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1968 United States presidential election
1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1964 1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1972 November 5, 1968https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1968 United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica May 26, 2017 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 4 138,669 55.94% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic-NPL Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 94,769 38.23% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace Independent politician American Independent Party ff9955 Alabama Curtis LeMay 0 14,244 5.75% 1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results
Nixon
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
Humphrey
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) ff7f00
The 1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 5, 1968, as 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.https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1968 1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73) May 26, 2017
North Dakota was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (Republican Party, New York), with 55.94% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (Democratic Party, Minnesota), with 38.23% of the popular vote, a 17.71% margin of victory. Independent candidate George Wallace received 5.75% of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=38&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota May 26, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1968 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1968 May 26, 2017 North Dakota was Nixon's fourth strongest state after Nebraska, Idaho and Utah.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
This is the last election in which North Dakota had four electoral college votes; it lost its 2nd district due to reapportionment based on the 1970 census.
Results
1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 138,669 55.94%
Hubert Humphrey North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party 94,769 38.23%
George Wallace Independent politician 14,244 5.75%
Fred Halstead Independent politician 128 0.05%
E. Harold Munn Independent politician 38 0.02%
Various candidates Write-ins 34 0.01%
247,882 100%
Results by county
Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2452 Our Campaigns ND US President Race, November 05, 1968Richard NixonRepublicanHubert HumphreyDemocratic-NPLGeorge WallaceIndependentFred HalsteadIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,02057.27%64135.99%1166.51%10.06%30.17%37921.28%1,781Barnes3,83156.30%2,62338.55%3485.11%10.01%20.03%1,20817.75%6,805Benson1,70746.86%1,77248.64%1644.50%00.00%00.00%-65-1.78%3,643Billings39561.91%17427.27%6910.82%00.00%00.00%22134.64%638Bottineau2,63360.06%1,52034.67%2305.25%10.02%00.00%1,11325.39%4,384Bowman92756.46%55934.04%1569.50%00.00%00.00%36822.42%1,642Burke1,23956.83%80837.06%1326.06%10.05%00.00%43119.77%2,180Burleigh10,66164.03%5,13930.87%8184.91%250.15%60.04%5,52233.16%16,649Cass15,24055.88%10,81939.67%1,1674.28%330.12%120.04%4,42116.21%27,271Cavalier1,95350.85%1,63142.46%2576.69%00.00%00.00%3228.39%3,841Dickey2,08762.34%1,09832.80%1614.81%20.06%00.00%98929.54%3,348Divide1,03250.39%91444.63%1024.98%00.00%00.00%1185.76%2,048Dunn1,20756.17%77235.92%1697.86%10.05%00.00%43520.25%2,149Eddy1,01851.10%89344.83%763.82%30.15%20.10%1256.27%1,992Emmons1,99165.04%75624.70%31110.16%20.07%10.03%1,23540.34%3,061Foster1,11952.31%89741.94%1235.75%00.00%00.00%22210.37%2,139Golden Valley73561.30%34829.02%1159.59%10.08%00.00%38732.28%1,199Grand Forks9,80252.00%7,69540.82%1,3327.07%180.10%20.01%2,10711.18%18,849Grant1,64871.78%48821.25%1576.84%20.09%10.04%1,16050.53%2,296Griggs1,11049.84%1,00845.26%1094.89%00.00%00.00%1024.58%2,227Hettinger1,42463.97%63828.66%1637.32%10.04%00.00%78635.31%2,226Kidder1,20461.84%54828.15%1929.86%10.05%20.10%65633.69%1,947LaMoure2,00857.90%1,26936.59%1895.45%20.06%00.00%73921.31%3,468Logan1,41670.45%45922.84%1356.72%00.00%00.00%95747.61%2,010McHenry2,22654.21%1,59538.85%2816.84%30.07%10.02%63115.36%4,106McIntosh2,25882.65%34212.52%1294.72%30.11%00.00%1,91670.13%2,732McKenzie1,62559.63%93534.31%1646.02%10.04%00.00%69025.32%2,725McLean2,76454.95%2,05040.76%2164.29%00.00%00.00%71414.19%5,030Mercer2,03969.38%73024.84%1695.75%10.03%00.00%1,30944.54%2,939Morton4,46555.02%3,15638.89%4896.03%10.01%40.05%1,30916.13%8,115Mountrail1,49444.33%1,66249.32%2126.29%20.06%00.00%-168-4.99%3,370Nelson1,52648.26%1,47746.71%1574.97%10.03%10.03%491.55%3,162Oliver61663.44%26927.70%858.75%10.10%00.00%34735.74%971Pembina2,57456.01%1,68636.68%3357.29%10.02%00.00%88819.33%4,596Pierce1,70057.07%1,04835.18%2297.69%10.03%10.03%65221.89%2,979Ramsey3,18954.56%2,38440.79%2694.60%30.05%00.00%80513.77%5,845Ransom1,94357.43%1,28638.01%1534.52%10.03%00.00%65719.42%3,383Renville85146.86%88048.46%844.63%10.06%00.00%-29-1.60%1,816Richland4,22454.38%3,09839.89%4435.70%10.01%10.01%1,12614.49%7,767Rolette1,21137.23%1,87057.49%1725.29%00.00%00.00%-659-20.26%3,253Sargent1,38648.65%1,30845.91%1545.41%10.04%00.00%782.74%2,849Sheridan1,29574.99%35020.27%794.57%10.06%20.12%94554.72%1,727Sioux48245.26%52549.30%585.45%00.00%00.00%-43-4.04%1,065Slope37955.57%23834.90%649.38%10.15%00.00%14120.67%682Stark4,36558.64%2,57734.62%5006.72%10.01%10.01%1,78824.02%7,444Steele95246.87%99148.79%884.33%00.00%00.00%-39-1.92%2,031Stutsman5,16256.21%3,53238.46%4775.19%50.05%80.09%1,63017.75%9,184Towner1,10949.84%99044.49%1245.57%20.09%00.00%1195.35%2,225Traill2,69257.55%1,74037.20%2435.19%20.04%10.02%95220.35%4,678Walsh3,41050.06%2,94843.28%4536.65%10.01%00.00%4626.78%6,812Ward9,07953.11%7,10541.56%8965.24%110.06%40.02%1,97411.55%17,095Wells2,26659.92%1,26533.45%2476.53%40.11%00.00%1,00126.47%3,782Williams3,98051.51%3,26342.23%4836.25%00.00%00.00%7179.28%7,726Totals138,66955.94%94,76938.23%14,2445.75%1280.05% 72 0.03%43,90017.71%247,882
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
15em Adams
Barnes
Cass
Grand Forks
Billings
Bottineau
Bowman
Burke
Burleigh
Cavalier
Dickey
Divide
Dunn
Foster
Griggs
Hettinger
LaMoure
McHenry
McKenzie
McLean
Morton
Oliver
Pembina
Pierce
Benson
Eddy
Nelson
Ramsey
Ransom
Richland
Sargent
Slope
Stark
Stutsman
Towner
Traill
Walsh
Ward
Wells
Williams
See also
United States presidential elections in North Dakota
Notes
References
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