United States presidential election in California, 1968
Main article: United States presidential election, 1968
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The 1968 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1968 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
Nixon is the last Republican candidate to carry Santa Cruz County by a majority of the popular vote (Although Republicans in 1972 and 1980 carried the county by plurality), while Humphrey is the last Democrat to carry Kings County.
Results
United States presidential election in California, 1968[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Richard Nixon | 3,467,664 | 47.82% | 40 | |
Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 3,244,318 | 44.74% | 0 | |
American Independent | George Wallace | 487,270 | 6.72% | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | Eldridge Cleaver | 27,707 | 0.38% | 0 | |
No party | Eugene McCarthy (write-in) | 20,721 | 0.29% | 0 | |
No party | Dick Gregory (write-in) | 3,230 | 0.04% | 0 | |
No party | Henning A. Blomen (write-in) | 341 | 0.00% | 0 | |
No party | Charlene Mitchell (write-in) | 260 | 0.00% | 0 | |
No party | E. Harold Munn (write-in) | 59 | 0.00% | 0 | |
No party | Write-ins | 17 | 0.00% | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
Totals | 7,251,587 | 100.00% | 40 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
Results by county
County | Nixon | Votes | Humphrey | Votes | Wallace | Votes | Others | Votes |
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Mono | 64.28% | 1,130 | 26.45% | 465 | 8.87% | 156 | 0.40% | 7 |
Orange | 63.14% | 314,905 | 29.85% | 148,869 | 6.62% | 33,034 | 0.38% | 1,899 |
Sutter | 59.57% | 8,665 | 31.79% | 4,624 | 8.44% | 1,228 | 0.19% | 28 |
Alpine | 59.29% | 150 | 32.81% | 83 | 7.91% | 20 | 0.00% | 0 |
Butte | 56.68% | 22,225 | 32.87% | 12,887 | 9.92% | 3,891 | 0.53% | 208 |
San Diego | 56.26% | 261,540 | 36.07% | 167,669 | 7.17% | 33,340 | 0.50% | 2,314 |
Inyo | 54.45% | 3,641 | 34.60% | 2,314 | 10.68% | 714 | 0.27% | 18 |
Glenn | 53.91% | 3,848 | 34.55% | 2,466 | 11.32% | 808 | 0.22% | 16 |
Santa Barbara | 53.59% | 50,068 | 40.21% | 37,565 | 5.44% | 5,083 | 0.75% | 704 |
Imperial | 52.91% | 10,818 | 36.59% | 7,481 | 10.27% | 2,100 | 0.23% | 47 |
Riverside | 52.90% | 83,414 | 38.78% | 61,146 | 7.88% | 12,432 | 0.43% | 678 |
Modoc | 52.43% | 1,713 | 38.69% | 1,264 | 8.69% | 284 | 0.18% | 6 |
Tulare | 52.17% | 29,314 | 39.47% | 22,180 | 8.15% | 4,580 | 0.20% | 115 |
Calaveras | 52.16% | 3,042 | 36.59% | 2,134 | 11.03% | 643 | 0.22% | 13 |
Colusa | 51.58% | 2,361 | 40.59% | 1,858 | 7.52% | 344 | 0.31% | 14 |
Nevada | 51.39% | 6,061 | 39.06% | 4,607 | 9.14% | 1,078 | 0.41% | 48 |
Ventura | 51.35% | 59,705 | 41.11% | 47,794 | 7.08% | 8,234 | 0.45% | 528 |
San Luis Obispo | 51.27% | 19,420 | 41.78% | 15,828 | 6.38% | 2,416 | 0.57% | 217 |
Santa Cruz | 50.79% | 25,365 | 41.03% | 20,492 | 6.94% | 34,65 | 1.25% | 622 |
Monterey | 50.16% | 33,670 | 42.10% | 28,261 | 7.15% | 4,800 | 0.59% | 393 |
