1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania County Results Municipality Results Humphrey
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Nixon
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Tie/No Data
The1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the1968 United States presidential election . Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Pennsylvania voted for theDemocratic nominee,Vice President Hubert Humphrey , over theRepublican nominee, former Vice PresidentRichard Nixon . Humphrey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 3.57%. A third-party candidate, formerAlabama Governor George Wallace , played a significant role by winning 7.97% of the vote. This marked the first time since1948 that a losing presidential candidate carried Pennsylvania, and the first time ever that the candidate was a Democrat. It would happen again only two more times, inGeorge W. Bush 's elections in2000 and2004 , although the state voted for the popular vote winner in 2000. This also marked the first time a Republican won the presidency without Pennsylvania.
1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[ 1] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic Hubert Humphrey 2,259,405 47.59% 29 Republican Richard Nixon 2,090,017 44.02% 0 American Independent George Wallace 378,582 7.97% 0 Peace and Freedom Dick Gregory 7,821 0.16% 0 Socialist Labor Henning A. Blomen 4,977 0.10% 0 Militant Workers Fred Halstead 4,862 0.10% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 2,264 0.05% 0 Totals 4,747,928 100.0% 29 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 65%/85%
County Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon George Wallace Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 5,993 31.70% 11,303 59.78% 1,579 8.35% 32 0.17% -5,310 -28.08% 18,907 Allegheny 364,906 51.12% 264,790 37.09% 79,776 11.18% 4,345 0.61% 100,116 14.03% 713,817 Armstrong 13,921 45.86% 14,132 46.56% 2,256 7.43% 44 0.14% -211 -0.70% 30,353 Beaver 45,396 55.34% 28,264 34.46% 7,974 9.72% 394 0.48% 17,132 20.88% 82,028 Bedford 4,725 28.61% 10,482 63.46% 1,301 7.88% 10 0.06% -5,757 -34.85% 16,518 Berks 49,877 45.79% 50,623 46.48% 8,093 7.43% 331 0.30% -746 -0.69% 108,924 Blair 15,803 32.72% 28,780 59.59% 3,644 7.55% 69 0.14% -12,977 -26.87% 48,296 Bradford 6,373 30.26% 13,308 63.20% 1,347 6.40% 30 0.14% -6,935 -32.94% 21,058 Bucks 57,634 40.24% 69,646 48.63% 15,211 10.62% 720 0.50% -12,012 -8.39% 143,211 Butler 19,415 42.87% 21,618 47.73% 4,139 9.14% 119 0.26% -2,203 -4.86% 45,291 Cambria 41,225 52.08% 33,280 42.05% 4,485 5.67% 160 0.20% 7,945 10.03% 79,150 Cameron 1,104 35.73% 1,822 58.96% 159 5.15% 5 0.16% -718 -23.23% 3,090 Carbon 10,634 49.28% 9,954 46.13% 952 4.41% 39 0.18% 680 3.15% 21,579 Centre 11,163 39.13% 15,865 55.61% 1,389 4.87% 110 0.39% -4,702 -16.48% 28,527 Chester 32,606 33.25% 56,073 57.19% 9,142 9.32% 230 0.23% -23,467 -23.94% 98,051 Clarion 5,341 37.03% 8,077 56.00% 981 6.80% 24 0.17% -2,736 -18.97% 14,423 Clearfield 12,369 42.41% 14,471 49.62% 2,252 7.72% 71 0.24% -2,102 -7.21% 29,163 Clinton 6,301 46.65% 6,563 48.59% 625 4.63% 19 0.14% -262 -1.94% 13,508 Columbia 8,187 36.83% 12,202 54.89% 1,797 8.08% 43 0.19% -4,015 -18.06% 22,229 Crawford 11,345 40.19% 14,991 53.11% 1,832 6.49% 58 0.21% -3,646 -12.92% 28,226 Cumberland 15,467 28.93% 32,908 61.54% 4,893 9.15% 204 0.38% -17,441 -32.61% 53,472 Dauphin 25,480 31.15% 48,394 59.17% 7,534 9.21% 380 0.46% -22,914 -28.02% 81,788 Delaware 106,695 40.05% 133,777 50.21% 25,051 9.40% 913 0.34% -27,082 -10.16% 266,436 Elk 6,886 49.02% 6,193 44.09% 945 6.73% 22 