1968 United States presidential election in Virginia
The 1968 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
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Virginia was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon of California with 43.41% of the vote, who was running against incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and former Alabama Governor George Wallace. Nixon also won the national election with 43.42% of the vote. Regardless, all candidates had strong regional support in the state; Nixon’s votes came mostly from Northern Virginia and the Appalachian Mountain areas, while Humphrey’s votes were mainly from the Tidewater region and coal counties in Southwest Virginia. Wallace received the most votes in the Southern Virginia counties.[1]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Powhatan County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. It is also the last occasion when Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County and Pittsylvania County have not voted for the Republican nominee.[2] Essex County would not vote Democratic again until 1996, and James City County would not vote Democratic again until 2020.[3]
Results
| United States presidential election in Virginia, 1968[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 590,319 | 43.41% | 12 | |
| Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 442,387 | 32.53% | 0 | |
| American Independent | George Wallace | 320,272 | 23.55% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 4,671 | 0.34% | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Dick Gregory | 1,680 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | E. Harold Munn | 599 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,359,928 | 100.00% | 12 | ||
Results by county
| County or Independent City | Richard M. Nixon Republican |
Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic |
George C. Wallace American Independent |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack County | 3,231 | 35.19% | 2,467 | 26.87% | 3,460 | 37.69% | 23 | 0.25% | -229[lower-alpha 2] | -2.49% | 9,181 |
| Albemarle County | 4,512 | 53.45% | 2,255 | 26.71% | 1,657 | 19.63% | 17 | 0.20% | 2,257 | 26.74% | 8,441 |
| Alleghany County | 1,649 | 43.47% | 988 | 26.05% | 1,153 | 30.40% | 3 | 0.08% | 496[lower-alpha 2] | 13.08% | 3,793 |
| Amelia County | 857 | 33.90% | 830 | 32.83% | 832 | 32.91% | 9 | 0.36% | 25[lower-alpha 2] | 0.99% | 2,528 |
| Amherst County | 2,656 | 39.80% | 1,543 | 23.12% | 2,449 | 36.69% | 26 | 0.39% | 207[lower-alpha 2] | 3.10% | 6,674 |
| Appomattox County | 1,753 | 43.42% | 756 | 18.73% | 1,512 | 37.45% | 16 | 0.40% | 241[lower-alpha 2] | 5.97% | 4,037 |
| Arlington County | 28,163 | 45.92% | 26,107 | 42.57% | 6,746 | 11.00% | 310 | 0.51% | 2,056 | 3.35% | 61,326 |
| Augusta County | 6,313 | 57.92% | 2,028 | 18.61% | 2,483 | 22.78% | 76 | 0.70% | 3,830[lower-alpha 2] | 35.14% | 10,900 |
| Bath County | 872 | 45.97% | 494 | 26.04% | 529 | 27.89% | 2 | 0.11% | 343[lower-alpha 2] | 18.08% | 1,897 |
