1968 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1972 November 5, 1968 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 11 472,592 37.85% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace American Party (1969) ff7f00 Alabama Curtis LeMay 0 424,792 34.02% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 351,233 28.13% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican 351px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Nixon #ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Wallace #ffccaa 30–40% #ffb380 40–50% #ff9955 50–60% #ff7f2a 60–70% Humphrey #d3e7ff 30–40% #b9d7ff 40–50% The 1968 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Tennessee voted more or less equally for the candidates, resulting in Republican candidate Richard Nixon of New York and his running mate Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland receiving a plurality of the votes as opposed to a majority. Tennessee had the smallest percentage of the Nixon vote that delivered him the state. Nixon carried Tennessee with 37.85% of the vote to American Independence Party candidate George Wallace’s 34.02% and Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey's 28.13%, a victory margin of 3.87%. Nixon's victory was due to his large margins in traditionally Republican East Tennessee, while Wallace and Humphrey split Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee 2016-08-25 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsWoolley John Peters Gehard 1968 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1968 The American Presidency Project University of California, Santa Barbara 26 August 2016 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Hamilton County did not support the Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Among white voters, 43% supported Nixon, 39% supported Wallace, and 19% supported Humphrey.Black Black 1992 147Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Results 1968 United States presidential election in TennesseePartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard Nixon 472,592 37.85% 11 American George Wallace 424,792 34.02% 0 Democratic Hubert Humphrey 351,233 28.13% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 10 0.00% 0 Totals 1,248,617 100.00% 11 Voter turnout - Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican George WallaceAmerican Independent Hubert HumphreyDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Anderson 10,233 47.04% 4,323 19.87% 7,198 33.09% 3,035"HumphreydWallace" In this county where Wallace did run third behind both Nixon and Humphrey, margin given is Nixon vote minus Humphrey vote and percentage margin Nixon percentage minus Humphrey percentage. 13.95% 21,754 Bedford 1,870 22.30% 4,099 48.88% 2,416 28.81% -1,683"HumphreydNixon" In this county where Nixon ran third behind both Wallace and Humphrey, margin given is Humphrey vote minus Wallace vote and percentage margin Humphrey percentage minus Wallace percentage. -20.07% 8,385 Benton 1,468 30.70% 2,255 47.16% 1,059 22.15% -787 -16.46% 4,782 Bledsoe 1,477 46.65% 732 23.12% 957 30.23% 520"HumphreydWallace" 16.42% 3,166 Blount 12,753 57.10% 4,407 19.73% 5,176 23.17% 7,577"HumphreydWallace" 33.93% 22,336 Bradley 6,924 50.01% 4,159 30.04% 2,762 19.95% 2,765 19.97% 13,845 Campbell 4,024 52.54% 1,367 17.85% 2,268 29.61% 1,756"HumphreydWallace" 22.93% 7,659 Cannon 780 25.55% 1,464 47.95% 809 26.50% -655"HumphreydNixon" -21.45% 3,053 Carroll 3,757 41.80% 3,298 36.70% 1,932 21.50% 459 5.10% 8,987 Carter 9,467 64.68% 3,009 20.56% 2,160 14.76% 6,458 44.12% 14,636 Cheatham 669 16.96% 2,497 63.31% 778 