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The '''1968 United States presidential election in Montana''' took place on November 5, 1968, |
The '''1968 United States presidential election in Montana''' took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the [[United States presidential election, 1968|1968 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. |
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'''[[Montana]]''' voted for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, former Vice President [[Richard Nixon]], over the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Hubert Humphrey]]. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01 percent. A third party candidate, former [[Governor of Alabama|Alabama Governor]] [[George Wallace]], won 7.29 per of the vote, not insubstantial for a third-party candidate. |
'''[[Montana]]''' voted for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, former Vice President [[Richard Nixon]], over the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Hubert Humphrey]]. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01 percent. A third party candidate, former [[Governor of Alabama|Alabama Governor]] [[George Wallace]], won 7.29 per of the vote, not insubstantial for a third-party candidate. |
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The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Montana voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01 percent. A third party candidate, former Alabama Governor George Wallace, won 7.29 per of the vote, not insubstantial for a third-party candidate.
As of 2017, this remains the last occasion the Democratic presidential nominee has carried Jefferson County,[2] where Humphrey won a 22-vote plurality.
Results
| United States presidential election in Montana, 1968[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 138,835 | 50.60% | 4 | |
| Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 114,117 | 41.59% | 0 | |
| American Independent | George Wallace | 20,015 | 7.29% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | E. Harold Munn | 510 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| New Reform | No Candidate | 470 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Militant Workers | Fred Halstead | 457 | 0.17% | 0 | |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Montana
