Election in North Dakota
1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota
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| | | | Nominee | Richard Nixon | Hubert Humphrey | George Wallace | Party | Republican | Democratic-NPL | Independent | Alliance | | | American Independent | Home state | New York[a] | Minnesota | Alabama | Running mate | Spiro Agnew | Edmund Muskie | Curtis LeMay | Electoral vote | 4 | 0 | 0 | Popular vote | 138,669 | 94,769 | 14,244 | Percentage | 55.94% | 38.23% | 5.75% | |
County Results Nixon 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | Humphrey 40-50% 50-60% | |
President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic | Elected President Richard Nixon Republican | |
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The 1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 5, 1968, as 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.[2]
North Dakota was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (Republican Party, New York), with 55.94% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (Democratic Party, Minnesota), with 38.23% of the popular vote, a 17.71% margin of victory. Independent candidate George Wallace received 5.75% of the popular vote.[3][4] North Dakota was Nixon's fourth strongest state after Nebraska, Idaho and Utah.[5]
This is the last election in which North Dakota had four electoral college votes; it lost its 2nd district due to reapportionment based on the 1970 Census.
Results
Results by county
County[6] | Richard Nixon Republican | Hubert Humphrey Democratic-NPL | George Wallace Independent | Fred Halstead Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast |
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
Adams | 1,020 | 57.27% | 641 | 35.99% | 116 | 6.51% | 1 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.17% | 379 | 21.28% | 1,781 |
Barnes | 3,831 | 56.30% | 2,623 | 38.55% | 348 | 5.11% | 1 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,208 | 17.75% | 6,805 |
Benson | 1,707 | 46.86% | 1,772 | 48.64% | 164 | 4.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -65 | -1.78% | 3,643 |
Billings | 395 | 61.91% | 174 | 27.27% | 69 | 10.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 221 | 34.64% | 638 |
Bottineau | 2,633 | 60.06% | 1,520 | 34.67% | 230 | 5.25% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,113 | 25.39% | 4,384 |
Bowman | 927 | 56.46% | 559 | 34.04% | 156 | 9.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 368 | 22.42% | 1,642 |
Burke | 1,239 | 56.83% | 808 | 37.06% | 132 | 6.06% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 431 | 19.77% | 2,180 |
Burleigh | 10,661 | 64.03% | 5,139 | 30.87% | 818 | 4.91% | 25 | 0.15% | 6 | 0.04% | 5,522 | 33.16% | 16,649 |
Cass | 15,240 | 55.88% | 10,819 | 39.67% | 1,167 | 4.28% | 33 | 0.12% | 12 | 0.04% | 4,421 | 16.21% | 27,271 |
Cavalier | 1,953 | 50.85% | 1,631 | 42.46% | 257 | 6.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 322 | 8.39% | 3,841 |
Dickey | 2,087 | 62.34% | 1,098 | 32.80% | 161 | 4.81% | 2 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 989 | 29.54% | 3,348 |
Divide | 1,032 | 50.39% | 914 | 44.63% | 102 | 4.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 118 | 5.76% | 2,048 |
Dunn | 1,207 | 56.17% | 772 | 35.92% | 169 | 7.86% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 435 | 20.25% | 2,149 |
Eddy | 1,018 | 51.10% | 893 | 44.83% | 76 | 3.82% | 3 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.10% | 125 | 6.27% | 1,992 |
Emmons | 1,991 | 65.04% | 756 | 24.70% | 311 | 10.16% | 2 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,235 | 40.34% | 3,061 |
Foster | 1,119 | 52.31% | 897 | 41.94% | 123 | 5.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 222 | 10.37% | 2,139 |
Golden Valley | 735 | 61.30% | 348 | 29.02% | 115 | 9.59% | 1 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 387 | 32.28% | 1,199 |
Grand Forks | 9,802 | 52.00% | 7,695 | 40.82% | 1,332 | 7.07% | 18 | 0.10% | 2 | 0.01% | 2,107 | 11.18% | 18,849 |
Grant | 1,648 | 71.78% | 488 | 21.25% | 157 | 6.84% | 2 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,160 | 50.53% | 2,296 |
Griggs | 1,110 | 49.84% | 1,008 | 45.26% | 109 | 4.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 102 | 4.58% | 2,227 |
Hettinger | 1,424 | 63.97% | 638 | 28.66% | 163 | 7.32% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 786 | 35.31% | 2,226 |
Kidder | 1,204 | 61.84% | 548 | 28.15% | 192 | 9.86% | 1 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.10% | 656 | 33.69% | 1,947 |
