1968 United States presidential election in Delaware

The United States presidential election in Delaware, 1968 was held on November 5, 1968. State voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1968 United States presidential election in Delaware

November 5, 1968

Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state New York[lower-alpha 1] Minnesota Alabama Running mate Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 96,714 89,194 28,459 Percentage 45.12% 41.61% 13.28%

County Results Nixon   40-50%

President before election Richard Nixon Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Delaware was won by the Republican former Vice President Richard Nixon, who won the state by 7,529 votes over Democratic incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Also running was Alabama Governor George Wallace on the "American Independent" ticket.

County Results

	Richard M. Nixon Republican		Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic		George C. Wallace George Wallace Party
County	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	11,082	44.53%	9,055	36.38%	4,751	19.09%
New Castle	70,014	44.76%	68,468	43.77%	17,931	11.46%
Sussex	15,618	47.23%	11,671	35.30%	5,777	17.47%

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See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2017-04-27.

Notes

1. Although he was born in California and served as a U.S. Representative and 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.