1968 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Missouri 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Missouri 1972 November 5, 1968 x160px 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 12 811,932 44.87% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 791,444 43.74% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace American Independent Party ff9955 Alabama S. Marvin Griffin 0 206,126 11.39% File:1968 United States presidential election in Missouri results map by county.svg 300px 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% Wallace #ffccaa 30–40% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Former Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, narrowly won Missouri with 811,932 votes and 44.87 percent of the vote, with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic nominee, taking 791,444 votes and 43.74 percent of the vote, followed by American Party of Missouri candidate George Wallace, who took 206,126 votes and 11.39 percent of the vote. Wallace's strongest support came from the Missouri Bootheel, with its significant rural black population and powerful cultural and geographic ties to Kentucky's Jackson Purchase, the Arkansas Delta and West Tennessee.Phillips Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority 368–370 9780691163246 He carried the state's southeasternmost county, Pemiscot, and ran second ahead of Nixon in two others nearby. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Missouri voted for a different candidate than neighboring Arkansas. Nixon overcame Humphrey's 85,000-vote margin in St. Louis by dominating the state's interior and holding his deficit to Humphrey in Jackson County, where most of Kansas City is located, to 21,000 votes. Nixon was the first Republican to win Audrain County and Boone County since 1868, while Callaway and Platte counties voted Republican for the first time ever.Menendez Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004 239–246 0786422173 Results Presidential candidate Running mate Party Electoral vote (EV) Popular vote (PV) Richard M. Nixon Spiro Agnew Republican 121968 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri 811,932 44.87%Hubert H. HumphreyEdmund MuskieDemocrat0791,44443.74%George WallaceS. Marvin GriffinAmerican Party of Missouri0206,12611.39% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican Hubert HumphreyDemocratic George WallaceAmerican Independent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adair 4,624 58.82% 2,645 33.65% 592 7.53% 1,979 25.17% 7,861 Andrew 3,398 58.97% 2,005 34.80% 359 6.23% 1,393 24.17% 5,762 Atchison 2,206 51.36% 1,752 40.79% 337 7.85% 454 10.57% 4,295 Audrain 5,005 46.24% 4,806 44.41% 1,012 9.35% 199 1.83% 10,823 Barry 5,537 57.12% 3,398 35.06% 758 7.82% 2,139 22.06% 9,693 Barton 2,928 55.68% 1,832 34.84% 499 9.49% 1,096 20.84% 5,259 Bates 4,087 49.49% 3,370 40.81% 801 9.70% 717 8.68% 8,258 Benton 2,899 61.13% 1,345 28.36% 498 10.50% 1,554 32.77% 4,742 Bollinger 2,283 50.08% 1,693 37.14% 583 12.79% 590 12.94% 4,559 Boone 11,917 46.36% 11,771 45.80% 2,015 7.84% 146 0.56% 25,703 Buchanan 16,101 46.38% 15,860 45.69% 2,752 7.93% 241 0.69% 34,713 Butler 6,326 46.98% 4,379 32.52% 2,759 20.49% 1,947 14.46% 13,464 Caldwell 2,631 57.81% 1,490 32.74% 430 9.45% 1,141 25.07% 4,551 Callaway 4,277 46.03% 3,738 40.23% 1,276 13.73% 539 5.80% 9,291 Camden 3,500 61.00% 1,605 27.97% 633 11.03% 1,895 33.03% 5,738 Cape Girardeau 10,298 53.34% 6,656 34.48% 2,351 12.18% 3,642 18.86% 19,305 Carroll 3,680 54.13% 2,473 36.38% 645 9.49% 1,207 17.75% 6,798 Carter 861 45.60% 738 39.09% 289 