1968 United States presidential election in Delaware

none April 2017 June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Delaware Delaware presidential no November 5, 1968 1964 United States presidential election in Delaware 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Delaware 1972 x160px Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) New YorkAlthough he was born in California and served as a U.S. Representative and 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 3 96,714 45.12% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 89,194 41.61% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace American Independent Party Alabama Curtis LeMay 0 13.28% 28,459 120px County results 120px State House district results Nixon #FFCCD0 30–40% #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% Humphrey #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% President Lyndon B Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) ff9955 The 1968 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 5, 1968. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware was won by the Republican former Vice President Richard Nixon, who won the state by 7,529 votes over Democratic incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Also running was former and future Alabama Governor George Wallace on the "American Independent" ticket. Results 1968 United States presidential election in Delawarehttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Leip David uselectionatlas.org 2017-04-27Cripps George W. https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect68/pdfs/19681105_GeneralElectionResults.pdf STATE OF DELAWARE: Official Results of General Election: 1968 1969 3 (of PDF) or 2 (as numbered in source) Report PDF Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 96,714 45.12% Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) 89,194 41.61% George Wallace American Independent Party 28,459 13.28% 214,367 100.00% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican Hubert HumphreyDemocratic George WallaceAmerican Independent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Kent 11,082 44.53% 9,055 36.38% 4,751 19.09% 2,027 8.15% 24,888 New Castle 70,014 44.76% 68,468 43.77% 17,931 11.47% 1,546 0.99% 156,413 Sussex 15,618 47.23% 11,671 35.30% 5,777 17.47% 3,947 11.93% 33,066Totals96,71445.12%89,19441.61%28,45913.27%7,5203.51%214,367 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent New Castle Sussex See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References Delaware Category:1968 Delaware elections 1968