This was the second presidential election in which the District of Columbia had the right to vote in presidential elections, as well as the only place where George Wallace did not have his name on the ballot. This remains the only presidential election in which the Republican nominee received a higher percentage of the vote in DC than at least one state in that same election as Nixon performed 5% better in Washington, D.C. than he did in both Mississippi and Alabama.
^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.
1968, united, states, presidential, election, district, columbia, main, article, 1968, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1968, part, 1968, united, states, presidential, election, district, columbia, voters, chose, three, representa. Main article 1968 United States presidential election The 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5 1968 as part of the 1968 United States presidential election District of Columbia voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia 1964 November 5 1968 1972 Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard NixonParty Democratic RepublicanHome state Minnesota New York a Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro AgnewElectoral vote 3 0Popular vote 139 566 31 012Percentage 81 82 18 18 President before electionLyndon B JohnsonDemocratic Elected President Richard NixonRepublicanVice President Hubert Humphrey won Washington D C by an overwhelming margin receiving over 80 of the vote This was the second presidential election in which the District of Columbia had the right to vote in presidential elections as well as the only place where George Wallace did not have his name on the ballot This remains the only presidential election in which the Republican nominee received a higher percentage of the vote in DC than at least one state in that same election as Nixon performed 5 better in Washington D C than he did in both Mississippi and Alabama Contents 1 Results 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults edit1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia 1 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Democratic Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota Edmund Muskie of Maine 139 566 81 82 3 100 00 Republican Richard Nixon of New York Spiro Agnew of Maryland 31 012 18 18 0 0 00 Total 170 578 100 00 3 100 00 See also editUnited States presidential elections in the District of ColumbiaNotes 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 References edit a b 1964 Presidential Election Results Washington D C nbsp This District of Columbia elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia amp oldid 1174080231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
