1968 United States presidential election in Minnesota

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota 1957 presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1972 74.02%http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/historical-voter-turnout-statistics/ Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State www.sos.state.mn.us en 2017-07-22 November 5, 1968 160x160px Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Minnesota Edmund Muskie 10 857,738 54.00% 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 0 658,643 41.46% 320px 320px County results Humphrey #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Minnesota was won by the Democratic Party candidate, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the home-state favorite, won the state over former Vice President Richard Nixon by 199,095 votes, giving him one of his fourteen victories in the election (13 states plus D.C.). The American candidate, former Alabama governor George Wallace, failed to make a substantial impact in Minnesota, as his base of support was primarily in the Deep South. While Wallace took 13.5% of the national popular vote and won five states of the former Confederacy, he only took 4.43% of the vote in Minnesota, his weakest state in the Midwestern United States. Nationally, Nixon won the election with 301 electoral votes, though he led Humphrey by less than a percent in the popular vote. The election permanently disrupted the New Deal Coalition, which had been dominant in presidential politics since 1932. This was the first election since 1916 in which Minnesota backed the losing candidate in a presidential election. Nixon would become the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Minnesota. Nixon also became the first Republican to win without carrying Mower County, which would be repeated by every subsequent Republican winner until Donald Trump in 2016. Until 2016, this was the last presidential election in Minnesota where any county was won with over seventy percent of the popular vote. In 2016, Donald Trump carried Morrison County with 73% of the vote, and Todd County with 70.75% of the vote. In this case, Humphrey won the following counties over this threshold: Carlton County, Lake County, and Saint Louis County. It was not until 2020 that Democrats received over 70% of the vote in a Minnesota county again, namely Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Results 1968 United States presidential election in Minnesotahttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=27&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 2016-10-03 1968 Presidential Election Results – Minnesota Dave Leip's U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic (DFL) Hubert Humphrey 857,738 54.00% 10 Republican Richard Nixon 658,643 41.46% 0 American George Wallace 68,931 4.43% 0 Peace and Freedom Eldridge Cleaver 935 0.06% 0 Socialist Workers Fred Halstead 808 0.05% 0 No party Eugene McCarthy (write-in) 585 0.04% 0 Communist Charlene Mitchell 415 0.03% 0 Socialist Labor Henning Blomen 285 0.02% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 170 0.01% 0 Totals 1,599,655 100.00% 10 Voter turnout 74% — Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2441 MN US Presidential Election Race, November 05, 1968 Hubert HumphreyDFL Richard NixonRepublican George