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1968 United States presidential election in Montana
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1968 United States presidential election in Montana |
| country | Montana |
| flag_year | 1905 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1964 United States presidential election in Montana |
| previous_year | 1964 |
| next_election | 1972 United States presidential election in Montana |
| next_year | 1972 |
| election_date | |
| image_size | 140x140px |
| image1 | Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg |
| nominee1 | **Richard Nixon** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | New York |
| running_mate1 | **Spiro Agnew** |
| electoral_vote1 | **4** |
| popular_vote1 | **138,835** |
| percentage1 | **50.60%** |
| image2 | Hubert Humphrey in New York, 1968 (3x4 crop).jpg |
| nominee2 | Hubert Humphrey |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | Minnesota |
| running_mate2 | Edmund Muskie |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 114,117 |
| percentage2 | 41.59% |
| image3 | George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg |
| nominee3 | George Wallace |
| party3 | American Independent Party |
| colour3 | ff9955 |
| home_state3 | Alabama |
| running_mate3 | Marvin Griffin |
| electoral_vote3 | 0 |
| popular_vote3 | 20,015 |
| percentage3 | 7.29% |
| map_image | 350px |
| map_size | 350px |
| map_caption | County results |
| title | President |
| before_election | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Richard Nixon |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Main article: 1968 United States presidential election
Nixon Humphrey The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose four 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, won 7.29% of the vote, or 20,015 raw votes, the highest percentage for a 3rd party candidate in the state since Robert M. La Follette in 1924, and would not be surpassed or equaled until Independent John B. Anderson in 1980, who went on to receive 8.05% of the vote, or 29,281 raw votes. Wallace was most successful in the mountain regions, which have a tradition of hostility to Washington D.C. interference, and also to Northeastern big business. Wallace possessed little appeal in heavily German and Scandinavian Plains regions.
Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Montana would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992. However, Montana would return to being a Republican leaning state afterwards.
, this remains the last occasion the Democratic presidential nominee has carried Jefferson County, where Humphrey won a 22-vote plurality.
Results
| 1968 United States presidential election in Montana | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Republican** | **Richard Nixon** | **138,835** | **50.60%** | **4** | |
| Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 114,117 | 41.59% | 0 | |
| American | 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 | |
| **Totals** | **274,404** | **100.00%** | **4** |
Results by county
| County | Richard Nixon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hubert Humphrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic | George Wallace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | Various candidates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 138,835 | 50.60% | 114,117 | 41.59% | 20,015 | 7.29% | 1,437 | 0.52% | 24,718 | 9.01% | 274,404 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beaverhead | 1,896 | 61.04% | 853 | 27.46% | 357 | 11.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,043 | 33.58% | 3,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Big Horn | 1,789 | 53.87% | 1,319 | 39.72% | 209 | 6.29% | 4 | 0.12% | 470 | 14.15% | 3,321 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blaine | 1,291 | 48.63% | 1,198 | 45.12% | 165 | 6.21% | 1 | 0.04% | 93 | 3.51% | 2,655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadwater | 671 | 54.29% | 439 | 35.52% | 125 | 10.11% | 1 | 0.08% | 232 | 18.77% | 1,236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon | 1,972 | 54.98% | 1,353 | 37.72% | 258 | 7.19% | 4 | 0.11% | 619 | 17.26% | 3,587 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carter | 624 | 62.21% | 269 | 26.82% | 110 | 10.