San Bernardino | 50.07% | 111,974 | 39.99% | 89,418 | 9.47% | 21,187 | 0.46% | 1,037 |
Marin | 50.05% | 41,422 | 43.84% | 36,278 | 4.59% | 3,801 | 1.52% | 1,254 |
Mariposa | 49.92% | 1,496 | 39.61% | 1,187 | 10.08% | 302 | 0.40% | 12 |
El Dorado | 49.00% | 7,468 | 39.72% | 6,054 | 11.00% | 1,676 | 0.28% | 43 |
Lake | 49.00% | 4,464 | 41.46% | 3,777 | 9.20% | 838 | 0.35% | 32 |
Sonoma | 48.79% | 38,088 | 43.03% | 33,587 | 7.53% | 5,875 | 0.65% | 509 |
Yuba | 48.17% | 5,371 | 40.01% | 4,461 | 11.62% | 1,296 | 0.20% | 22 |
San Joaquin | 47.97% | 47,293 | 42.68% | 42,073 | 9.05% | 8,923 | 0.30% | 300 |
Los Angeles | 47.65% | 1,266,480 | 46.02% | 1,223,251 | 5.68% | 151,050 | 0.65% | 17,201 |
San Benito | 47.54% | 2,961 | 45.10% | 2,809 | 7.18% | 447 | 0.19% | 12 |
Tuolumne | 47.48% | 4,330 | 42.91% | 3,913 | 9.49% | 865 | 0.12% | 11 |
Tehama | 47.26% | 5,198 | 41.50% | 4,565 | 11.06% | 1,216 | 0.18% | 20 |
Kern | 46.61% | 53,990 | 42.55% | 49,284 | 10.63% | 12,309 | 0.21% | 249 |
Mendocino | 46.39% | 8,305 | 44.32% | 7,935 | 8.68% | 1,554 | 0.61% | 110 |
Del Norte | 46.19% | 2,387 | 43.27% | 2,236 | 9.58% | 495 | 0.97% | 50 |
Humboldt | 46.17% | 16,719 | 45.50% | 16,476 | 7.62% | 2,759 | 0.72% | 260 |
Siskiyou | 46.13% | 6,334 | 45.59% | 6,260 | 7.92% | 1,088 | 0.36% | 50 |
Sierra | 45.93% | 548 | 46.86% | 559 | 7.12% | 85 | 0.08% | 1 |
Santa Clara | 45.61% | 163,446 | 48.42% | 173,511 | 5.23% | 18,754 | 0.74% | 2,656 |
Stanislaus | 45.45% | 29,573 | 48.13% | 31,316 | 6.11% | 3,973 | 0.31% | 201 |
Contra Costa | 44.53% | 97,486 | 46.44% | 101,668 | 8.37% | 18,330 | 0.65% | 1,433 |
Napa | 43.76% | 14,270 | 45.27% | 14,762 | 10.66% | 3,476 | 0.32% | 104 |
San Mateo | 43.72% | 98,654 | 47.20% | 106,519 | 6.52% | 14,720 | 2.56% | 5,775 |
Fresno | 43.60% | 59,901 | 47.42% | 65,153 | 8.22% | 11,292 | 0.76% | 1,050 |
Madera | 43.55% | 6,229 | 48.47% | 6,932 | 7.83% | 1,120 | 0.15% | 22 |
Trinity | 43.12% | 1,426 | 43.33% | 1,433 | 13.06% | 432 | 0.48% | 16 |
Kings | 43.07% | 7,796 | 47.75% | 8,643 | 9.06% | 1,640 | 0.12% | 22 |
Placer | 42.64% | 12,427 | 48.21% | 14,050 | 8.83% | 2,574 | 0.32% | 93 |
Amador | 42.10% | 2,269 | 45.27% | 2,440 | 12.24% | 660 | 0.39% | 21 |
Sacramento | 41.66% | 97,177 | 50.92% | 118,769 | 6.98% | 16,269 | 0.44% | 1,031 |
Lassen | 41.06% | 2,553 | 47.12% | 2,930 | 11.45% | 712 | 0.37% | 23 |
Merced | 40.90% | 11,595 | 50.98% | 14,453 | 7.93% | 2,248 | 0.19% | 53 |
Shasta | 40.44% | 11,821 | 49.64% | 14,510 | 9.63% | 2,815 | 0.29% | 84 |
Yolo | 38.41% | 11,123 | 54.67% | 15,833 | 6.02% | 1,742 | 0.90% | 262 |
Alameda | 37.63% | 153,285 | 53.90% | 219,545 | 6.98% | 28,426 | 1.50% | 6,093 |
Plumas | 37.37% | 2,097 | 52.77% | 2,961 | 9.43% | 529 | 0.43% | 24 |
Solano | 34.71% | 17,683 | 53.52% | 27,271 | 11.40% | 5,810 | 0.37% | 188 |
San Francisco | 33.66% | 100,970 | 59.18% | 177,509 | 5.78% | 17,332 | 1.38% | 4,136 |
References
- ↑ "1968 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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