1968 U.S. General Election
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The 1968 United States general election was held on November 5 of that year.
Presidential Election
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.
U.S. Senate
Alabama
Senatorial Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % | Won | |
Jim Allen | Democratic | 638,774 | 70% | ||
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% | ||
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% | ||
Roy Elson | Democratic | 205,338 | 43% |