19.73% -1,719"HumphreydNixon" -43.58% 3,944 Chester 1,408 32.79% 2,037 47.44% 849 19.77% -629 -14.65% 4,294 Claiborne 3,101 59.75% 775 14.93% 1,314 25.32% 1,787"HumphreydWallace" 34.43% 5,190 Clay 814 42.13% 451 23.34% 667 34.52% 147"HumphreydWallace" 7.61% 1,932 Cocke 5,645 72.80% 1,159 14.95% 950 12.25% 4,486 57.85% 7,754 Coffee 3,337 29.87% 4,794 42.91% 3,040 27.21% -1,457 -13.04% 11,171 Crockett 932 20.71% 2,865 63.67% 703 15.62% -1,933 -42.96% 4,500 Cumberland 3,115 51.81% 1,469 24.43% 1,428 23.75% 1,646 27.38% 6,012 Davidson 44,175 32.34% 47,889 35.06% 44,543 32.61% -3,346"HumphreydNixon" -2.45% 136,607 Decatur 1,409 36.79% 1,544 40.31% 877 22.90% -135 -3.52% 3,830 DeKalb 1,532 39.33% 1,516 38.92% 847 21.75% 16 0.41% 3,895 Dickson 1,291 18.99% 3,475 51.10% 2,034 29.91% -1,441"HumphreydNixon" -21.19% 6,800 Dyer 2,826 26.41% 5,842 54.59% 2,033 19.00% -3,016 -28.18% 10,701 Fayette 740 13.34% 2,570 46.34% 2,236 40.32% -334"HumphreydNixon" -6.02% 5,546 Fentress 2,026 57.80% 808 23.05% 671 19.14% 1,218 34.75% 3,505 Franklin 1,700 18.62% 4,939 54.11% 2,489 27.27% -2,450"HumphreydNixon" -26.84% 9,128 Gibson 4,093 26.77% 7,233 47.31% 3,962 25.92% -3,140 -20.54% 15,288 Giles 1,264 17.01% 3,966 53.36% 2,203 29.64% -1,763"HumphreydNixon" -23.72% 7,433 Grainger 2,788 67.26% 596 14.38% 761 18.36% 2,027"HumphreydWallace" 48.90% 4,145 Greene 7,957 58.26% 2,753 20.16% 2,947 21.58% 5,010"HumphreydWallace" 36.68% 13,657 Grundy 618 17.33% 1,642 46.03% 1,307 36.64% -335"HumphreydNixon" -9.39% 3,567 Hamblen 6,382 57.86% 2,259 20.48% 2,390 21.67% 3,992"HumphreydWallace" 36.19% 11,031 Hamilton 29,302 34.54% 32,080 37.82% 23,441 27.64% -2,778 -3.28% 84,823 Hancock 1,489 72.88% 236 11.55% 318 15.57% 1,171"HumphreydWallace" 57.31% 2,043 Hardeman 1,171 20.18% 2,924 50.38% 1,709 29.45% -1,215"HumphreydNixon" -20.93% 5,804 Hardin 2,910 45.55% 2,325 36.40% 1,153 18.05% 585 9.15% 6,388 Hawkins 6,217 60.78% 1,798 17.58% 2,213 21.64% 4,004"HumphreydWallace" 39.14% 10,228 Haywood 1,152 20.51% 2,757 49.07% 1,709 30.42% -1,048"HumphreydNixon" -18.65% 5,618 Henderson 3,591 51.99% 2,086 30.20% 1,230 17.81% 1,505 21.79% 6,907 Henry 2,068 23.89% 3,439 39.73% 3,149 36.38% -290"HumphreydNixon" -3.35% 8,656 Hickman 760 17.33% 2,473 56.40% 1,152 26.27% -1,321"HumphreydNixon" -30.13% 4,385 Houston 232 12.82% 941 52.02% 636 35.16% -305"HumphreydNixon" -16.86% 1,809 Humphreys 866 19.90% 2,095 48.14% 1,391 31.96% -704"HumphreydNixon" -16.18% 4,352 Jackson 673 24.90% 908 33.59% 1,122 41.51% 214"HumphreydNixon" 7.92% 2,703 Jefferson 5,494 67.11% 1,199 14.65% 1,494 18.25% 4,000"HumphreydWallace" 48.86% 8,187 Johnson 3,107 79.02% 375 9.54% 450 11.44% 2,657"HumphreydWallace" 67.58% 3,932 Knox 47,202 52.44% 18,277 20.31% 24,528 27.25% 22,674"HumphreydWallace" 25.19% 90,007 Lake 409 16.99% 1,262 52.41% 737 30.61% -525"HumphreydNixon" -21.80% 2,408 Lauderdale 1,080 15.99% 3,566 52.80% 2,108 31.21% -1,458"HumphreydNixon" -21.59% 6,754 Lawrence 4,343 41.26% 3,993 37.93% 2,191 20.81% 350 3.33% 10,527 Lewis 455 17.91% 997 39.25% 1,088 42.83% 91"HumphreydNixon" 3.58% 2,540 Lincoln 1,167 16.14% 4,214 58.29% 1,848 25.56% -2,366"HumphreydNixon" -32.73% 7,229 Loudon 4,299 54.58% 1,996 25.34% 1,581 20.07% 2,303 29.24% 7,876 Macon 2,173 58.04% 1,041 27.80% 530 14.16% 1,132 30.24% 3,744 Madison 6,143 29.14% 9,420 44.69% 5,517 26.17% -3,277 -15.55% 21,080 Marion 1,959 30.59% 2,784 43.47% 1,661 25.94% -825 -12.88% 6,404 Marshall 1,202 19.68% 3,379 55.32% 1,527 25.00% -1,852"HumphreydNixon" -30.32% 6,108 Maury 3,048 20.88% 8,148 55.82% 3,401 23.30% -4,747"HumphreydNixon" -32.52% 14,597 McMinn 6,098 52.92% 2,535 22.00% 2,889 25.07% 3,209"HumphreydWallace" 