15.31% 123 6.51% 1,888 Cass 5,271 45.14% 4,468 38.26% 1,938 16.60% 803 6.88% 11,677 Cedar 2,940 64.08% 1,218 26.55% 430 9.37% 1,722 37.53% 4,588 Chariton 2,404 45.50% 2,371 44.87% 509 9.63% 33 0.63% 5,284 Christian 4,019 64.43% 1,586 25.42% 633 10.15% 2,433 39.01% 6,238 Clark 2,111 53.55% 1,489 37.77% 342 8.68% 622 15.78% 3,942 Clay 19,643 44.48% 17,547 39.73% 6,972 15.79% 2,096 4.75% 44,162 Clinton 2,659 45.82% 2,525 43.51% 619 10.67% 134 2.31% 5,803 Cole 11,575 60.55% 5,916 30.95% 1,625 8.50% 5,659 29.60% 19,116 Cooper 4,115 55.29% 2,798 37.59% 530 7.12% 1,317 17.70% 7,443 Crawford 3,525 55.78% 2,123 33.60% 671 10.62% 1,402 22.18% 6,319 Dade 2,250 64.34% 917 26.22% 330 9.44% 1,333 38.12% 3,497 Dallas 2,835 62.49% 1,237 27.26% 465 10.25% 1,598 35.23% 4,537 Daviess 2,288 53.23% 1,676 38.99% 334 7.77% 612 14.24% 4,298 DeKalb 2,112 54.87% 1,452 37.72% 285 7.40% 660 17.15% 3,849 Dent 2,369 50.97% 1,810 38.94% 469 10.09% 559 12.03% 4,648 Douglas 2,836 67.11% 978 23.14% 412 9.75% 1,858 43.97% 4,226 Dunklin 4,366 35.40% 5,063 41.06% 2,903 23.54% -697 -5.66% 12,332 Franklin 9,823 50.77% 7,566 39.10% 1,960 10.13% 2,257 11.67% 19,349 Gasconade 4,400 74.64% 1,131 19.19% 364 6.17% 3,269 55.45% 5,895 Gentry 2,286 48.73% 2,189 46.66% 216 4.60% 97 2.07% 4,691 Greene 32,638 55.27% 19,659 33.29% 6,751 11.43% 12,979 21.98% 59,048 Grundy 3,213 57.29% 1,976 35.24% 419 7.47% 1,237 22.05% 5,608 Harrison 3,092 59.55% 1,688 32.51% 412 7.94% 1,404 27.04% 5,192 Henry 3,824 47.68% 3,514 43.82% 682 8.50% 310 3.86% 8,020 Hickory 1,484 66.55% 537 24.08% 209 9.37% 947 42.47% 2,230 Holt 2,031 56.09% 1,211 33.44% 379 10.47% 820 22.65% 3,621 Howard 1,825 39.12% 2,333 50.01% 507 10.87% -508 -10.89% 4,665 Howell 5,631 57.24% 2,763 28.08% 1,444 14.68% 2,868 29.16% 9,838 Iron 1,600 41.60% 1,755 45.63% 491 12.77% -155 -4.03% 3,846 Jackson 91,086 39.22% 112,154 48.30% 28,980 12.48% -21,068 -9.08% 232,220 Jasper 16,794 54.24% 10,987 35.49% 3,181 10.27% 5,807 18.75% 30,962 Jefferson 11,708 37.70% 13,230 42.60% 6,115 19.69% -1,522 -4.90% 31,053 Johnson 4,834 51.78% 3,484 37.32% 1,018 10.90% 1,350 14.46% 9,336 Knox 1,562 49.29% 1,257 39.67% 350 11.04% 305 9.62% 3,169 Laclede 4,860 56.06% 2,958 34.12% 852 9.83% 1,902 21.94% 8,670 Lafayette 6,840 53.42% 4,859 37.95% 1,105 8.63% 1,981 15.47% 12,804 Lawrence 6,834 59.73% 3,710 32.42% 898 7.85% 3,124 27.31% 11,442 Lewis 2,038 43.90% 2,067 44.53% 537 11.57% -29 -0.63% 4,642 Lincoln 3,185 41.78% 3,142 41.21% 1,297 17.01% 43 0.57% 7,624 Linn 3,795 46.05% 3,933 47.72% 513 6.22% -138 -1.67% 8,241 Livingston 3,827 48.99% 3,467 44.38% 518 6.63% 360 4.61% 7,812 Macon 3,804 47.04% 3,462 42.81% 821 10.15% 342 4.23% 8,087 Madison 2,164 50.33% 1,521 35.37% 615 14.30% 643 14.96% 4,300 Maries 1,438 47.52% 1,185 39.16% 403 13.32% 253 8.36% 3,026 Marion 4,732 41.62% 5,416 47.64% 1,221 10.74% -684 -6.02% 11,369 McDonald 3,025 51.32% 2,188 37.12% 681 11.55% 837 14.20% 5,894 Mercer 1,406 60.76% 783 33.84% 125 5.40% 623 26.92% 2,314 Miller 4,425 64.88% 1,727 25.32% 668 9.79% 2,698 39.56% 6,820 Mississippi 1,421 26.82% 2,303 43.46% 1,575 29.72% 728"WallacedNixon" In this county where Nixon ran third behind both Humphrey and Wallace, margin given is Humphrey vote minus Wallace vote and percentage margin Humphrey percentage minus Wallace percentage. -13.74% 5,299 Moniteau 3,210 58.54% 1,687 30.77% 586 10.69% 1,523 27.77% 5,483 Monroe 1,349 29.07% 2,776 59.81% 516 11.12% -1,427 -30.74% 4,641 Montgomery 2,903 53.59% 1,891 34.91% 623 11.50% 1,012 18.68% 5,417 Morgan 2,906 57.44% 1,649 32.60% 504 9.96% 1,257 24.84% 5,059 New Madrid 2,317 24.40% 4,195 44.18% 2,984 31.42% 