1968 United States presidential election in Maine

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota New York[a] Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 217,312 169,254 Percentage 55.30% 43.07%

County Results Municipality Results Humphrey   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Nixon   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Tie   40–50%   50%

President before election Lyndon Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

The1968 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the1968 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all fifty states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine was won by incumbent Vice PresidentHubert Humphrey by twelve percentage points over Republican challenger and former Vice PresidentRichard M. Nixon. Humphrey received 55.30% of the vote in Maine, which equated to 217,312 total votes to Nixon's 43.07% and 169,254 total votes. Despite Nixon squeaking by Humphrey nationwide, the Vice President's decisive victory in Maine made the state about thirteen percentage points more Democratic than the nation as a whole in 1968. Humphrey's win was almost certainly due to the popularity^[1] and consequent "favorite son" status in Maine of his running mateEdmund Muskie.^[2]

Alabama GovernorGeorge Wallace received 6,370 votes on theAmerican Independent ticket with 1.62% of the vote. Despite his significant impact on the election as a whole, Wallace did not have a serious impact in Maine. Indeed, upstate Aroostook County was Wallace's weakest in the nation outside of theDistrict of Columbia where he was not on the ballot.^[3]

This election made Nixon the first Republican to ever win the presidency without carrying Maine. It would also prove to be the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee would carry the state untilBill Clinton in1992, and the last time that a Democrat would win an absolute majority of the popular vote in the state until Clinton also did so in1996. Humphrey was also the first losing Democrat to carry the state sinceLewis Cass in1848. This and the previous election also marked the first occasion since1852 that the state voted Democratic in consecutive elections. The state swung heavily towards Richard Nixon in1972, awarding him over 61 percent of the vote, which no presidential candidate of either party has surpassed since.

This is also the last time, as of the2024 presidential election, that a Democrat received over 70% of the vote in any Maine county, which Humphrey did in predominantly French-CanadianAndroscoggin County.

Along withWashington, Maine was one of only two states that Nixon lost in 1968 that he won in his unsuccessful attempt at the presidency in1960.

• Hancock
• Knox
• Lincoln
• Waldo

Humphrey won both congressional seats.^[5]

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