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United States Presidential Election 1968 | ||||
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November 5, 1968 | ||||
Turnout | 62.0 | |||
Nominee | Hubert Humphrey | Richard Nixon | George Wallace | |
Party | Democratic | Republican | Independent | |
Home state | Minnesota | California | Alabama | |
Running mate | Edmund Muskie | Spiro Agnew | Curtis LeMay | |
Electoral vote | 270 | 223 | 45 | |
States carried | 18+DC | 27 | 5 | |
Percentage | 43.0 | 42.6 | 13.0 | |
The United States Presidential Election of 1968 was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey narrowly defeated Richard Nixon to become elected the 37th president of the United States of America.