United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1968

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1968

November 5, 1968

Nominee Richard Nixon George Wallace Hubert Humphrey Party Republican American Independent Democratic Home state California Alabama Minnesota Running mate Spiro Agnew Curtis LeMay Edmund Muskie Electoral vote 8 0 0 Popular vote 254,062 215,430 197,486 Percentage 38.1% 32.3% 29.6%

County Results   Nixon — >30%   Nixon — >40%   Nixon — >50%   Wallace — >30%   Wallace — >40%   Wallace — >50%   Humphrey — >30%   Humphrey — >40%   Humphrey — >50%

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

The 1968 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

South Carolina voted more or less equally for the candidates, resulting in Republican candidate Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Kansas receiving a plurality of the votes as opposed to a majority.

Nixon carried South Carolina with 38.09% of the vote to American Independent Party candidate George Wallace’s 32.30% and Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey's 29.61%, a victory margin of 5.79%.^[1][2]

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1968[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon	254,062	38.09%	8
	American Independent Party	George Wallace	215,430	32.30%	0
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	197,486	29.61%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	4	0.00%	0
Totals			666,978	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					-

References

1. "1968 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
2. Woolley, John; Peters, Gehard. "1968 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 26 August 2016.