United States presidential election in California, 1968

United States presidential election in California, 1968

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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 40 0 0 Popular vote 3,467,664 3,244,318 487,270 Percentage 47.82% 44.74% 6.72%
County Results   Humphrey—50-60%   Humphrey—<50%   Nixon—<50%   Nixon—50-60%   Nixon—60-70%
President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1968 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey.

Nixon is the last Republican candidate to carry Santa Cruz County by a majority of the popular vote, although Republicans in 1972 and 1980 carried the county by plurality, whilst Humphrey is the last Democrat to carry Kings County.