1968 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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1968 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota New York [1] Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 141,324 91,425 Percentage 59.83% 38.70%

County Results Humphrey   50-60%   60-70% The 1968 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Hawaii voters chose 4 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Hawaii overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic Party nominee Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota with Edmund Muskie against Republican Party candidate, former Vice President Richard Nixon of New York with Spiro Agnew. Hawaii weighed in for this election as 22% more Democratic than the national average, with Humphrey winning the state by a 21% margin. Hawaii would prove to be the weakest state for the American Independent Party candidate, former Alabama governor George Wallace, who won 3,469 votes, amounting to a total of around 1%. Being the only state in the country to have a plurality of non-white residents, mainly Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Wallace's strong segregationist views failed to make any significant impact on the state's electorate, especially since he was far beyond his base of support in the Deep South. [2] [3] Results 1968 United States presidential election in Hawaii [3] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic Hubert Humphrey 141,324 59.83% 4 Republican Richard Nixon 91,425 38.70% 0 American Independent George Wallace 3,469 1.47% 0 Results by county County Hubert Humphrey Democratic Richard Nixon Republican George Wallace American Independent Margin Total votes cast #  % #  % #  % #  % Hawaii 15,819 61.49% 9,625 37.41% 283 1.10% 6,194 24.08% 25,727 Honolulu 108,141 59.35% 71,259 39.11% 2,794 1.54% 36,882 20.24% 182,194 Kauai 7,051 62.15% 4,140 36.49% 155 1.36% 2,911 25.66% 11,346 Maui 10,313 60.84% 6,401 37.76% 237 1.40% 3,912 23.08% 16,951 Totals 141,324 59.83% 91,425 38.70% 3,469 1.47% 49,899 21.13% 236,218 See also Presidency of Richard Nixon References 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. Goldstein, Marshall N. (September 1969). "The 1968 Election in Hawaii". The Western Political Quarterly. 22 (3): 482–489 – via JSTOR. "1968". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved September 12, 2024. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.