United States presidential election in Wisconsin, 1968

United States presidential election in Wisconsin, 1968
Wisconsin
November 5, 1968

 
Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace
Party Republican Democratic American Independent
Home state New York Minnesota Alabama
Running mate Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay
Electoral vote 12 0 0
Popular vote 809,997 748,804 127,835
Percentage 47.89% 44.27% 7.56%

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1968. Wisconsin voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon won the state with 48% of the popular vote, winning Wisconsin's twelve electoral votes.[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Wisconsin, 1968
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon 809,997 47.89% 12
Democratic Hubert Humphrey 748,804 44.27% 0
American Independent George Wallace 127,835 7.56% 0
Socialist Labor Henning A. Blomen 1,338 0.08% 0
Socialist Workers Fred Halstead 1,222 0.07% 0
Totals 1,689,196 100.0% 12

References

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