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 355 | 35.39% | 1,003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cascade | 11,588 | 43.23% | 13,507 | 50.39% | 1,539 | 5.74% | 169 | 0.63% | -1,919 | -7.16% | 26,803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chouteau | 1,695 | 53.66% | 1,216 | 38.49% | 247 | 7.82% | 1 | 0.03% | 479 | 15.17% | 3,159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Custer | 2,831 | 58.06% | 1,760 | 36.10% | 275 | 5.64% | 10 | 0.21% | 1,071 | 21.96% | 4,876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniels | 826 | 52.15% | 688 | 43.43% | 69 | 4.36% | 1 | 0.06% | 138 | 8.72% | 1,584 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawson | 2,650 | 58.01% | 1,695 | 37.11% | 220 | 4.82% | 3 | 0.07% | 955 | 20.90% | 4,568 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deer Lodge | 1,554 | 25.58% | 4,208 | 69.28% | 308 | 5.07% | 4 | 0.07% | -2,654 | -43.70% | 6,074 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fallon | 990 | 63.26% | 477 | 30.48% | 97 | 6.20% | 1 | 0.06% | 513 | 32.78% | 1,565 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fergus | 3,367 | 55.59% | 2,070 | 34.18% | 616 | 10.17% | 4 | 0.07% | 1,297 | 21.41% | 6,057 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flathead | 7,215 | 51.54% | 5,253 | 37.52% | 1,524 | 10.89% | 8 | 0.06% | 1,962 | 14.02% | 14,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gallatin | 7,433 | 62.06% | 3,818 | 31.88% | 706 | 5.89% | 21 | 0.18% | 3,615 | 30.18% | 11,978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garfield | 542 | 64.22% | 190 | 22.51% | 112 | 13.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 352 | 41.71% | 844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glacier | 1,643 | 44.76% | 1,723 | 46.94% | 295 | 8.04% | 10 | 0.27% | -80 | -2.18% | 3,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Golden Valley | 332 | 60.04% | 194 | 35.08% | 26 | 4.70% | 1 | 0.18% | 138 | 24.96% | 553 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Granite | 626 | 49.56% | 502 | 39.75% | 135 | 10.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 124 | 9.81% | 1,263 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hill | 2,970 | 44.53% | 3,386 | 50.77% | 305 | 4.57% | 8 | 0.12% | -416 | -6.24% | 6,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 798 | 45.06% | 820 | 46.30% | 152 | 8.58% | 1 | 0.06% | -22 | -1.24% | 1,771 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judith Basin | 804 | 53.03% | 606 | 39.97% | 106 | 6.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 198 | 13.06% | 1,516 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 3,358 | 55.98% | 1,956 | 32.61% | 679 | 11.32% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,402 | 23.37% | 5,999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis and Clark | 7,979 | 56.53% | 5,379 | 38.11% | 723 | 5.12% | 34 | 0.24% | 2,600 | 18.42% | 14,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 670 | 58.57% | 390 | 34.09% | 83 | 7.26% | 1 | 0.09% | 280 | 24.48% | 1,144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,355 | 40.55% | 2,677 | 46.10% | 765 | 13.17% | 10 | 0.17% | -322 | -5.55% | 5,807 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCone | 733 | 52.17% | 589 | 41.92% | 82 | 5.84% | 1 | 0.07% | 144 | 10.25% | 1,405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison | 1,289 | 56.39% | 734 | 32.11% | 261 | 11.42% | 2 | 0.09% | 555 | 24.28% | 2,286 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meagher | 543 | 62.92% | 218 | 25.26% | 102 | 11.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 | 37.66% | 863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral | 483 | 41.32% | 576 | 49.27% | 108 | 9.24% | 2 | 0.17% | -93 | -7.95% | 1,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missoula | 9,745 | 48.02% | 8,398 | 41.39% | 1,638 | 8.07% | 511 | 2.52% | 1,347 | 6.63% | 20,292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Musselshell | 953 | 51.15% | 795 | 42.67% | 111 | 5.96% | 4 | 0.21% | 158 | 8.48% | 1,863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Park | 3,063 | 57.36% | 1,815 | 33.99% | 460 | 8.61% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,248 | 23.37% | 5,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Petroleum | 211 | 62.99% | 98 | 29.25% | 26 | 7.