1968 United States presidential election in Maine

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Maine Maine presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Maine 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Maine 1972 November 5, 1968 x200px Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 4 217,312 55.30% 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 0 169,254 43.07% 350px County results 350px Municipality results Humphrey #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Nixon #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Tie #D4C4DC 40–50% #ae8bb1ff 50% President Lyndon Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all fifty states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine was won by incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey by twelve percentage points over Republican challenger and former Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Humphrey received 55.30% of the vote in Maine, which equated to 217,312 total votes to Nixon's 43.07% and 169,254 total votes. Despite Nixon squeaking by Humphrey nationwide, the Vice President's decisive victory in Maine made the state about thirteen percentage points more Democratic than the nation as a whole in 1968. Humphrey's win was almost certainly due to the popularityNelson, Michael; Resilient America: Electing Nixon in 1968, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government (American Presidential Elections), pp. 174, 179 0700619631 and consequent "favorite son" status in Maine of his running mate Edmund Muskie.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 94 0786422173 Alabama Governor George Wallace received 6,370 votes on the American Independent ticket with 1.62% of the vote. Despite his significant impact on the election as a whole, Wallace did not have a serious impact in Maine. Indeed, upstate Aroostook County was Wallace's weakest in the nation outside of the District of Columbia where he was not on the ballot.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=23&off=0&elect=0&f=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results - Maine Uselectionatlas.org 14 October 2017 This election made Nixon the first Republican to ever win the presidency without carrying Maine. It would also prove to be the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee would carry the state until Bill Clinton in 1992, and the last time that a Democrat would win an absolute majority of the popular vote in the state until Clinton also did so in 1996. Humphrey was also the first losing Democrat to carry the state since Lewis Cass in 1848. This and the previous election also marked the first occasion since 1852 that the state voted Democratic in consecutive elections. The state swung heavily towards Richard Nixon in 1972, awarding him over 61 percent of the vote, which no presidential candidate of either party has surpassed since. This is also the last time, as of the 2024 presidential election, that a Democrat received over 70% of the vote in any Maine county, which Humphrey did in predominantly French-Canadian Androscoggin County. Along with Washington, Maine was one of only two states that Nixon lost in 1968 that he won in his unsuccessful attempt at the presidency in 1960. Results 1968 United States presidential election in Mainehttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=23&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results - Maine 2008-08-25 Dave Leip's U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Hubert Humphrey 217,312 55.30% 4 Republican Richard Nixon 169,254 43.07% 0 American Independent George Wallace 6,370 1.62% 0 Totals 392,936 100.00% 4 Results by county CountyHubert HumphreyDemocraticRichard NixonRepublicanGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # %Androscoggin26,82071.04%10,39027.52%5421.44%16,43043.52%37,752Aroostook15,04451.46%13,91947.61%2730.93%1,1253.85%29,236Cumberland44,69757.27%32,27541.35%1,0761.38%12,42215.92%78,048Franklin4,30750.10%4,12748.01%1621.89%1802.09%8,596Hancock4,97935.10%8,92962.95%2771.95%-3,950-27.85%14,185Kennebec21,75256.81%16,00941.81%5311.38%5,74315.00%38,292Knox5,11942.95%6,58555.25%2141.80%-1,466-12.30%11,918Lincoln3,38036.50%5,65961.11%2222.39%-2,279-24.61%9,261Oxford10,87056.39%8,03041.66%3751.95%2,84014.73%19,275Penobscot24,32754.06%20,01144.47%6611.47%4,3169.59%44,999Piscataquis3,56151.47%3,19946.24%1582.29%3625.23%6,918Sagadahoc5,55356.16%4,12641.73%2092.11%1,42714.43%9,888Somerset8,31254.13%6,72043.76%3242.11%1,59210.37%15,356Waldo3,52541.08%4,82156.19%2342.73%-1,296-15.11%8,580Washington6,24952.16%5,52346.10%2081.74%7266.06%11,980York28,81759.23%18,93138.91%9041.86%9,88620.32%48,652Totals217,31255.30%169,25443.07%6,3701.63%48,05812.23%392,936 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Hancock Knox Lincoln Waldo Results by congressional district Humphrey won both congressional seats.1968 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://elecmapco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=b9b65438b2844f3383af457a0f068d4f July 9, 2024 Western Washington University DistrictHumphreyNixonWallace1st55.1%43.2%1.7%2nd55.5%42.9%1.6% See also United States presidential elections in Maine Notes References Maine 1968 Category:1968 Maine elections