1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

The 1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

November 5, 1968[1]

Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota New York[lower-alpha 1] Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 246,518 122,359 Percentage 64.0% 31.8%

County Results Humphrey   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Rhode Island was won by the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with 64.03% of the popular vote, against the Republican candidate, former Senator and Vice President Richard Nixon, with 31.78% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace also appeared on the ballot, finishing with 4.07% of the popular vote.[3][4] Despite the state trending 30 points Republican after setting a record in 1964 since then as of 2020, the state continued to overwhelmingly vote for the Democratic candidate in 1968.

Results

1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	246,518	64.03%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	122,359	31.78%
	American Independent	George Wallace	15,678	4.07%
	Write-in		445	0.12%
Total votes			385,000	100%

By county

County	Hubert Horatio Humphrey Democratic		Richard Milhous Nixon Republican		George Corley Wallace American Independent		Various candidates Other parties
	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Providence	67.6%	169,246	28.1%	70,320	4.1%	10,374	0.1%	286
Bristol	59.4%	11,561	38.0%	7,403	2.5%	483	0.1%	28
Kent	58.7%	35,609	37.1%	22,493	4.2%	2,519	0.1%	57
Newport	58.4%	16,251	37.7%	10,504	3.7%	1,043	0.1%	32
Washington	51.6%	13,851	43.4%	11,639	4.8%	1,286	0.2%	42

See also

• United States presidential elections in Rhode Island

Notes

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.

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
3. "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1968". Retrieved May 24, 2017.