1968 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1968 U.S. Presidential Election?
Richard Nixon won the 1968 U.S. Presidential Election. Richard Nixon received 31,710,470 popular votes (43.4%) and 301 electoral votes. The main challenger was Hubert Humphrey (42.7%).
See the full head-to-head between Nixon and Humphrey
Nixon won the electoral college 301–191
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.