United States presidential election in Virginia, 1968

United States presidential election in Virginia, 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 12 0 0 Popular vote 590,319 442,387 320,272 Percentage 43.4% 32.5% 23.6%
County results Humphrey   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   70-80% Nixon   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% 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 Virginia took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President of the United States.

Virginia was won by former Vice-President Richard Nixon of New York with 43.41% of the vote, who was running against incumbent Vice-President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and former Alabama Governor George Wallace. Nixon also won the national election with 43.42% of the vote. Regardless, all candidates had strong regional support in the state; Nixon's votes came mostly from Northern Virginia and the Appalachian Mountain areas, while Humphrey's votes were mainly from the Tidewater region. Wallace received the most votes in the Southern Virginia counties.

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