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==Presidential Election==
 
==Presidential Election==
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[[File:1968 Pres Election EVs 2.png|200px|thumb|lright|alt text]]
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[[File:1968 Pres Election EVs 2.png|300px|thumb|lright|Results by state with electoral votes.  Blue represents Nixon states, red Humphrey states, and green Wallace states.  One Nixon elector in North Carolina voted for Wallace.]]
 
In the presidential election, former Vice President and Republican nominee Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic candidate and sitting Vice President, Hubert Humphrey.  Notably, George Wallace, the former Democratic governor of Alabama, ran as an independent and carried five states.
 
In the presidential election, former Vice President and Republican nominee Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic candidate and sitting Vice President, Hubert Humphrey.  Notably, George Wallace, the former Democratic governor of Alabama, ran as an independent and carried five states.
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===National Results===
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===Results by State===
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====Alabama====
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:200px"| '''Presidential Candidate'''
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|style="width:200px"| '''Vice Presidential Candidate'''
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|style="width:200px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:40px"|'''Vote %'''
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|style="width:40px"|'''Electoral Votes'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/American Independent}}|
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| George Wallace
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| American Independent
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|style="text-align:right"|
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|style="text-align:center"|%
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|10
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Hubert Humphrey
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| Edmund S. Muskie
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|
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|style="text-align:center"|%
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|
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| Richard Nixon
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| Spiro Agnew
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| -
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|style="text-align:right"|
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|style="text-align:center"|%
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|
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| -
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| -
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|style="text-align:right"|
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|style="text-align:center"|%
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|
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|-
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|}
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====Alaska====
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:200px"| '''Presidential Candidate'''
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|style="width:200px"| '''Vice Presidential Candidate'''
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|style="width:200px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:40px"|'''Vote %'''
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|style="width:40px"|'''Electoral Votes'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| Richard Nixon
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| Spiro Agnew
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|37,600
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|style="text-align:center"|%
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|3
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Hubert Humphrey
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| Edmund S. Muskie
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|35,411
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|style="text-align:center"|%
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/American Independent}}|
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| George Wallace
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| American Independent
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|style="text-align:right"|10,024
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|style="text-align:center"|%
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|-
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|}
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====Arizona====
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====Arkansas====
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====California====
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====Colorado====
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====Connecticut====
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====Delaware====
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====District of Columbia====
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====Florida====
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====Georgia====
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====Hawaii====
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====Idaho====
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====Illinois====
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====Indiana====
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====Iowa====
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====Kansas====
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====Kentucky====
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====Louisiana====
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====Maine====
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====Maryland====
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====Massachusetts====
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====Michigan====
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====Minnesota====
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====Mississippi====
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====Missouri====
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====Montana====
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====Nebraska====
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====Nevada====
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====New Hampshire====
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====New Jersey====
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====New Mexico====
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====New York====
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====North Carolina====
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====North Dakota====
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====Ohio====
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====Oklahoma====
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====Oregon====
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====Pennsylvania====
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====South Carolina====
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====South Dakota====
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====Tennessee====
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====Texas====
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====Utah====
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====Vermont====
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====Virginia====
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====Washington====
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====West Virginia====
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====Wisconsin====
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====Wyoming====
  
 
==U.S. Senate==
 
==U.S. Senate==
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===Alabama===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Senatorial Candidate'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''Vote %'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Jim Allen
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|638,774
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|70%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| Perry Hooper
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|201,227
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|22%
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Robert P. Schwenn
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| National Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|72,699
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|8%
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|-
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|}
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[[Democratic Party|Democratic]] '''Hold'''
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===Alaska===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Senatorial Candidate'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''Vote %'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Mike Gravel
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|36,527
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|45%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| Elmer E. Rasmuson
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|30,286
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|37%
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/No Party}}|
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| Ernest J. Gruening*
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| Write-in
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|style="text-align:right"|14,118
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|17%
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|-
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|}
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[[Democratic Party|Democratic]] '''Hold'''
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===Arizona===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Senatorial Candidate'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''Vote %'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| Barry Goldwater
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|274,607
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|57%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Roy Elson
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|205,338
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|43%
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|-
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|}
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[[Republican Party|Republican]] '''Gain'''
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===Arkansas===
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===California===
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===Colorado===
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===Connecticut===
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===Florida===
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===Georgia===
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===Hawaii===
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===Idaho===
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===Illinois===
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===Indiana===
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===Iowa===
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===Kansas===
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===Kentucky===
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===Louisiana===
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===Maryland===
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===Missouri===
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===Nevada===
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===New Hampshire===
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===New York===
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===North Carolina===
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===North Dakota===
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===Ohio===
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===Oklahoma===
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===Oregon===
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===Pennsylvania===
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===South Carolina===
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===South Dakota===
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===Utah===
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===Vermont===
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===Washington===
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===Wisconsin===
  
 
==Governors==
 
==Governors==

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The 1968 United States general election was held on November 5 of that year.

Presidential Election

Results by state with electoral votes. Blue represents Nixon states, red Humphrey states, and green Wallace states. One Nixon elector in North Carolina voted for Wallace.

In the presidential election, former Vice President and Republican nominee Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic candidate and sitting Vice President, Hubert Humphrey. Notably, George Wallace, the former Democratic governor of Alabama, ran as an independent and carried five states.

National Results

Results by State

Alabama

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Party Votes Vote % Electoral Votes Won
George Wallace American Independent % 10 Yes check.png
Hubert Humphrey Edmund S. Muskie Democratic %
Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew - %
Others - - %

Alaska

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Party Votes Vote % Electoral Votes Won
Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew Republican 37,600 % 3 Yes check.png
Hubert Humphrey Edmund S. Muskie Democratic 35,411 %
George Wallace American Independent 10,024 %

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. Senate

Alabama

Senatorial Candidate Party Votes Vote % Won
Jim Allen Democratic 638,774 70% Yes check.png
Perry Hooper Republican 201,227 22%
Robert P. Schwenn National Democratic 72,699 8%

Democratic Hold

Alaska

Senatorial Candidate Party Votes Vote % Won
Mike Gravel Democratic 36,527 45% Yes check.png
Elmer E. Rasmuson Republican 30,286 37%
Ernest J. Gruening* Write-in 14,118 17%

Democratic Hold

Arizona

Senatorial Candidate Party Votes Vote % Won
Barry Goldwater Republican 274,607 57% Yes check.png
Roy Elson Democratic 205,338 43%

Republican Gain

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Missouri

Nevada

New Hampshire

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Utah

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

Governors

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