United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1968

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1968

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Nominee Richard M. Nixon George Wallace Hubert Humphrey Party Republican American Independent Democratic Home state New York Alabama Minnesota Running mate Spiro T. Agnew Curtis LeMay Edmund Muskie Electoral vote 12 1 0 Popular vote 627,192 496,188 464,113 Percentage 39.5% 31.3% 29.2%
County results Humphrey   30-40%   40-50%   50-60% Nixon   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Wallace   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%
President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Humphrey

Nixon

Wallace

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 5, 1968 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

The vote in North Carolina was split three ways, between Republican nominee Richard Nixon, Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey, and American Independent Party nominee George Wallace. Nixon won the state, with 39.5% of the vote, while Wallace's 31.3% pushed Humphrey into third on 29.2%. Nixon won twelve of the state's electoral votes, while one faithless elector that had been pledged to Nixon voted instead for Wallace.

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