1968 United States presidential election in Arizona

none June 2025 January 2025 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona Arizona presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Arizona 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Arizona 1972 November 5, 1968 x160px 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 residence 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 5 266,721 54.78% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 170,514 35.02% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace American Independent Party ff9955 Alabama Curtis LeMay 0 46,573 9.56% 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona results map by county.svg 250px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% Humphrey #b9d7ff 40–50% #4389e3 60–70% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arizona was won by the Republican nominees, Richard Nixon of New York and his running mate Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and his running mate U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine. Nixon carried the state with 54.78% of the vote to Humphrey's 35.02%, a victory margin of 19.76%. Arizona and South Carolina were the only two states carried by Goldwater in 1964 that went Republican again in 1968. Results General election results https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102663 State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 5, 1968 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-30 Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 266,721 54.78% Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) 170,514 35.02% George Wallace American Independent Party 46,573 9.56% Eugene McCarthy New PartyThis was the party name that McCarthy's supporters in Arizona used to run their slate of electors #A020F0 2,751 0.56% Eldridge Cleaver Peace and Freedom Party 217 0.04% Fred Halstead Socialist Workers Party (United States) 85 0.02% Henning A. Blomen Socialist Labor Party of America 75 0.02% 486,936 100.00% Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanHubert HumphreyDemocraticGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Apache 2,092 49.83% 1,668 39.73% 402 9.58% 36 0.86% 424 10.10% 4,198 Cochise 7,619 45.59% 6,597 39.48% 2,393 14.32% 102 0.61% 1,022 6.11% 16,711 Coconino 6,765 59.38% 3,504 30.76% 1,049 9.21% 74 0.65% 3,261 28.62% 11,392 Gila 3,610 37.19% 4,831 49.77% 1,222 12.59% 43 0.44% -1,221 -12.58% 9,706 Graham 2,327 47.21% 1,726 35.02% 859 17.43% 17 0.34% 601 12.19% 4,929 Greenlee 1,026 27.35% 2,434 64.89% 276 7.36% 15 0.40% -1,408 -37.54% 3,751 Maricopa 162,262 59.08% 86,204 31.39% 24,941 9.08% 1,244 0.45% 76,058 27.69% 274,651 Mohave 3,208 51.64% 2,109 33.95% 883 14.21% 12 0.19% 1,099 17.69% 6,212 Navajo 4,596 51.00% 2,930 32.51% 1,438 15.96% 48 0.53% 1,666 18.49% 9,012 Pima 49,479 50.61% 39,786 40.70% 7,221 7.39% 1,280 1.31% 9,693 9.91% 97,766 Pinal 6,883 42.37% 7,409 45.61% 1,869 11.50% 85 0.52% -526 -3.24% 16,246 Santa Cruz 1,702 48.17% 1,557 44.07% 242 6.85% 32 0.91% 145 4.10% 3,533 Yavapai 8,296 58.44% 3,989 28.10% 1,837 12.94% 74 0.52% 4,307 30.34% 14,196Yuma 6,856 46.85% 5,770 39.43% 1,941 13.26% 66 0.45% 1,086 7.42% 14,633Totals266,72154.78%170,51435.02%46,5739.56%3,1280.64%96,20719.76%486,936 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Apache Cochise Graham Mohave Pima Santa Cruz Yuma Electors Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 10, 1968.https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102664 State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 10, 1968 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-30 Hubert Humphrey & Edmund MuskieDemocratic Party Richard Nixon & Spiro AgnewRepublican Party George Wallace & Curtis LeMayAmerican Independent Party text-align:center Edyth G. Dailey Mabel S. Ellis Louise A. Henness James B. McLay Frank S, Minarik text-align:center Barnett E. Marks Mrs. Marc A. Claridge John G. F. Speiden Frank A. Gyberg William Bourdon text-align:center Richard Byford Hardt Irene Anderson Leitch Ross Eugene Leitch Walter Edward Merritt Robert B. Swan Eugene McCarthyNew Party Eldridge Cleaver & Judith PagePeace and Freedom Party Fred Halstead & Paul BoutelleSocialist Workers Party Henning A. Blomen & George TaylorSocialist Labor Party text-align:center David Yetman Joseph L. Cowan William G. Carton Nancy Bolster Fales Robin N. Merrell text-align:center Illa Riggi Dwight T. Hoxie Emmett Calvin Brown Alberta J. Dannells Dorothy Lee Parra text-align:center Paul Ferdinand Luenow Jr. Jeffrey Allen Ridenour Morris Joseph Starsky Ruth Pamela Starsky William Monroe Wingfield text-align:center Justine Blackwell Lawrence Gordon Blackwell Elizabeth Horvath Nickolas Mays Wrignol E. Quillen Notes References expanded 1968 Arizona