WallaceAmerican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,094 54.69% 2,254 39.84% 286 5.06% 23 0.41% 840 14.85% 5,657 Anoka 30,656 61.15% 16,358 32.63% 3,073 6.13% 47 0.09% 14,298 28.52% 50,134 Becker 4,875 47.81% 4,728 46.37% 568 5.57% 25 0.25% 147 1.44% 10,196 Beltrami 5,034 52.63% 3,912 40.90% 599 6.26% 20 0.21% 1,122 11.73% 9,565 Benton 4,022 50.17% 3,470 43.29% 514 6.41% 10 0.12% 552 6.88% 8,016 Big Stone 2,119 53.70% 1,645 41.69% 176 4.46% 6 0.15% 474 12.01% 3,946 Blue Earth 9,254 47.37% 9,571 48.99% 686 3.51% 26 0.13% -317 -1.62% 19,537 Brown 4,585 37.13% 7,039 57.00% 703 5.69% 23 0.19% -2,454 -19.87% 12,350 Carlton 8,538 71.04% 3,016 25.10% 444 3.69% 20 0.17% 5,522 45.94% 12,018 Carver 4,590 38.96% 6,649 56.44% 528 4.48% 13 0.11% -2,059 -17.48% 11,780 Cass 3,569 44.89% 3,888 48.91% 486 6.11% 7 0.09% -319 -4.02% 7,950 Chippewa 3,701 51.78% 3,195 44.70% 243 3.40% 8 0.11% 506 7.08% 7,147 Chisago 4,102 53.61% 3,053 39.90% 492 6.43% 4 0.05% 1,049 13.71% 7,651 Clay 7,987 48.23% 7,910 47.77% 640 3.86% 23 0.14% 77 0.46% 16,560 Clearwater 2,046 57.46% 1,284 36.06% 217 6.09% 14 0.39% 762 21.40% 3,561 Cook 777 44.94% 853 49.33% 96 5.55% 3 0.17% -76 -4.39% 1,729 Cottonwood 3,046 41.21% 4,050 54.80% 293 3.96% 2 0.03% -1,004 -13.59% 7,391 Crow Wing 7,411 50.09% 6,687 45.20% 672 4.54% 25 0.17% 724 4.89% 14,795 Dakota 28,416 56.94% 19,290 38.65% 2,142 4.29% 60 0.12% 9,126 18.29% 49,908 Dodge 2,437 42.69% 3,064 53.67% 201 3.52% 7 0.12% -627 -10.98% 5,709 Douglas 4,826 44.52% 5,464 50.41% 536 4.95% 13 0.12% -638 -5.89% 10,839 Faribault 4,335 41.75% 5,662 54.53% 379 3.65% 8 0.08% -1,327 -12.78% 10,384 Fillmore 3,918 36.94% 6,257 58.99% 426 4.02% 6 0.06% -2,339 -22.05% 10,607 Freeborn 8,671 52.35% 7,315 44.16% 558 3.37% 19 0.11% 1,356 8.19% 16,563 Goodhue 7,220 45.23% 8,283 51.89% 451 2.83% 10 0.06% -1,063 -6.66% 15,964 Grant 1,982 48.40% 1,929 47.11% 179 4.37% 5 0.12% 53 1.29% 4,095 Hennepin 220,078 54.07% 170,002 41.77% 15,659 3.85% 1,285 0.32% 50,076 12.30% 407,024 Houston 2,703 35.19% 4,450 57.94% 521 6.78% 7 0.09% -1,747 -22.75% 7,681 Hubbard 1,920 38.79% 2,720 54.95% 304 6.14% 6 0.12% -800 -16.16% 4,950 Isanti 3,439 54.27% 2,429 38.33% 451 7.12% 18 0.28% 1,010 15.94% 6,337 Itasca 10,512 64.86% 4,898 30.22% 780 4.81% 16 0.10% 5,614 34.64% 16,206 Jackson 3,515 51.95% 2,886 42.65% 359 5.31% 6 0.09% 629 9.30% 6,766 Kanabec 2,154 50.71% 1,847 43.48% 240 5.65% 7 0.16% 307 7.23% 4,248 Kandiyohi 7,639 57.01% 5,086 37.96% 658 4.91% 17 0.13% 2,553 19.05% 13,400 Kittson 1,894 53.91% 1,436 40.88% 179 5.10% 4 0.11% 458 13.03% 3,513 Koochiching 4,697 66.01% 2,104 29.57% 299 4.20% 16 0.22% 2,593 36.44% 7,116 Lac qui Parle 2,937 50.39% 2,672 45.85% 212 3.64% 7 0.12% 265 4.54% 5,828 Lake 4,266 72.42% 1,351 22.93% 263 4.46% 11 0.19% 2,915 49.49% 5,891 Lake of the Woods 875 56.16% 607 38.96% 69 4.43% 7 0.45% 268 17.20% 1,558 Le Sueur 5,094 53.17% 4,189 43.72% 292 3.05% 6 0.06% 905 9.45% 9,581 Lincoln 2,109 52.33% 1,732 42.98% 187 4.64% 2 0.05% 377 9.35% 4,030 Lyon 5,317 53.35% 4,331 43.46% 306 3.07% 12 0.12% 986 9.89% 9,966 Mahnomen 1,508 57.89% 893 34.28% 201 7.72% 3 0.12% 615 23.61% 2,605 Marshall 3,161 53.07% 2,367 39.74% 418 7.02% 10 0.17% 794 13.33% 5,956 Martin 4,271 35.67% 7,115 59.43% 580 4.84% 7 0.06% -2,844 -23.76% 11,973 McLeod 4,861 40.29% 6,619 54.87% 576 4.77% 8 0.07% -1,758 -14.58% 12,064 Meeker 4,213 48.40% 4,044 46.46% 