27.85% 11,522 McNairy 2,979 41.21% 2,872 39.73% 1,377 19.05% 107 1.48% 7,228 Meigs 729 43.81% 442 26.56% 493 29.63% 236"HumphreydWallace" 14.18% 1,664 Monroe 4,749 53.38% 1,222 13.73% 2,926 32.89% 1,823"HumphreydWallace" 20.49% 8,897 Montgomery 3,248 22.52% 5,638 39.09% 5,538 38.39% -100"HumphreydNixon" -0.70% 14,424 Moore 224 15.71% 856 60.03% 346 24.26% -510"HumphreydNixon" -35.77% 1,426 Morgan 1,803 47.46% 1,028 27.06% 968 25.48% 775 20.40% 3,799 Obion 2,420 25.92% 4,680 50.13% 2,235 23.94% -2,260 -24.21% 9,335 Overton 1,258 31.25% 1,176 29.21% 1,592 39.54% -334"HumphreydWallace" -8.29% 4,026 Perry 519 25.58% 784 38.64% 726 35.78% -58"HumphreydNixon" -2.86% 2,029 Pickett 884 59.41% 199 13.37% 405 27.22% 479"HumphreydWallace" 32.19% 1,488 Polk 1,808 45.02% 754 18.77% 1,454 36.21% 354"HumphreydWallace" 8.81% 4,016 Putnam 3,693 35.83% 3,073 29.81% 3,541 34.36% 152"HumphreydWallace" 1.47% 10,307 Rhea 2,428 40.70% 2,237 37.50% 1,301 21.81% 191 3.20% 5,966 Roane 6,033 45.74% 3,898 29.55% 3,258 24.70% 2,135 16.19% 13,189 Robertson 1,802 22.47% 3,904 48.67% 2,315 28.86% -1,589"HumphreydNixon" -19.81% 8,021 Rutherford 4,168 24.72% 7,773 46.10% 4,921 29.18% -2,852"HumphreydNixon" -16.92% 16,862 Scott 2,406 58.24% 734 17.77% 991 23.99% 1,415"HumphreydWallace" 34.25% 4,131 Sequatchie 663 29.82% 1,011 45.48% 549 24.70% -348 -15.66% 2,223 Sevier 7,629 74.67% 1,476 14.45% 1,112 10.88% 6,153 60.22% 10,217 Shelby 73,416 31.66% 76,996 33.20% 81,486 35.14% 4,490"HumphreydNixon" 1.94% 231,898 Smith 1,089 24.96% 1,831 41.97% 1,443 33.07% -388"HumphreydNixon" -8.90% 4,363 Stewart 443 17.43% 1,057 41.60% 1,041 40.97% -16"HumphreydNixon" -0.63% 2,541 Sullivan 20,251 50.60% 9,991 24.96% 9,783 24.44% 10,260 25.64% 40,025 Sumner 4,519 27.41% 7,592 46.05% 4,376 26.54% -3,073 -18.64% 16,487 Tipton 1,422 16.86% 4,943 58.59% 2,071 24.55% -2,872"HumphreydNixon" -34.04% 8,436 Trousdale 252 15.80% 649 40.69% 694 43.51% 45"HumphreydNixon" 2.82% 1,595 Unicoi 3,327 65.49% 843 16.59% 910 17.91% 2,417"HumphreydWallace" 47.58% 5,080 Union 1,956 66.71% 449 15.31% 527 17.97% 1,429"HumphreydWallace" 48.74% 2,932 Van Buren 327 29.30% 507 45.43% 282 25.27% -180 -16.13% 1,116 Warren 1,858 24.07% 3,814 49.42% 2,046 26.51% -1,768"HumphreydNixon" -22.91% 7,718 Washington 12,882 56.66% 4,925 21.66% 4,930 21.68% 7,952"HumphreydWallace" 34.98% 22,737 Wayne 2,417 58.51% 1,208 29.24% 506 12.25% 1,209 29.27% 4,131 Weakley 2,858 30.50% 4,525 48.29% 1,988 21.21% -1,667 -17.79% 9,371 White 1,423 29.91% 1,750 36.79% 1,584 33.30% -166"HumphreydNixon" -3.49% 4,757 Williamson 2,788 28.69% 4,867 50.08% 2,063 21.23% -2,079 -21.39% 9,718 Wilson 2,736 24.21% 5,648 49.98% 2,916 25.81% -2,732"HumphreydNixon" -24.17% 11,300Totals472,59237.85%424,79234.02%351,23328.13%47,8003.83%1,248,617This total includes 10 write-in votes not separated by county. Counties that flipped from Democratic to American Independent 20em Bedford Benton Cannon Cheatham Coffee Davidson Decatur Dickson Dyer Franklin Gibson Giles Grundy Hardeman Henry Hickman Houston Humphreys Lake Lauderdale Lincoln Marion Marshall Maury Montgomery Moore Obion Perry Robertson Rutherford Sequatchie Smith Stewart Sumner Tipton Van Buren Warren Weakley White Williamson Wilson Counties that flipped from Republican to American Independent Chester Crockett Fayette Hamilton Haywood Madison Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Anderson Campbell Carroll Clay Cumberland DeKalb Lawrence Morgan Polk Putnam Roane Sullivan Notes References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Tennessee 1968 Category:1968 Tennessee elections Category:November 1968 in the United States