United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1968

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1968

November 5, 1968

Nominee Richard M. Nixon George Wallace Hubert Humphrey Party Republican American Independent Democratic Home state California 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%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President 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.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1968[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon	627,192	39.51%	12
	American Independent	George Wallace	496,188	31.26%	1
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	464,113	29.24%	0
Totals			1,587,493	100.0%	13
Voter turnout					—

References

1. Leip, Dave (2005). "1968 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina". US Election Atlas. Retrieved 22 July 2011.