438 5.03% 9 0.10% 169 1.94% 8,704 Mille Lacs 3,494 50.71% 2,990 43.40% 399 5.79% 7 0.10% 504 7.31% 6,890 Morrison 6,111 54.29% 4,511 40.08% 612 5.44% 22 0.20% 1,600 14.21% 11,256 Mower 11,022 56.56% 7,736 39.70% 692 3.55% 36 0.18% 3,286 16.86% 19,486 Murray 2,662 45.21% 2,906 49.35% 316 5.37% 4 0.07% -244 -4.14% 5,888 Nicollet 4,244 45.96% 4,671 50.58% 312 3.38% 7 0.08% -427 -4.62% 9,234 Nobles 5,171 51.16% 4,451 44.04% 477 4.72% 8 0.08% 720 7.12% 10,107 Norman 2,828 56.42% 1,981 39.53% 200 3.99% 3 0.06% 847 16.89% 5,012 Olmsted 13,417 42.14% 17,292 54.31% 1,103 3.46% 28 0.09% -3,875 -12.17% 31,840 Otter Tail 7,400 35.75% 12,483 60.30% 802 3.87% 16 0.08% -5,083 -24.55% 20,701 Pennington 2,998 54.86% 2,247 41.12% 212 3.88% 8 0.15% 751 13.74% 5,465 Pine 4,044 56.82% 2,591 36.41% 463 6.51% 19 0.27% 1,453 20.41% 7,117 Pipestone 2,234 38.93% 3,241 56.48% 260 4.53% 3 0.05% -1,007 -17.55% 5,738 Polk 8,380 55.24% 6,074 40.04% 700 4.61% 15 0.10% 2,306 15.20% 15,169 Pope 2,592 48.29% 2,504 46.65% 265 4.94% 7 0.13% 88 1.64% 5,368 Ramsey 122,568 62.64% 64,068 32.75% 8,543 4.37% 477 0.24% 58,500 29.89% 195,656 Red Lake 1,467 63.29% 718 30.97% 130 5.61% 3 0.13% 749 32.32% 2,318 Redwood 3,680 39.63% 5,134 55.29% 462 4.98% 9 0.10% -1,454 -15.66% 9,285 Renville 4,535 45.78% 4,821 48.67% 543 5.48% 7 0.07% -286 -2.89% 9,906 Rice 7,785 50.82% 7,037 45.94% 477 3.11% 20 0.13% 748 4.88% 15,319 Rock 2,084 38.78% 3,056 56.87% 232 4.32% 2 0.04% -972 -18.09% 5,374 Roseau 2,649 52.61% 2,048 40.68% 326 6.47% 12 0.24% 601 11.93% 5,035 St. Louis 72,267 70.99% 25,981 25.52% 3,255 3.20% 294 0.29% 46,286 45.47% 101,797 Scott 6,656 56.23% 4,632 39.13% 540 4.56% 9 0.08% 2,024 17.10% 11,837 Sherburne 3,481 52.80% 2,737 41.51% 369 5.60% 6 0.09% 744 11.29% 6,593 Sibley 2,540 35.50% 4,250 59.41% 361 5.05% 3 0.04% -1,710 -23.91% 7,154 Stearns 15,990 47.62% 15,422 45.93% 2,081 6.20% 87 0.26% 568 1.69% 33,580 Steele 4,631 41.39% 6,193 55.34% 358 3.20% 8 0.07% -1,562 -13.95% 11,190 Stevens 2,247 44.39% 2,560 50.57% 246 4.86% 9 0.18% -313 -6.18% 5,062 Swift 3,716 57.60% 2,476 38.38% 247 3.83% 12 0.19% 1,240 19.22% 6,451 Todd 3,992 42.20% 4,883 51.62% 572 6.05% 13 0.14% -891 -9.42% 9,460 Traverse 1,669 54.12% 1,277 41.41% 137 4.44% 1 0.03% 392 12.71% 3,084 Wabasha 3,452 43.77% 4,081 51.75% 346 4.39% 7 0.09% -629 -7.98% 7,886 Wadena 2,198 40.81% 2,912 54.07% 269 4.99% 7 0.13% -714 -13.26% 5,386 Waseca 3,057 40.20% 4,292 56.44% 244 3.21% 12 0.16% -1,235 -16.24% 7,605 Washington 16,449 56.81% 10,921 37.72% 1,527 5.27% 57 0.20% 5,528 19.09% 28,954 Watonwan 2,701 41.99% 3,446 53.57% 278 4.32% 8 0.12% -745 -11.58% 6,433 Wilkin 1,946 46.72% 2,037 48.91% 181 4.35% 1 0.02% -91 -2.19% 4,165 Winona 8,627 49.46% 7,998 45.85% 781 4.48% 37 0.21% 629 3.61% 17,443 Wright 8,793 55.82% 6,321 40.13% 627 3.98% 12 0.08% 2,472 15.69% 15,753 Yellow Medicine 3,587 50.81% 3,060 43.34% 406 5.75% 7 0.10% 527 7.47% 7,060Totals857,73854.00%658,64341.46%68,9314.34%3,1980.20%199,09512.54%1,588,510 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 18em Watonwan Todd Wilkin Faribault Douglas Fillmore Cottonwood Cook Pipestone Redwood Brown Blue Earth Goodhue Houston McLeod Murray Nicollet Olmsted Cass Renville Rock Steele Hubbard Stevens Wadena Wabasha Waseca See also United States presidential elections in Minnesota Notes References 1968 Minnesota Category:1968 Minnesota elections