1968 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

The 1968 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1968 as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1968 United States presidential election

1968 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

November 5, 1968

Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state New York[1] 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%

County Results Nixon   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Humphrey   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Wisconsin was won by Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon with 48% of the popular vote and winning the states twelve electoral votes.[2]

Results

1968 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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

1. Although he was born in California and he served as a U.S. Senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon's official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon's home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election.
2. "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Wisconsin". Retrieved August 19, 2016.