,455 37.20% 1,725 7.59% 27 0.12% 4,069 17.90% 22,731 Iroquois 10,885 67.89% 3,897 24.31% 1,225 7.64% 26 0.16% 6,988 43.58% 16,033 Jackson 9,134 46.47% 8,856 45.05% 1,645 8.37% 22 0.11% 278 1.42% 19,657 Jasper 2,944 51.78% 2,012 35.39% 728 12.80% 2 0.04% 932 16.39% 5,686 Jefferson 7,367 47.63% 6,476 41.87% 1,612 10.42% 12 0.08% 891 5.76% 15,467 Jersey 3,806 46.81% 3,350 41.21% 971 11.94% 3 0.04% 456 5.60% 8,130 Jo Daviess 5,563 59.13% 3,228 34.31% 607 6.45% 10 0.11% 2,335 24.82% 9,408 Johnson 2,406 60.53% 1,143 28.75% 421 10.59% 5 0.13% 1,263 31.78% 3,975 Kane 54,144 61.94% 26,609 30.44% 6,340 7.25% 327 0.37% 27,535 31.50% 87,420 Kankakee 20,025 52.35% 14,460 37.80% 3,735 9.76% 30 0.08% 5,565 14.55% 38,250 Kendall 7,184 70.45% 2,228 21.85% 780 7.65% 6 0.06% 4,956 48.60% 10,198 Knox 14,216 53.86% 9,707 36.77% 2,394 9.07% 79 0.30% 4,509 17.09% 26,396 Lake 68,999 56.60% 43,409 35.61% 8,738 7.17% 757 0.62% 25,590 20.99% 121,903 LaSalle 26,054 50.48% 22,940 44.45% 2,590 5.02% 26 0.05% 3,114 6.03% 51,610 Lawrence 4,883 54.58% 3,075 34.37% 972 10.87% 16 0.18% 1,808 20.21% 8,946 Lee 9,598 62.92% 4,727 30.99% 925 6.06% 5 0.03% 4,871 31.93% 15,255 Livingston 11,963 65.88% 5,234 28.82% 950 5.23% 13 0.07% 6,729 37.06% 18,160 Logan 8,638 60.45% 4,552 31.86% 1,083 7.58% 16 0.11% 4,086 28.59% 14,289 Macon 21,027 42.27% 23,369 46.98% 5,163 10.38% 182 0.37% -2,342 -4.71% 49,741 Macoupin 10,262 43.91% 10,750 46.00% 2,325 9.95% 31 0.13% -488 -2.09% 23,368 Madison 39,622 39.18% 46,384 45.87% 14,987 14.82% 136 0.13% -6,762 -6.69% 101,129 Marion 8,134 46.09% 7,737 43.84% 1,680 9.52% 98 0.56% 397 2.25% 17,649 Marshall 3,897 58.36% 2,455 36.77% 313 4.69% 12 0.18% 1,442 21.59% 6,677 Mason 3,899 49.65% 3,365 42.85% 572 7.28% 17 0.22% 534 6.80% 7,853 Massac 3,578 55.51% 1,934 30.00% 926 14.37% 8 0.12% 1,644 25.51% 6,446 McDonough 8,496 65.74% 3,785 29.29% 628 4.86% 15 0.12% 4,711 36.45% 12,924 McHenry 27,245 66.15% 10,896 26.46% 2,701 6.56% 343 0.83% 16,349 39.69% 41,185 McLean 22,284 59.22% 12,779 33.96% 2,351 6.25% 216 0.57% 9,505 25.26% 37,630 Menard 2,980 59.66% 1,640 32.83% 372 7.45% 3 0.06% 1,340 26.83% 4,995 Mercer 4,844 56.33% 3,143 36.55% 607 7.06% 6 0.07% 1,701 19.78% 8,600 Monroe 5,086 55.48% 2,822 30.78% 1,253 13.67% 6 0.07% 2,264 24.70% 9,167 Montgomery 7,547 46.19% 7,318 44.79% 1,468 8.98% 6 0.04% 229 1.40% 16,339 Morgan 8,902 54.52% 6,281 38.47% 1,137 6.96% 7 0.04% 2,621 16.05% 16,327 Moultrie 3,094 50.50% 2,447 39.94% 571 9.32% 15 0.24% 647 10.56% 6,127 Ogle 12,168 68.98% 4,399 24.94% 1,060 6.01% 14 0.08% 7,769 44.04% 17,641 Peoria 37,021 49.96% 30,937 41.75% 5,648 7.62% 499 0.67% 6,084 8.21% 74,105 Perry 5,384 49.02% 4,449 40.51% 1,144 10.42% 6 0.05% 935 8.51% 10,983 Piatt 3,973 56.28% 2,447 34.66% 636 9.01% 3 0.04% 1,526 21.62% 7,059 Pike 5,035 50.66% 4,191 42.17% 697 7.01% 16 0.16% 844 8.49% 9,939 Pope 1,307 57.63% 732 32.28% 226 9.96% 3 0.13% 575 25.35% 2,268 Pulaski 1,741 37.59% 2,076 44.82% 815 17.59% 0 0.00% -335 -7.23% 4,632 Putnam 1,351 53.93% 988 39.44% 162 6.47% 4 0.16% 363 14.49% 2,505 Randolph 7,681 50.37% 5,953 39.04% 1,607 10.54% 9 0.06% 1,728 11.33% 15,250 Richland 4,781 58.76% 2,495 30.66% 853 10.48% 8 0.10% 2,286 28.10% 8,137 Rock Island 30,404 43.35% 34,506 49.20% 5,054 7.21% 176 0.25% -4,102 -5.85% 70,140 Saline 6,913 49.92% 5,985 43.22% 939 6.78% 12 0.09% 928 6.70% 13,849 Sangamon 36,510 50.02% 29,542 40.47% 6,586 9.02% 358 0.49% 6,968 9.55% 72,996 Schuyler 2,760 60.00% 1,475 32.07% 346 7.52% 19 0.41% 1,285 27.93% 4,600 Scott 1,971 55.55% 1,252 35.29% 325 9.16% 0 0.00% 719 20.26% 3,548 Shelby 5,487 49.27% 4,528 40.66% 1,115 10.01% 7 0.06% 959 8.61% 11,137 St. Clair 34,442 34.14% 50,726 50.29% 15,260 15.13% 446 0.44% -16,284 -16.15% 100,874 Stark 2,292 62.54% 1,128 30.78% 239 6.52% 6 0.16% 1,164 31.76% 3,665 Stephenson 11,821 59.32% 7,040 35.33% 1,050 5.27% 17 0.09% 4,781 23.99% 19,928 Tazewell 22,971 47.44% 20,712 42.77% 