United States presidential election in New York, 1968

United States presidential election in New York, 1968

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon George Wallace Party Democratic Republican Courage Home state Minnesota New York Alabama Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew Curtis LeMay Electoral vote 43 0 0 Popular vote 3,378,470 3,007,932 358,864 Percentage 49.76% 44.30% 5.29%
County Results   Humphrey—70-80%   Humphrey—60-70%   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 New York took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. New York voters chose forty three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

New York was won by incumbent Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who was running against former Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. Hubert Humphrey ran with Maine Senator Edmund Muskie for Vice President, and Nixon ran with Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew. Alabama Governor George Wallace ran a strong third-party insurgent campaign as a Southern populist with his American Independent Party.

Humphrey took 49.76% of the vote to Nixon's 44.30%, a victory margin of 5.46%. Wallace, a mostly Southern-oriented candidate, came in a distant third with 5.29%.