| Bedford County | 2,807 | 35.80% | 1,574 | 20.08% | 3,316 | 42.30% | 143 | 1.82% | -509[lower-alpha 2] | -6.49% | 7,840 |
| Bland County | 938 | 50.38% | 560 | 30.08% | 361 | 19.39% | 3 | 0.16% | 378 | 20.30% | 1,862 |
| Botetourt County | 2,598 | 50.54% | 1,272 | 24.75% | 1,267 | 24.65% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,326 | 25.80% | 5,140 |
| Brunswick County | 1,139 | 22.13% | 1,910 | 37.11% | 2,088 | 40.57% | 10 | 0.19% | -178[lower-alpha 3] | -3.46% | 5,147 |
| Buchanan County | 3,699 | 37.68% | 5,003 | 50.97% | 1,067 | 10.87% | 47 | 0.48% | -1,304 | -13.28% | 9,816 |
| Buckingham County | 1,027 | 32.05% | 984 | 30.71% | 1,185 | 36.99% | 8 | 0.25% | -158[lower-alpha 2] | -4.93% | 3,204 |
| Campbell County | 5,731 | 44.73% | 1,996 | 15.58% | 4,425 | 34.54% | 659 | 5.14% | 1,306[lower-alpha 2] | 10.19% | 12,811 |
| Caroline County | 1,162 | 26.25% | 2,165 | 48.92% | 1,084 | 24.49% | 15 | 0.34% | -1,003 | -22.66% | 4,426 |
| Carroll County | 4,909 | 64.16% | 1,773 | 23.17% | 958 | 12.52% | 11 | 0.14% | 3,136 | 40.99% | 7,651 |
| Charles City County | 320 | 16.33% | 1,457 | 74.34% | 176 | 8.98% | 7 | 0.36% | -1,137 | -58.01% | 1,960 |
| Charlotte County | 1,042 | 24.43% | 1,045 | 24.50% | 2,163 | 50.72% | 15 | 0.35% | -1,118[lower-alpha 3] | -26.21% | 4,265 |
| Chesterfield County | 22,015 | 56.03% | 5,715 | 14.54% | 11,504 | 29.28% | 58 | 0.15% | 10,511[lower-alpha 2] | 26.75% | 39,292 |
| Clarke County | 1,127 | 42.62% | 768 | 29.05% | 742 | 28.06% | 7 | 0.26% | 359 | 13.58% | 2,644 |
| Craig County | 581 | 46.18% | 419 | 33.31% | 256 | 20.35% | 2 | 0.16% | 162 | 12.88% | 1,258 |
| Culpeper County | 2,229 | 47.49% | 1,239 | 26.40% | 1,217 | 25.93% | 9 | 0.19% | 990 | 21.09% | 4,694 |
| Cumberland County | 844 | 34.70% | 978 | 40.21% | 602 | 24.75% | 8 | 0.33% | -134 | -5.51% | 2,432 |
| Dickenson County | 3,412 | 46.01% | 3,355 | 45.25% | 639 | 8.62% | 9 | 0.12% | 57 | 0.77% | 7,415 |
| Dinwiddie County | 1,451 | 27.60% | 1,551 | 29.50% | 2,245 | 42.70% | 10 | 0.19% | -694[lower-alpha 3] | -13.20% | 5,257 |
| Essex County | 791 | 36.55% | 897 | 41.45% | 468 | 21.63% | 8 | 0.37% | -106 | -4.90% | 2,164 |
| Fairfax County | 57,462 | 48.98% | 44,796 | 38.18% | 14,805 | 12.62% | 256 | 0.22% | 12,666 | 10.80% | 117,319 |
| Fauquier County | 2,845 | 43.76% | 2,099 | 32.29% | 1,536 | 23.63% | 21 | 0.32% | 746 | 11.48% | 6,501 |
| Floyd County | 2,275 | 64.32% | 715 | 20.21% | 537 | 15.18% | 10 | 0.28% | 1,560 | 44.11% | 3,537 |
| Fluvanna County | 913 | 42.56% | 569 | 26.53% | 660 | 30.77% | 3 | 0.14% | 253[lower-alpha 2] | 11.79% | 2,145 |
| Franklin County | 3,036 | 36.54% | 2,025 | 24.37% | 3,219 | 38.75% | 28 | 0.34% | -183[lower-alpha 2] | -2.20% | 8,308 |
| Frederick County | 3,696 | 49.58% | 1,612 | 21.63% | 2,137 | 28.67% | 9 | 0.12% | 1,559[lower-alpha 2] | 20.91% | 7,454 |
| Giles County | 2,722 | 43.36% | 2,045 | 32.58% | 1,372 | 21.86% | 138 | 2.20% | 677 | 10.79% | 6,277 |
