1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Humphrey 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Nixon 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
President before election; Lyndon B. Johnson ; Democratic	Elected President; Richard Nixon ; Republican

Last updated February 21, 2025

The 1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose four^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island was won by the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with 64.03% of the popular vote, against the Republican candidate, former Senator and Vice President Richard Nixon, with 31.78% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace also appeared on the ballot, finishing with 4.07% of the popular vote.^[3]^[4] Despite the state trending 30 points Republican after setting a record in 1964, the state continued to overwhelmingly vote for the Democratic candidate.

Nixon was the first Republican to win the presidency without gaining the majority vote in Washington, Kent, and Newport counties.

Results

1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	246,518	64.03%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	122,359	31.78%
	American Independent	George Wallace	15,678	4.07%
	Write-in		445	0.12%
Total votes			385,000	100%

By county

County	Hubert Humphrey Democratic		Richard Nixon Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Bristol	11,561	59.36%	7,403	38.01%	511	2.63%	4,158	21.35%	19,475
Kent	35,609	58.69%	22,493	37.07%	2,576	4.24%	13,116	21.62%	60,678
Newport	16,251	58.39%	10,504	37.74%	1,075	3.87%	5,747	20.65%	27,830
Providence	169,246	67.64%	70,320	28.11%	10,633	4.25%	98,926	39.53%	250,199
Washington	13,851	51.65%	11,639	43.40%	1,328	4.95%	2,212	8.25%	26,818
Totals	246,518	64.03%	122,359	31.78%	16,123	4.19%	124,159	32.25%	385,000

By municipality

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Municipality	Hubert Humphrey Democratic		Richard Nixon Republican		Fred Halstead SocialistWorkers		George Wallace AmericanIndependent		Margin		Total votes cast
Municipality	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Barrington	3,539	45.40%	4,077	52.30%	3	0.04%	176	2.26%	-538	-6.90%	7,795
Bristol	5,005	70.54%	1,896	26.72%	7	0.10%	187	2.64%	3,109	43.82%	7,095
Burrillville	2,763	65.37%	1,337	31.63%	2	0.05%	125	2.96%	1,426	33.74%	4,227
Central Falls	5,977	74.03%	1,794	22.22%	10	0.12%	293	3.63%	4,183	51.81%	8,074
Charlestown	462	37.56%	663	53.90%	0	0.00%	105	8.54%	-201	-16.34%	1,230
Coventry	5,264	58.37%	3,242	35.95%	3	0.03%	509	5.64%	2,022	22.42%	9,018
Cranston	21,088	61.30%	11,920	34.65%	30	0.09%	1,366	3.97%	9,168	26.65%	34,404
Cumberland	6,998	64.06%	3,515	32.18%	12	0.11%	399	3.65%	3,483	31.88%	10,924
East Greenwich	1,618	43.93%	1,938	52.62%	2	0.05%	125	3.39%	-320	-8.69%	3,683
East Providence	13,154	63.57%	6,802	32.87%	16	0.08%	720	3.48%	6,352	30.70%	20,692
Exeter	380	44.24%	411	47.85%	1	0.12%	67	7.80%	-31	-3.61%	859
Foster	511	43.27%	593	50.21%	4	0.34%	73	6.18%	-82	-6.94%	1,181
Glocester	988	48.48%	940	46.12%	1	0.05%	109	5.35%	48	2.36%	2,038
Hopkinton	920	45.79%	953	47.44%	2	0.10%	134	6.67%	-33	-1.64%	2,009
Jamestown	804	52.79%	618	40.58%	5	0.33%	96	6.30%	186	12.21%	1,523
Johnston	6,339	68.59%	2,362	25.56%	15	0.16%	526	5.69%	3,977	43.03%	9,242
Lincoln	4,411	56.73%	3,064	39.41%	8	0.10%	292	3.76%	1,347	17.32%	7,775
Little Compton	379	34.33%	680	61.59%	4	0.36%	41	3.71%	-301	-27.26%	1,104
Middletown	2,635	53.22%	2,117	42.76%	2	0.04%	197	3.98%	518	10.46%	4,951
Narragansett	1,606	55.73%	1,137	39.45%	5	0.17%	134	4.65%	469	16.27%	2,882
New Shoreham	7,153	63.90%	3,617	32.31%	12	0.11%	412	3.68%	3,536	31.59%	11,194
Newport	208	40.00%	294	56.54%	0	0.00%	18	3.46%	-86	-16.54%	520
North Kingstown	2,442	44.33%	2,793	50.70%	2	0.04%	272	4.94%	-351	-6.37%	5,509
North Providence	7,886	67.48%	3,283	28.09%	6	0.05%	511	4.37%	4,603	39.39%	11,686
North Smithfield	2,647	60.70%	1,532	35.13%	6	0.14%	176	4.04%	1,115	25.57%	4,361
Pawtucket	22,790	69.27%	8,835	26.85%	28	0.09%	1,246	3.79%	13,955	42.42%	32,899
Portsmouth	2,259	55.25%	1,680	41.09%	3	0.07%	147	3.60%	579	14.16%	4,089
Providence	53,850	73.04%	16,342	22.17%	92	0.12%	3,444	4.67%	37,508	50.87%	73,728
Richmond	534	51.05%	437	41.78%	0	0.00%	75	7.17%	97	9.27%	1,046
Scituate	1,372	41.38%	1,747	52.68%	2	0.06%	195	5.88%	-375	-11.31%	3,316
Smithfield	3,512	59.33%	2,119	35.80%	5	0.08%	283	4.78%	1,393	23.53%	5,919
South Kingstown	2,730	52.65%	2,215	42.72%	21	0.41%	219	4.22%	515	9.93%	5,185
Tiverton	3,021	60.85%	1,792	36.09%	2	0.04%	150	3.02%	1,229	24.75%	4,965
Warren	3,017	65.96%	1,430	31.26%	7	0.15%	120	2.62%	1,587	34.70%	4,574
Warwick	21,825	58.16%	14,230	37.92%	25	0.07%	1,449	3.86%	7,595	20.24%	37,529
West Greenwich	4,569	60.36%	2,736	36.15%	2	0.03%	262	3.46%	1,833	24.22%	7,569
West Warwick	347	47.15%	322	43.75%	3	0.41%	64	8.70%	25	3.40%	736
Westerly	6,555	67.58%	2,761	28.46%	12	0.12%	372	3.84%	3,794	39.11%	9,700
Woonsocket	14,960	75.91%	4,135	20.98%	23	0.12%	589	2.99%	10,825	54.93%	19,707
Totals	246,518	64.04%	122,359	31.79%	383	0.10%	15,678	4.07%	124,159	32.25%	384,938

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.

References

↑ "United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
↑ "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
↑ "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1968" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
↑ "1968 Rhode Island Election Results" (PDF).

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[2] 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.

[1] "United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.

[3] "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.

[4] "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.

[5] "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1968" . Retrieved May 24, 2017.

[6] "1968 Rhode Island Election Results" (PDF).

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