1,211"WallacedNixon" -12.76% 9,496 Newton 7,343 52.87% 5,064 36.46% 1,481 10.66% 2,279 16.41% 13,888 Nodaway 4,736 48.11% 4,494 45.65% 615 6.25% 242 2.46% 9,845 Oregon 1,213 34.03% 1,726 48.43% 625 17.54% -513 -14.40% 3,564 Osage 3,107 61.63% 1,540 30.55% 394 7.82% 1,567 31.08% 5,041 Ozark 1,967 68.37% 606 21.06% 304 10.57% 1,361 47.31% 2,877 Pemiscot 2,191 28.01% 2,681 34.28% 2,950 37.71% -269"WallacedNixon" -3.43% 7,822 Perry 3,858 61.45% 1,958 31.19% 462 7.36% 1,900 30.26% 6,278 Pettis 6,738 46.08% 6,334 43.32% 1,549 10.59% 404 2.76% 14,621 Phelps 5,577 47.33% 4,211 35.74% 1,995 16.93% 1,366 11.59% 11,783 Pike 3,072 43.47% 3,192 45.17% 803 11.36% -120 -1.70% 7,067 Platte 4,836 42.74% 4,665 41.22% 1,815 16.04% 171 1.52% 11,316 Polk 4,145 59.82% 2,170 31.32% 614 8.86% 1,975 28.50% 6,929 Pulaski 2,555 45.82% 2,303 41.30% 718 12.88% 252 4.52% 5,576 Putnam 1,971 63.75% 952 30.79% 169 5.47% 1,019 32.96% 3,092 Ralls 1,175 33.07% 1,900 53.48% 478 13.45% -725 -20.41% 3,553 Randolph 3,582 38.58% 4,810 51.80% 893 9.62% -1,228 -13.22% 9,285 Ray 2,587 35.90% 3,541 49.14% 1,078 14.96% -954 -13.24% 7,206 Reynolds 898 34.79% 1,245 48.24% 438 16.97% -347 -13.45% 2,581 Ripley 1,973 48.24% 1,440 35.21% 677 16.55% 533 13.03% 4,090 St. Charles 13,533 45.63% 10,374 34.98% 5,752 19.39% 3,159 10.65% 29,659 St. Clair 2,271 54.36% 1,496 35.81% 411 9.84% 775 18.55% 4,178 St. Francois 7,492 47.60% 6,379 40.53% 1,867 11.86% 1,113 7.07% 15,738 St. Louis 180,355 46.80% 165,786 43.02% 39,234 10.18% 14,569 3.78% 385,375 St. Louis City 58,252 26.37% 143,010 64.74% 19,652 8.90% -84,758 -38.37% 220,914 Ste. Genevieve 1,937 42.09% 2,225 48.35% 440 9.56% -288 -6.26% 4,602 Saline 4,698 46.76% 4,646 46.24% 704 7.01% 52 0.52% 10,048 Schuyler 1,291 53.17% 969 39.91% 168 6.92% 322 13.26% 2,428 Scotland 1,554 50.06% 1,340 43.17% 210 6.77% 214 6.89% 3,104 Scott 3,856 36.23% 4,313 40.52% 2,474 23.25% -457 -4.29% 10,643 Shannon 1,048 38.67% 1,216 44.87% 446 16.46% -168 -6.20% 2,710 Shelby 1,693 41.33% 2,045 49.93% 358 8.74% -352 -8.60% 4,096 Stoddard 3,919 44.43% 3,150 35.71% 1,751 19.85% 769 8.72% 8,820 Stone 3,006 67.32% 1,004 22.49% 455 10.19% 2,002 44.83% 4,465 Sullivan 2,332 52.24% 1,907 42.72% 225 5.04% 425 9.52% 4,464 Taney 3,289 66.82% 1,219 24.77% 414 8.41% 2,070 42.05% 4,922 Texas 4,022 49.53% 3,117 38.39% 981 12.08% 905 11.14% 8,120 Vernon 3,590 45.27% 3,557 44.85% 783 9.87% 33 0.42% 7,930 Warren 2,669 62.55% 1,033 24.21% 565 13.24% 1,636 38.34% 4,267 Washington 2,641 46.26% 2,292 40.15% 776 13.59% 349 6.11% 5,709 Wayne 2,156 47.79% 1,714 38.00% 641 14.21% 442 9.79% 4,511 Webster 4,118 56.90% 2,547 35.19% 572 7.90% 1,571 21.71% 7,237 Worth 924 48.55% 853 44.82% 126 6.62% 71 3.73% 1,903 Wright 3,576 66.22% 1,337 24.76% 487 9.02% 2,239 41.46% 5,400Totals811,93244.87%791,44443.74%206,12611.39%20,4881.13%1,809,502 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adair Atchison Andrew Audrain Barry Barton Bates Bollinger Boone Buchanan Butler Caldwell Callaway Cape Girardeau Carroll Carter Cass Chariton Clark Clay Clinton Cooper Crawford Daviess DeKalb Dent Franklin Greene Gentry Henry Harrison Holt Howell Jasper Johnson Knox Laclede Lafayette Lawrence Lincoln Linn Livingston Macon Madison Maries McDonald Mercer Montgomery Oregon Newton Nodaway Pettis Phelps Perry Platte Polk Pulaski Ripley St. Clair St. Francois St. Louis Schuyler Scotland Saline Stoddard Sullivan Texas Vernon Washington Webster Wayne Worth Counties that flipped from Democratic to American Independent Pemiscot See also United States presidential elections in Missouri Notes References Missouri 1968 Presidential election