1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia District of Columbia 1960 presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia 1964 1972 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia 1972 November 5, 1968 x200px Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 3 139,566 81.82% 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 31,012 18.18% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia results map by ward.svg 250px Ward results Humphrey #86B6F2 50–60% #1666CB 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% The 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. District of Columbia voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1968 Presidential Election Results Washington, D.C. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=11&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Vice President Hubert Humphrey won Washington, D.C. by an overwhelming margin, receiving over 80% of the vote. This was the second presidential election in which the District of Columbia had the right to vote in presidential elections, as well as the only place where George Wallace did not have his name on the ballot. This remains the only presidential election in which the Republican nominee received a higher percentage of the vote in DC than at least one state in that same election as Nixon performed 5% better in Washington, D.C. than he did in both Mississippi and Alabama. Campaign George Wallace announced his intention to run under the American Independent Party at a press conference in Washington, D.C. on February 8, 1968.Rasberry Robert W. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131170/m2/1/high_res_d/n_03988.pdf THE "PUBLIC IMAGE" OF GEORGE WALLACE IN THE 1968 PRESIDENTIAL, ELECTION North Texas State University 1969 77 & 78 Thesis Another event that happened also in the District was President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing from the Oval Office in the White House that he would not run for a second term on March 31.Elving Ron July 29, 2024 Biden's withdrawal from the race has echoes of LBJ https://www.npr.org/2024/07/29/nx-s1-5052828/lbj-biden#:~:text=LBJ%20made%20his%20stunning%20announcement,night%20of%20March%2031%2C%201968. July 30, 2024 NPR Digital LBJ made his stunning announcement in an Oval Office address during prime time on the night of March 31, 1968. Results 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia Democratic Party (United States) Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Edmund Muskie Maine 139,566 81.82% 3 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon New York Spiro Agnew Maryland 31,012 18.18% 0 0.00% 170,578 100.00% 3 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in the District of Columbia Notes References Washington, D.C. 1968 United States pres