1968 United States presidential election in Nevada

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States presidential election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Nevada 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Nevada 1972 November 5, 1968https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1968 United States Presidential election of 1968 – Encyclopædia Britannica May 25, 2017 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 3 73,188 47.46% Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 0 60,598 39.29% 1968 United States presidential election in Nevada results map by county.svg 275px County results Nixon #ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Humphrey #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg George Wallace American Independent Party ff7f00 Alabama S. Marvin Griffin 0 20,432 13.25% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose threehttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1968 1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73) May 25, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Since William Jennings Bryan's three elections, Nevada had been a bellwether state voting for every winner since 1912. However, relative to the nation, Nevada had trended Republican since the end of World War II when Populist radicalism gave way to small-town and rural conservatism due to demographic and technological change.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 458, 463 9780691163246 Although Democrats had a large advantage in registration, the 1966 midterm elections saw Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt take most of the Mormon and Catholic vote in traditionally Democratic Clark County,Bushnell; Eleanore; 'The 1966 Election in Nevada', The Western Political Quarterly, volume 20, no. 2, Part 2 (June 1967), pp. 581-585 which was becoming the center of the state's rapid demographic growth. This Republican trend was aided by a fall in demand for construction work in Las Vegas and several major strikes across the state. In the early stages of the campaign, the Democratic Party viewed Nixon – despite losing strongly Catholic Nevada to Kennedy in 1960 – as much more dangerous in Nevada than Ronald Reagan or George Romney.Turner, Wallace; 'Democrats Chart Strategy in West: Delegates From Six States Discuss Campaign Plans'; The New York Times, January 15, 1968, p. 24 As a part of his national third party segregationist campaign, former Alabama Governor George Wallace became the first third-party candidate to obtain the necessary eight thousand signatures to get on the ballot in Nevada since the "Progressive Party" in 1948.'Wallace Wins Spot on Nevada Ballot'; The Washington Post, May 2, 1968, p. A2 In the earliest polls Nevada's past Republican trend was confirmed, with it being given clearly to Nixon in the second week of September,Broder, David S.; 'Early Analysis Gives Nixon Commanding Lead in Race' The Washington Post, September 10, 1968, p. A15 and confirmed by further polls'Gallup Gives Nixon Big Lead in Midwest and West'; The New York Times (Special); October 25, 1968, p. 17 until the last few days before the election. During this period Humphrey made a brief visit to NevadaBushnell, Eleanore and Driggs, Don W.; The Western Political Quarterly, volume 22, no. 3 (September 1969), pp. 504-509 and came back substantially nationwide, whilst a strong poll for Wallace made the state doubtful.'A Final State-by-State Political Survey...: ...A Last Reading on the Campaign of 1968'; The Washington Post, November 3, 1968, p. B4 Ultimately former Vice President Richard Nixon, with 47.46% of the popular vote,http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1968 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1968 May 25, 2017 won Nevada more substantially than predicted by the last polls, though by less than thought likely in September and early October. "Independent American" candidate George Wallace finished with 13.25% of the popular vote, close to his national average but his best performance outside the Confederacy and Border States. Wallace's success was largely due to his endorsement by state congressman Walter S. Baring Jr., a conservative "States' Rights Democrat" who consistently managed huge majorities in Nevada's rural 'Cow Counties' (the 14 counties apart from Clark, Washoe, and Carson City).2007-08-06 Presidential candidates thinking big think Elko https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/presidential-candidates-thinking-big-think-elko/ 2021-01-12 Las Vegas Review-Journal en-US Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Nevada wouldn't vote Democratic again until Bill Clinton in 1992. Results 1968 United States presidential election in NevadaOfficial Returns of the General Election of 1968 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 8 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067324379&seq=8 6 March 2025 Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 73,188 47.46% Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) 60,598 39.29% George Wallace American Independent Party 20,432 13.25% 154,218 100% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican Hubert HumphreyDemocratic George WallaceAmerican Independent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Churchill 1,954 52.25% 1,211 32.38% 575 15.37% 743 19.87% 3,740 Clark 31,522 41.99% 33,225 44.26% 10,318 13.75% -1,703 -2.27% 75,065 Douglas 1,801 64.37% 670 23.95% 327 11.69% 1,131 40.42% 2,798 Elko 2,687 54.48% 1,686 34.18% 559 11.33% 1,001 20.30% 4,932 Esmeralda 138 39.09% 118 33.43% 97 27.48% 20 5.66% 353 Eureka 277 56.53% 149 30.41% 64 13.06% 128 26.12% 490 Humboldt 1,287 50.97% 885 35.05% 353 13.98% 402 15.92% 2,525 Lander 461 50.72% 301 33.11% 147 16.17% 160 17.61% 909 Lincoln 555 49.87% 414 37.20% 144 12.94% 141 12.67% 1,113 Lyon 1,616 53.88% 939 31.31% 444 14.80% 677 22.57% 2,999 Mineral 927 32.31% 1,242 43.29% 700 24.40% -315 -10.98% 2,869 Nye 843 40.70% 728 35.15% 500 24.14% 115 5.55% 2,071 Ormsby 3,169 56.58% 1,770 31.60% 662 11.82% 1,399 24.98% 5,601 Pershing 567 46.74% 466 38.42% 180 14.84% 101 8.32% 1,213 Storey 222 50.00% 172 38.74% 50 11.26% 50 11.26% 444 Washoe 23,492 54.65% 14,560 33.87% 4,936 11.48% 8,932 20.78% 42,988 White Pine 1,670 40.65% 2,062 50.19% 376 9.15% -392 -9.54% 4,108Totals73,18847.46%60,59839.29%20,43213.25%12,5908.17%154,218 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Ormsby Elko Esmeralda Eureka Humboldt Lander Lincoln Nye Pershing Storey Washoe See also United States presidential elections in Nevada Notes References Nevada 1968 Category:1968 Nevada elections