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 113 | 33.74% | 335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 1,353 | 51.41% | 1,100 | 41.79% | 177 | 6.72% | 2 | 0.08% | 253 | 9.62% | 2,632 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pondera | 1,530 | 52.98% | 1,149 | 39.79% | 205 | 7.10% | 4 | 0.14% | 381 | 13.19% | 2,888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Powder River | 699 | 64.96% | 258 | 23.98% | 118 | 10.97% | 1 | 0.09% | 441 | 40.98% | 1,076 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Powell | 1,301 | 47.50% | 1,206 | 44.03% | 231 | 8.43% | 1 | 0.04% | 95 | 3.47% | 2,739 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie | 635 | 67.77% | 270 | 28.82% | 30 | 3.20% | 2 | 0.21% | 365 | 38.95% | 937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ravalli | 3,183 | 53.25% | 2,080 | 34.80% | 709 | 11.86% | 5 | 0.08% | 1,103 | 18.45% | 5,977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richland | 2,381 | 59.29% | 1,399 | 34.84% | 228 | 5.68% | 8 | 0.20% | 982 | 24.45% | 4,016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 1,947 | 50.12% | 1,771 | 45.59% | 162 | 4.17% | 5 | 0.13% | 176 | 4.53% | 3,885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosebud | 1,190 | 56.42% | 711 | 33.71% | 204 | 9.67% | 4 | 0.19% | 479 | 22.71% | 2,109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanders | 1,459 | 48.70% | 1,242 | 41.46% | 292 | 9.75% | 3 | 0.10% | 217 | 7.24% | 2,996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheridan | 1,180 | 45.81% | 1,275 | 49.50% | 115 | 4.46% | 6 | 0.23% | -95 | -3.69% | 2,576 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver Bow | 5,488 | 27.98% | 12,626 | 64.36% | 1,120 | 5.71% | 383 | 1.95% | -7,138 | -36.38% | 19,617 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stillwater | 1,347 | 61.20% | 676 | 30.71% | 177 | 8.04% | 1 | 0.05% | 671 | 30.49% | 2,201 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweet Grass | 1,043 | 70.00% | 336 | 22.55% | 110 | 7.38% | 1 | 0.07% | 707 | 47.45% | 1,490 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teton | 1,697 | 54.58% | 1,228 | 39.50% | 179 | 5.76% | 5 | 0.16% | 469 | 15.08% | 3,109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toole | 1,407 | 51.96% | 1,048 | 38.70% | 249 | 9.19% | 4 | 0.15% | 359 | 13.26% | 2,708 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasure | 298 | 56.55% | 188 | 35.67% | 41 | 7.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | 20.88% | 527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley | 2,290 | 49.44% | 1,926 | 41.58% | 393 | 8.48% | 23 | 0.50% | 364 | 7.86% | 4,632 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheatland | 673 | 51.77% | 525 | 40.38% | 101 | 7.77% | 1 | 0.08% | 148 | 11.39% | 1,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wibaux | 347 | 52.98% | 252 | 38.47% | 56 | 8.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 95 | 14.51% | 655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yellowstone | 19,898 | 58.77% | 11,682 | 34.50% | 2,124 | 6.27% | 153 | 0.45% | 8,216 | 24.27% | 33,857 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Big Horn
- Blaine
- Carbon
- Chouteau
- Custer
- Daniels
- Dawson
- Fergus
- Flathead
- Golden Valley
- Granite
- Judith Basin
- Lake
- Liberty
- Lewis and Clark
- McCone
- Missoula
- Musselshell
- Park
- Petroleum
- Phillips
- Pondera
- Powell
- Ravalli
- Richland
- Roosevelt
- Rosebud
- Sanders
- Teton
- Toole
- Treasure
- Valley
- Wheatland
- Wibaux
- Yellowstone
Notes
References
References
- Phillips, Kevin P.; ''The Emerging Republican Majority'', p. 471 {{ISBN. 978-0-691-16324-6
- Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
- Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=30&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Montana]
- Murray, Frank. (1968). "Official Montana General Election Returns: November 5, 1968".
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