LaMoure | 2,008 | 57.90% | 1,269 | 36.59% | 189 | 5.45% | 2 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 739 | 21.31% | 3,468 |
Logan | 1,416 | 70.45% | 459 | 22.84% | 135 | 6.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 957 | 47.61% | 2,010 |
McHenry | 2,226 | 54.21% | 1,595 | 38.85% | 281 | 6.84% | 3 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.02% | 631 | 15.36% | 4,106 |
McIntosh | 2,258 | 82.65% | 342 | 12.52% | 129 | 4.72% | 3 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,916 | 70.13% | 2,732 |
McKenzie | 1,625 | 59.63% | 935 | 34.31% | 164 | 6.02% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 690 | 25.32% | 2,725 |
McLean | 2,764 | 54.95% | 2,050 | 40.76% | 216 | 4.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 714 | 14.19% | 5,030 |
Mercer | 2,039 | 69.38% | 730 | 24.84% | 169 | 5.75% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,309 | 44.54% | 2,939 |
Morton | 4,465 | 55.02% | 3,156 | 38.89% | 489 | 6.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 4 | 0.05% | 1,309 | 16.13% | 8,115 |
Mountrail | 1,494 | 44.33% | 1,662 | 49.32% | 212 | 6.29% | 2 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -168 | -4.99% | 3,370 |
Nelson | 1,526 | 48.26% | 1,477 | 46.71% | 157 | 4.97% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 49 | 1.55% | 3,162 |
Oliver | 616 | 63.44% | 269 | 27.70% | 85 | 8.75% | 1 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 347 | 35.74% | 971 |
Pembina | 2,574 | 56.01% | 1,686 | 36.68% | 335 | 7.29% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 888 | 19.33% | 4,596 |
Pierce | 1,700 | 57.07% | 1,048 | 35.18% | 229 | 7.69% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 652 | 21.89% | 2,979 |
Ramsey | 3,189 | 54.56% | 2,384 | 40.79% | 269 | 4.60% | 3 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 805 | 13.77% | 5,845 |
Ransom | 1,943 | 57.43% | 1,286 | 38.01% | 153 | 4.52% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 657 | 19.42% | 3,383 |
Renville | 851 | 46.86% | 880 | 48.46% | 84 | 4.63% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -29 | -1.60% | 1,816 |
Richland | 4,224 | 54.38% | 3,098 | 39.89% | 443 | 5.70% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,126 | 14.49% | 7,767 |
Rolette | 1,211 | 37.23% | 1,870 | 57.49% | 172 | 5.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -659 | -20.26% | 3,253 |
Sargent | 1,386 | 48.65% | 1,308 | 45.91% | 154 | 5.41% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 78 | 2.74% | 2,849 |
Sheridan | 1,295 | 74.99% | 350 | 20.27% | 79 | 4.57% | 1 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.12% | 945 | 54.72% | 1,727 |
Sioux | 482 | 45.26% | 525 | 49.30% | 58 | 5.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -43 | -4.04% | 1,065 |
Slope | 379 | 55.57% | 238 | 34.90% | 64 | 9.38% | 1 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 141 | 20.67% | 682 |
Stark | 4,365 | 58.64% | 2,577 | 34.62% | 500 | 6.72% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,788 | 24.02% | 7,444 |
Steele | 952 | 46.87% | 991 | 48.79% | 88 | 4.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -39 | -1.92% | 2,031 |
Stutsman | 5,162 | 56.21% | 3,532 | 38.46% | 477 | 5.19% | 5 | 0.05% | 8 | 0.09% | 1,630 | 17.75% | 9,184 |
Towner | 1,109 | 49.84% | 990 | 44.49% | 124 | 5.57% | 2 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 119 | 5.35% | 2,225 |
Traill | 2,692 | 57.55% | 1,740 | 37.20% | 243 | 5.19% | 2 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.02% | 952 | 20.35% | 4,678 |
Walsh | 3,410 | 50.06% | 2,948 | 43.28% | 453 | 6.65% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 462 | 6.78% | 6,812 |
Ward | 9,079 | 53.11% | 7,105 | 41.56% | 896 | 5.24% | 11 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.02% | 1,974 | 11.55% | 17,095 |
Wells | 2,266 | 59.92% | 1,265 | 33.45% | 247 | 6.53% | 4 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,001 | 26.47% | 3,782 |
Williams | 3,980 | 51.51% | 3,263 | 42.23% | 483 | 6.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 717 | 9.28% | 7,726 |
Totals | 138,669 | 55.94% | 94,769 | 38.23% | 14,244 | 5.75% | 128 | 0.05% | 72 | 0.03% | 43,900 | 17.71% | 247,882 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)". Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "1968 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota". Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1968". Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "1968 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "ND US President Race, November 05, 1968". Our Campigns.