| Gloucester County | 1,619 | 37.10% | 1,210 | 27.73% | 1,526 | 34.97% | 9 | 0.21% | 93[lower-alpha 2] | 2.13% | 4,364 |
| Goochland County | 1,216 | 35.13% | 1,389 | 40.13% | 836 | 24.15% | 20 | 0.58% | -173 | -5.00% | 3,461 |
| Grayson County | 3,563 | 54.09% | 1,926 | 29.24% | 1,090 | 16.55% | 8 | 0.12% | 1,637 | 24.85% | 6,587 |
| Greene County | 856 | 55.26% | 255 | 16.46% | 433 | 27.95% | 5 | 0.32% | 423[lower-alpha 2] | 27.31% | 1,549 |
| Greensville County | 529 | 16.71% | 1,367 | 43.19% | 1,256 | 39.68% | 13 | 0.41% | 111[lower-alpha 3] | 3.51% | 3,165 |
| Halifax County | 2,634 | 28.94% | 2,199 | 24.16% | 4,235 | 46.53% | 34 | 0.37% | -1,601[lower-alpha 2] | -17.59% | 9,102 |
| Hanover County | 5,425 | 50.01% | 2,079 | 19.17% | 3,330 | 30.70% | 13 | 0.12% | 2,095[lower-alpha 2] | 19.31% | 10,847 |
| Henrico County | 34,212 | 62.52% | 8,600 | 15.71% | 11,868 | 21.69% | 46 | 0.08% | 22,344[lower-alpha 2] | 40.83% | 54,726 |
| Henry County | 3,946 | 25.92% | 4,175 | 27.42% | 6,802 | 44.68% | 301 | 1.98% | -2,627[lower-alpha 3] | -17.26% | 15,224 |
| Highland County | 619 | 57.90% | 284 | 26.57% | 166 | 15.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 335 | 31.34% | 1,069 |
| Isle of Wight County | 1,312 | 23.28% | 1,977 | 35.08% | 2,328 | 41.31% | 18 | 0.32% | -351[lower-alpha 3] | -6.23% | 5,635 |
| James City County | 1,443 | 35.50% | 1,521 | 37.42% | 1,083 | 26.64% | 18 | 0.44% | -78 | -1.92% | 4,065 |
| King and Queen County | 568 | 27.40% | 882 | 42.55% | 614 | 29.62% | 9 | 0.43% | 268[lower-alpha 3] | 12.93% | 2,073 |
| King George County | 829 | 37.77% | 730 | 33.26% | 632 | 28.79% | 4 | 0.18% | 99 | 4.51% | 2,195 |
| King William County | 1,046 | 43.03% | 764 | 31.43% | 615 | 25.30% | 6 | 0.25% | 282 | 11.60% | 2,431 |
| Lancaster County | 1,640 | 44.93% | 1,134 | 31.07% | 876 | 24.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 506 | 13.86% | 3,650 |
| Lee County | 4,450 | 47.35% | 4,105 | 43.67% | 827 | 8.80% | 17 | 0.18% | 345 | 3.67% | 9,399 |
| Loudoun County | 4,577 | 45.91% | 3,262 | 32.72% | 2,117 | 21.23% | 14 | 0.14% | 1,315 | 13.19% | 9,970 |
| Louisa County | 1,510 | 38.09% | 1,290 | 32.54% | 1,149 | 28.99% | 15 | 0.38% | 220 | 5.55% | 3,964 |
| Lunenburg County | 1,181 | 29.44% | 1,180 | 29.41% | 1,630 | 40.63% | 21 | 0.52% | -449[lower-alpha 2] | -11.19% | 4,012 |
| Madison County | 1,188 | 48.71% | 478 | 19.60% | 763 | 31.28% | 10 | 0.41% | 425[lower-alpha 2] | 17.43% | 2,439 |
| Mathews County | 1,309 | 47.14% | 691 | 24.88% | 773 | 27.84% | 4 | 0.14% | 536[lower-alpha 2] | 19.30% | 2,777 |
| Mecklenburg County | 2,750 | 29.01% | 2,667 | 28.14% | 4,022 | 42.44% | 39 | 0.41% | -1,272[lower-alpha 2] | -13.42% | 9,478 |
| Middlesex County | 809 | 39.62% | 575 | 28.16% | 655 | 32.08% | 3 | 0.15% | 154[lower-alpha 2] | 7.54% | 2,042 |
| Montgomery County | 7,098 | 61.47% | 2,700 | 23.38% | 1,712 | 14.83% | 37 | 0.32% | 4,398 | 38.09% | 11,547 |
| Nansemond County | 2,101 | 20.94% | 4,174 | 41.60% | 3,723 | 37.11% | 35 | 0.35% | 451[lower-alpha 3] | 4.50% | 10,033 |
