United States presidential election in Montana, 1968

United States presidential election in Montana, 1968
Montana
November 5, 1968
 
Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace
Party Republican Democratic American Independent
Home state California Minnesota Alabama
Running mate Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 138,835 114,117 378,582
Percentage 50.60% 41.59% 7.97%

County results
President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

 Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elections in Montana

The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana 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 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%. A third party candidate, former Alabama Governor George Wallace, played a significant role by winning 7.29% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential [1]
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

  1. ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html