United States presidential election in Georgia, 1968

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1968
Georgia (U.S. state)
November 5, 1968

 
Nominee George Wallace Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey
Party American Independent Republican Democratic
Home state Alabama New York[1] Minnesota
Running mate Curtis LeMay Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie
Electoral vote 12 0 0
Popular vote 535,550 380,111 334,440
Percentage 42.8% 30.4% 26.8%

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The United States presidential election in Georgia, 1968 was held on November 5, 1968. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace received the most votes, and won all 12 of the states electoral college votes.[2]

References

  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.
  2. 1968 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia US Election Atlas
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