| Nelson County | 1,130 | 32.98% | 1,120 | 32.69% | 1,163 | 33.95% | 13 | 0.38% | -33[lower-alpha 2] | -0.96% | 3,426 |
| New Kent County | 526 | 27.63% | 765 | 40.18% | 609 | 31.99% | 4 | 0.21% | 156[lower-alpha 3] | 8.19% | 1,904 |
| Northampton County | 1,410 | 35.48% | 1,418 | 35.68% | 1,129 | 28.41% | 17 | 0.43% | -8 | -0.20% | 3,974 |
| Northumberland County | 1,438 | 41.18% | 1,077 | 30.84% | 968 | 27.72% | 9 | 0.26% | 361 | 10.34% | 3,492 |
| Nottoway County | 1,614 | 33.42% | 1,529 | 31.66% | 1,673 | 34.64% | 14 | 0.29% | -59[lower-alpha 2] | -1.22% | 4,830 |
| Orange County | 1,727 | 47.17% | 879 | 24.01% | 1,050 | 28.68% | 5 | 0.14% | 677[lower-alpha 2] | 18.49% | 3,661 |
| Page County | 3,667 | 53.93% | 2,125 | 31.25% | 995 | 14.63% | 13 | 0.19% | 1,542 | 22.68% | 6,800 |
| Patrick County | 2,187 | 41.46% | 1,105 | 20.95% | 1,974 | 37.42% | 9 | 0.17% | 213[lower-alpha 2] | 4.04% | 5,275 |
| Pittsylvania County | 5,096 | 25.62% | 5,427 | 27.29% | 9,302 | 46.77% | 65 | 0.33% | -3,875[lower-alpha 3] | -19.48% | 19,890 |
| Powhatan County | 722 | 27.11% | 1,004 | 37.70% | 929 | 34.89% | 8 | 0.30% | 75[lower-alpha 3] | 2.82% | 2,663 |
| Prince Edward County | 1,857 | 39.80% | 1,567 | 33.58% | 1,224 | 26.23% | 18 | 0.39% | 290 | 6.22% | 4,666 |
| Prince George County | 1,559 | 32.75% | 1,272 | 26.72% | 1,920 | 40.33% | 10 | 0.21% | -361[lower-alpha 2] | -7.58% | 4,761 |
| Prince William County | 7,944 | 42.51% | 5,566 | 29.79% | 5,160 | 27.61% | 16 | 0.09% | 2,378 | 12.73% | 18,686 |
| Pulaski County | 4,409 | 53.35% | 2,497 | 30.21% | 1,346 | 16.29% | 13 | 0.16% | 1,912 | 23.13% | 8,265 |
| Rappahannock County | 594 | 43.58% | 394 | 28.91% | 372 | 27.29% | 3 | 0.22% | 200 | 14.67% | 1,363 |
| Richmond County | 1,011 | 48.86% | 490 | 23.68% | 563 | 27.21% | 5 | 0.24% | 448[lower-alpha 2] | 21.65% | 2,069 |
| Roanoke County | 12,439 | 58.89% | 3,902 | 18.47% | 4,745 | 22.46% | 38 | 0.18% | 7,694[lower-alpha 2] | 36.42% | 21,124 |
| Rockbridge County | 2,280 | 56.80% | 845 | 21.05% | 885 | 22.05% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,395[lower-alpha 2] | 34.75% | 4,014 |
| Rockingham County | 7,779 | 66.40% | 2,111 | 18.02% | 1,817 | 15.51% | 8 | 0.07% | 5,668 | 48.38% | 11,715 |
| Russell County | 3,858 | 43.49% | 3,554 | 40.06% | 1,369 | 15.43% | 91 | 1.03% | 304 | 3.43% | 8,872 |
| Scott County | 5,345 | 53.54% | 3,144 | 31.49% | 1,474 | 14.76% | 21 | 0.21% | 2,201 | 22.05% | 9,984 |
| Shenandoah County | 5,461 | 62.91% | 1,654 | 19.05% | 1,561 | 17.98% | 5 | 0.06% | 3,807 | 43.85% | 8,681 |
| Smyth County | 5,297 | 54.32% | 2,631 | 26.98% | 1,808 | 18.54% | 15 | 0.15% | 2,666 | 27.34% | 9,751 |
| Southampton County | 1,376 | 26.15% | 1,803 | 34.26% | 2,070 | 39.34% | 13 | 0.25% | -267[lower-alpha 3] | -5.07% | 5,262 |
| Spotsylvania County | 1,675 | 34.00% | 1,647 | 33.43% | 1,589 | 32.26% | 15 | 0.30% | 28 | 0.57% | 4,926 |