4,711 9.73% 28 0.06% 2,259 4.67% 48,422 Union 3,889 46.45% 3,603 43.04% 871 10.40% 9 0.11% 286 3.41% 8,372 Vermilion 21,391 49.26% 16,238 37.39% 5,726 13.19% 69 0.16% 5,153 11.87% 43,424 Wabash 3,529 55.21% 2,244 35.11% 614 9.61% 5 0.08% 1,285 20.10% 6,392 Warren 5,877 60.00% 3,085 31.50% 824 8.41% 9 0.09% 2,792 28.50% 9,795 Washington 4,793 63.32% 2,093 27.65% 671 8.87% 12 0.16% 2,700 35.67% 7,569 Wayne 5,532 59.59% 2,993 32.24% 745 8.02% 14 0.15% 2,539 27.35% 9,284 White 5,351 53.77% 3,837 38.56% 761 7.65% 3 0.03% 1,514 15.21% 9,952 Whiteside 15,177 61.86% 8,132 33.15% 1,179 4.81% 46 0.19% 7,045 28.71% 24,534 Will 43,630 49.32% 31,576 35.70% 12,595 14.24% 659 0.74% 12,054 13.62% 88,460 Williamson 11,886 50.39% 9,660 40.95% 2,031 8.61% 11 0.05% 2,226 9.44% 23,588 Winnebago 47,646 52.51% 36,702 40.45% 6,176 6.81% 215 0.24% 10,944 12.06% 90,739Woodford 7,876 61.79% 4,005 31.42% 856 6.72% 10 0.08% 3,871 30.37% 12,747Totals2,174,77447.08%2,039,81444.15%390,9588.46%14,2030.31%134,9602.93%4,619,749 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Bond Cass Clinton Coles Fayette Greene Hamilton Hancock Hardin Jefferson Jersey Jo Daviess Kankakee Marion Marshall Mason Moultrie Piatt Pike Randolph Saline Schuyler Shelby Union Vermilion Will Williamson Winnebago Henry LaSalle Montgomery Perry Stephenson Adams Brown Cumberland Crawford DeWitt Douglas Edgar Logan Menard Mercer Monroe Morgan Peoria Putnam Sangamon Scott Tazewell Calhoun Henderson Knox Champaign Clark Clay Effingham Lake Lawrence Jackson Jasper Massac McLean Richland Wabash Wayne White Analysis Republican candidate Richard Nixon won the state of Illinois by a narrow margin of 2.93%.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=17&year=1968 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois December 27, 2016 The winning of Illinois was the moment that sealed a close and turbulent election for Nixon,Cooke, Alistair; 'Illinois Dooms Humphrey'; The Guardian, 7 November 1968, p. 2Vohra, H.R.; 'Nixon Vote President: Close Race – Night-long suspense resolved by key State of Illinois'; The Times of India, 7 November 1968, p. 1 who in the last counting did much better in massively populated Cook County than Goldwater or Nixon himself in 1960. Nixon won ninety of Illinois' 102 counties, with Humphrey winning only Cook and St. Clair Counties with absolute majorities, although he carried several other Metro East and southern Illinois counties where he was helped by the backing of unions and a strong vote for Wallace taking much of Nixon's support. Wallace's segregationism also went down very poorly in many cities of that latter urban region.Edison; 'The Forgotten County', p. 110 Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Illinois would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992, after which it has always gone Democratic. Nixon became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Rock Island County, as well as the first to do so without carrying Macon County since Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the first to do so without carrying Pulaski County since Ulysses S. Grant in 1868, the first to do so without carrying Alexander or Cook Counties since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, the first to do so without carrying Fulton County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and the first to do so without carrying Christian County since William Howard Taft in 1908. Humphrey carried the city of Chicago with 874,113 votes to Nixon's 452,914 votes, while Wallace received 105,655 votes in the city.November 30, 1968 Official Vote Tally in City, Townships https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-1968-presidential-electi/113746941/ July 30, 2024 Chicago Tribune Newspapers.com See also United States presidential elections in Illinois Notes References United States presidential Illinois 1968