0.16% 693 4.93% 14,046 Erie 51,604 51.68% 43,134 43.20% 4,868 4.88% 241 0.24% 8,470 8.48% 99,847 Fayette 34,340 57.76% 18,921 31.83% 5,984 10.07% 205 0.34% 15,419 25.93% 59,450 Forest 669 33.91% 1,172 59.40% 129 6.54% 3 0.15% -503 -25.49% 1,973 Franklin 11,451 32.54% 19,146 54.40% 4,557 12.95% 41 0.12% -7,695 -21.86% 35,195 Fulton 1,174 29.55% 2,200 55.37% 592 14.90% 7 0.18% -1,026 -25.82% 3,973 Greene 8,198 56.93% 5,099 35.41% 1,094 7.60% 10 0.07% 3,099 21.52% 14,401 Huntingdon 4,128 30.83% 8,276 61.82% 962 7.19% 22 0.16% -4,148 -30.99% 13,388 Indiana 12,175 41.70% 14,899 51.03% 2,078 7.12% 44 0.15% -2,724 -9.33% 29,196 Jefferson 6,839 37.28% 10,214 55.67% 1,278 6.97% 16 0.09% -3,375 -18.39% 18,347 Juniata 2,321 33.76% 4,039 58.76% 507 7.38% 7 0.10% -1,718 -25.00% 6,874 Lackawanna 66,297 57.96% 44,388 38.80% 3,538 3.09% 168 0.15% 21,909 19.16% 114,391 Lancaster 29,870 27.58% 69,953 64.59% 8,194 7.57% 290 0.27% -40,083 -37.01% 108,307 Lawrence 21,027 48.78% 18,360 42.60% 3,635 8.43% 81 0.19% 2,667 6.18% 43,103 Lebanon 9,529 28.01% 21,832 64.16% 2,584 7.59% 80 0.24% -12,303 -36.15% 34,025 Lehigh 44,033 46.15% 47,255 49.53% 3,900 4.09% 220 0.23% -3,222 -3.38% 95,408 Luzerne 79,040 55.13% 57,044 39.79% 6,857 4.78% 439 0.31% 21,996 15.34% 143,380 Lycoming 16,888 38.76% 23,830 54.70% 2,761 6.34% 87 0.20% -6,942 -15.94% 43,566 McKean 6,326 35.93% 10,506 59.67% 745 4.23% 30 0.17% -4,180 -23.74% 17,607 Mercer 22,814 46.46% 23,131 47.11% 3,033 6.18% 127 0.26% -317 -0.65% 49,105 Mifflin 5,681 38.65% 8,133 55.33% 859 5.84% 25 0.17% -2,452 -16.68% 14,698 Monroe 6,946 39.14% 9,465 53.33% 1,267 7.14% 69 0.39% -2,519 -14.19% 17,747 Montgomery 102,464 39.30% 141,621 54.32% 15,599 5.98% 1,048 0.40% -39,157 -15.02% 260,732 Montour 2,239 37.47% 3,289 55.04% 438 7.33% 10 0.17% -1,050 -17.57% 5,976 Northampton 42,554 54.47% 32,033 41.00% 3,276 4.19% 267 0.34% 10,521 13.47% 78,130 Northumberland 17,013 40.60% 22,366 53.38% 2,456 5.86% 64 0.15% -5,353 -12.78% 41,899 Perry 2,944 27.14% 6,655 61.34% 1,222 11.26% 28 0.26% -3,711 -34.20% 10,849 Philadelphia 525,768 61.85% 254,153 29.90% 63,506 7.47% 6,690 0.79% 271,615 31.95% 850,117 Pike 1,617 27.93% 3,719 64.23% 441 7.62% 13 0.22% -2,102 -36.30% 5,790 Potter 1,860 29.34% 4,019 63.40% 451 7.11% 9 0.14% -2,159 -34.06% 6,339 Schuylkill 34,982 45.64% 37,194 48.53% 4,381 5.72% 88 0.11% -2,212 -2.89% 76,645 Snyder 1,993 21.05% 6,784 71.64% 676 7.14% 16 0.17% -4,791 -50.59% 9,469 Somerset 11,515 37.24% 17,511 56.63% 1,845 5.97% 50 0.16% -5,996 -19.39% 30,921 Sullivan 1,035 36.06% 1,629 56.76% 200 6.97% 6 0.21% -594 -20.70% 2,870 Susquehanna 4,364 31.10% 8,705 62.04% 929 6.62% 34 0.24% -4,341 -30.94% 14,032 Tioga 3,488 25.16% 9,298 67.07% 1,065 7.68% 12 0.09% -5,810 -41.91% 13,863 Union 2,178 23.64% 6,422 69.69% 581 6.30% 34 0.37% -4,244 -46.05% 9,215 Venango 8,319 37.90% 12,323 56.14% 1,262 5.75% 45 0.21% -4,004 -18.24% 21,949 Warren 6,368 39.88% 8,889 55.67% 676 4.23% 35 0.22% -2,521 -15.79% 15,968 Washington 47,805 56.26% 28,023 32.98% 9,016 10.61% 124 0.15% 19,782 23.28% 84,968 Wayne 3,176 26.94% 7,827 66.39% 754 6.40% 33 0.28% -4,651 -39.45% 11,790 Westmoreland 81,833 54.98% 52,206 35.08% 14,436 9.70% 364 0.24% 29,627 19.90% 148,839 Wyoming 2,366 29.12% 5,207 64.09% 539 6.63% 12 0.15% -2,841 -34.97% 8,124 York 33,328 35.69% 51,631 55.30% 8,054 8.63% 358 0.38% -18,303 -19.61% 93,371 Totals 2,259,405 47.59% 2,090,017 44.02% 378,582 7.97% 19,924 0.42% 169,388 3.57% 4,747,928
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] ^ 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.
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