| Stafford County | 2,572 | 39.68% | 1,698 | 26.20% | 2,197 | 33.89% | 15 | 0.23% | 375[lower-alpha 2] | 5.79% | 6,482 |
| Surry County | 523 | 22.10% | 1,126 | 47.59% | 708 | 29.92% | 9 | 0.38% | 418[lower-alpha 3] | 17.67% | 2,366 |
| Sussex County | 1,105 | 29.12% | 1,541 | 40.62% | 1,135 | 29.92% | 13 | 0.34% | 406[lower-alpha 3] | 10.70% | 3,794 |
| Tazewell County | 4,434 | 39.11% | 4,734 | 41.75% | 2,023 | 17.84% | 147 | 1.30% | -300 | -2.65% | 11,338 |
| Warren County | 2,297 | 43.37% | 1,513 | 28.57% | 1,479 | 27.93% | 7 | 0.13% | 784 | 14.80% | 5,296 |
| Washington County | 6,665 | 51.16% | 3,243 | 24.89% | 3,092 | 23.73% | 29 | 0.22% | 3,422 | 26.26% | 13,029 |
| Westmoreland County | 1,402 | 39.99% | 1,156 | 32.97% | 943 | 26.90% | 5 | 0.14% | 246 | 7.02% | 3,506 |
| Wise County | 5,004 | 39.70% | 5,942 | 47.14% | 1,635 | 12.97% | 25 | 0.20% | -938 | -7.44% | 12,606 |
| Wythe County | 3,638 | 52.25% | 1,765 | 25.35% | 1,377 | 19.78% | 183 | 2.63% | 1,873 | 26.90% | 6,963 |
| York County | 3,356 | 36.93% | 2,370 | 26.08% | 3,330 | 36.64% | 32 | 0.35% | 26[lower-alpha 2] | 0.29% | 9,088 |
| Alexandria City | 13,265 | 41.69% | 14,351 | 45.11% | 4,131 | 12.98% | 69 | 0.22% | -1,086 | -3.41% | 31,816 |
| Bedford City | 1,047 | 43.99% | 569 | 23.91% | 679 | 28.53% | 85 | 3.57% | 368[lower-alpha 2] | 15.46% | 2,380 |
| Bristol City | 1,930 | 44.09% | 1,531 | 34.98% | 911 | 20.81% | 5 | 0.11% | 399 | 9.12% | 4,377 |
| Buena Vista City | 814 | 49.04% | 387 | 23.31% | 456 | 27.47% | 3 | 0.18% | 358[lower-alpha 2] | 21.57% | 1,660 |
| Charlottesville City | 5,601 | 49.41% | 3,831 | 33.80% | 1,781 | 15.71% | 122 | 1.08% | 1,770 | 15.62% | 11,335 |
| Chesapeake City | 6,234 | 25.18% | 6,843 | 27.64% | 11,084 | 44.77% | 599 | 2.42% | -4,241[lower-alpha 3] | -17.13% | 24,760 |
| Clifton Forge City | 925 | 43.59% | 734 | 34.59% | 462 | 21.77% | 1 | 0.05% | 191 | 9.00% | 2,122 |
| Colonial Heights City | 2,650 | 48.96% | 650 | 12.01% | 2,106 | 38.91% | 7 | 0.13% | 544[lower-alpha 2] | 10.05% | 5,413 |
| Covington City | 1,551 | 43.14% | 1,195 | 33.24% | 846 | 23.53% | 3 | 0.08% | 356 | 9.90% | 3,595 |
| Danville City | 6,796 | 40.27% | 4,495 | 26.64% | 5,391 | 31.95% | 192 | 1.14% | 1,405[lower-alpha 2] | 8.33% | 16,874 |
| Emporia City | 812 | 37.06% | 657 | 29.99% | 716 | 32.68% | 6 | 0.27% | 96[lower-alpha 2] | 4.38% | 2,191 |
| Fairfax City | 2,963 | 48.70% | 2,153 | 35.39% | 959 | 15.76% | 9 | 0.15% | 810 | 13.31% | 6,084 |
| Falls Church City | 2,005 | 45.76% | 1,860 | 42.45% | 504 | 11.50% | 13 | 0.30% | 145 | 3.31% | 4,382 |
| Franklin City | 951 | 42.15% | 792 | 35.11% | 511 | 22.65% | 2 | 0.09% | 159 | 7.05% | 2,256 |
| Fredericksburg City | 2,142 | 42.27% | 2,036 | 40.17% | 878 | 17.32% | 12 | 0.24% | 106 | 2.09% | 5,068 |
| Galax City | 1,257 | 54.44% | 748 | 32.39% | 304 | 13.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 509 | 22.04% | 2,309 |
| Hampton City | 10,532 | 32.30% | 11,308 | 34.68% | 10,690 | 32.79% | 76 | 0.23% | 618[lower-alpha 3] | 1.90% | 32,606 |
