United States presidential election in Missouri, 1968

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1968

November 5, 1968
Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state New York[1] Minnesota Alabama Running mate Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay Electoral vote 12 0 0 Popular vote 811,932 791,444 206,126 Percentage 44.87% 43.74% 11.39%
President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President of the United States.

Former Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, narrowly won the state with 811,932 votes and 44.87 percent of the vote, with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic nominee, taking 791,444 votes and 43.74 percent of the vote, followed by American Independent George Wallace, who took 206,126 votes and 11.39 percent of the vote. Most of Wallace's votes came from southeastern Missouri. ^[2]

References

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

Elections in Missouri
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