1968 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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

November 5, 1968

Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota New York[lower-alpha 1] Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 139,566 31,012 Percentage 81.82% 18.18%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Vice 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 is the only election in which a Republican had a higher percentage of the vote in DC than at least one state in that same election as the Republicans performed 5% better in Washington, D.C. than in both Mississippi and Alabama.

Results

1964 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	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

• United States presidential elections in Washington, D.C.

Notes

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.

References

1. "1964 Presidential Election Results Washington, D.C."