| Harrisonburg City | 2,859 | 65.69% | 1,036 | 23.81% | 453 | 10.41% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,823 | 41.89% | 4,352 |
| Hopewell City | 2,942 | 43.63% | 1,568 | 23.25% | 2,092 | 31.02% | 141 | 2.09% | 850[lower-alpha 2] | 12.61% | 6,743 |
| Lexington City | 1,170 | 56.12% | 734 | 35.20% | 177 | 8.49% | 4 | 0.19% | 436 | 20.91% | 2,085 |
| Lynchburg City | 9,943 | 54.34% | 4,305 | 23.53% | 3,649 | 19.94% | 402 | 2.20% | 5,638 | 30.81% | 18,299 |
| Martinsville City | 2,618 | 35.98% | 2,727 | 37.48% | 1,856 | 25.51% | 75 | 1.03% | -109 | -1.50% | 7,276 |
| Newport News City | 12,774 | 34.46% | 13,370 | 36.07% | 10,763 | 29.04% | 162 | 0.44% | -596 | -1.61% | 37,069 |
| Norfolk City | 22,302 | 33.88% | 28,477 | 43.26% | 14,500 | 22.03% | 550 | 0.84% | -6,175 | -9.38% | 65,829 |
| Norton City | 495 | 39.07% | 555 | 43.80% | 215 | 16.97% | 2 | 0.16% | -60 | -4.74% | 1,267 |
| Petersburg City | 3,478 | 31.14% | 5,519 | 49.41% | 2,158 | 19.32% | 14 | 0.13% | -2,041 | -18.27% | 11,169 |
| Portsmouth City | 9,402 | 25.15% | 15,734 | 42.09% | 12,127 | 32.44% | 118 | 0.32% | 3,607[lower-alpha 3] | 9.65% | 37,381 |
| Radford City | 2,077 | 55.40% | 1,206 | 32.17% | 461 | 12.30% | 5 | 0.13% | 871 | 23.23% | 3,749 |
| Richmond City | 26,380 | 39.57% | 32,857 | 49.28% | 7,325 | 10.99% | 106 | 0.16% | -6,477 | -9.72% | 66,668 |
| Roanoke City | 15,368 | 51.21% | 9,281 | 30.93% | 5,269 | 17.56% | 90 | 0.30% | 6,087 | 20.28% | 30,008 |
| Salem City | 3,955 | 57.77% | 1,369 | 20.00% | 1,507 | 22.01% | 15 | 0.22% | 2,448[lower-alpha 2] | 35.76% | 6,846 |
| South Boston City | 1,298 | 50.17% | 620 | 23.97% | 662 | 25.59% | 7 | 0.27% | 636[lower-alpha 2] | 24.58% | 2,587 |
| Staunton City | 4,434 | 61.40% | 1,729 | 23.94% | 1,054 | 14.60% | 4 | 0.06% | 2,705 | 37.46% | 7,221 |
| Suffolk City | 1,277 | 37.95% | 1,044 | 31.03% | 1,039 | 30.88% | 5 | 0.15% | 233 | 6.92% | 3,365 |
| Virginia Beach City | 16,316 | 43.23% | 10,101 | 26.76% | 10,962 | 29.04% | 363 | 0.96% | 5,354[lower-alpha 2] | 14.19% | 37,742 |
| Waynesboro City | 3,301 | 61.38% | 1,446 | 26.89% | 613 | 11.40% | 18 | 0.33% | 1,855 | 34.49% | 5,378 |
| Williamsburg City | 1,156 | 46.73% | 991 | 40.06% | 247 | 9.98% | 80 | 3.23% | 165 | 6.67% | 2,474 |
| Winchester City | 2,695 | 55.76% | 1,360 | 28.14% | 770 | 15.93% | 8 | 0.17% | 1,335 | 27.62% | 4,833 |
| Totals | 590,319 | 43.36% | 442,387 | 32.49% | 321,833 | 23.64% | 6,952 | 0.51% | 147,932 | 10.87% | 1,361,491 |
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.
- In this county or city where Humphrey ran third behind Wallace, margin given is Nixon vote total minus Wallace vote total.
- In this county or city where Nixon ran third behind Wallace, margin given is Humphrey vote minus Wallace vote.
References
- Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.; 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 326-331 ISBN 0786422173
- http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf
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