The 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Idaho was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–New York), with 56.79% of the popular vote, against former Senator and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 30.66% of the popular vote. Alabama Governor George Wallace, who ran as a member of the American Independent Party, performed quite well, finishing with 12.55% of the popular vote.[3][4]
With 56.79% of the popular vote, Idaho would prove to be Nixon's second strongest state in the 1968 election after Nebraska.[5]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 165,369 | 56.79% | |
| Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 89,273 | 30.66% | |
| American Independent | George Wallace | 36,541 | 12.55% | |
| Total votes | 291,183 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
edit| County | Richard Nixon Republican |
Hubert Humphrey Democratic |
George Wallace American Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Ada | 30,185 | 63.04% | 11,529 | 24.08% | 6,167 | 12.88% | 18,656 | 38.96% | 47,881 |
| Adams | 844 | 58.98% | 360 | 25.16% | 227 | 15.86% | 484 | 33.82% | 1,431 |
| Bannock | 10,234 | 47.97% | 9,084 | 42.58% | 2,016 | 9.45% | 1,150 | 5.39% | 21,334 |
| Bear Lake | 1,866 | 60.17% | 1,058 | 34.12% | 177 | 5.71% | 808 | 26.05% | 3,101 |
| Benewah | 1,125 | 44.41% | 1,160 | 45.80% | 248 | 9.79% | -35 | -1.39% | 2,533 |
| Bingham | 6,484 | 60.23% | 2,988 | 27.76% | 1,293 | 12.01% | 3,496 | 32.47% | 10,765 |
| Blaine | 1,337 | 53.82% | 815 | 32.81% | 332 | 13.37% | 522 | 21.01% | 2,484 |
| Boise | 450 | 55.62% | 205 | 25.34% | 154 | 19.04% | 245 | 30.28% | 809 |
| Bonner | 3,240 | 45.75% | 3,063 | 43.25% | 779 | 11.00% | 177 | 2.50% | 7,082 |
| Bonneville | 13,582 | 64.52% | 5,178 | 24.60% | 2,290 | 10.88% | 8,404 | 39.92% | 21,050 |
| Boundary | 1,084 | 47.19% | 883 | 38.44% | 330 | 14.37% | 201 | 8.75% | 2,297 |
| Butte | 691 | 50.96% | 521 | 38.42% | 144 | 10.62% | 170 | 12.54% | 1,356 |
| Camas | 271 | 56.22% | 118 | 24.48% | 93 | 19.29% | 153 | 31.74% | 482 |
| Canyon | 14,995 | 62.75% | 5,717 | 23.92% | 3,186 | 13.33% | 9,278 | 38.83% | 23,898 |
| Caribou | 1,731 | 62.15% | 727 | 26.10% | 327 | 11.74% | 1,004 | 36.05% | 2,785 |
| Cassia | 4,187 | 64.17% | 1,350 | 20.69% | 988 | 15.14% | 2,837 | 43.48% | 6,525 |
| Clark | 271 | 66.58% | 87 | 21.38% | 49 | 12.04% | 184 | 45.20% | 407 |
| Clearwater | 1,287 | 37.11% | 1,838 | 53.00% | 343 | 9.89% | -551 | -15.89% | 3,468 |
| Custer | 711 | 49.96% | 385 | 27.06% | 327 | 22.98% | 326 | 22.90% | 1,423 |
| Elmore | 1,908 | 50.62% | 1,230 | 32.63% | 631 | 16.74% | 678 | 17.99% | 3,769 |
| Franklin | 2,509 | 66.11% | 831 | 21.90% | 455 | 11.99% | 1,678 | 44.21% | 3,795 |
| Fremont | 2,297 | 58.52% | 961 | 24.48% | 667 | 16.99% | 1,336 | 34.04% | 3,925 |
| Gem | 2,314 | 57.89% | 1,183 | 29.60% | 500 | 12.51% | 1,131 | 28.29% | 3,997 |
| Gooding | 2,349 | 55.56% | 1,018 | 24.08% | 861 | 20.36% | 1,331 | 31.48% | 4,228 |
| Idaho | 2,317 | 47.15% | 1,883 | 38.32% | 714 | 14.53% | 434 | 8.83% | 4,914 |
| Jefferson | 2,927 | 61.48% | 955 | 20.06% | 879 | 18.46% | 1,972 | 41.42% | 4,761 |
| Jerome | 2,785 | 60.52% | 976 | 21.21% | 841 | 18.27% | 1,809 | 39.31% | 4,602 |
| Kootenai | 7,092 | 48.01% | 6,207 | 42.02% | 1,472 | 9.97% | 885 | 5.99% | 14,771 |
| Latah | 4,708 | 51.59% | 3,782 | 41.44% | 636 | 6.97% | 926 | 10.15% | 9,126 |
| Lemhi | 1,476 | 57.61% | 547 | 21.35% | 539 | 21.04% | 929 | 36.26% | 2,562 |
| Lewis | 697 | 38.70% | 927 | 51.47% | 177 | 9.83% | -230 | -12.77% | 1,801 |
| Lincoln | 972 | 62.91% | 350 | 22.65% | 223 | 14.43% | 622 | 40.26% | 1,545 |
| Madison | 2,971 | 67.71% | 904 | 20.60% | 513 | 11.69% | 2,067 | 47.11% | 4,388 |
| Minidoka | 3,182 | 56.28% | 1,332 | 23.56% | 1,140 | 20.16% | 1,850 | 32.72% | 5,654 |
| Nez Perce | 5,019 | 39.90% | 6,502 | 51.69% | 1,058 | 8.41% | -1,483 | -11.79% | 12,579 |
| Oneida | 1,114 | 66.15% | 465 | 27.61% | 105 | 6.24% | 649 | 38.54% | 1,684 |
| Owyhee | 1,385 | 59.62% | 562 | 24.19% | 376 | 16.19% | 823 | 35.43% | 2,323 |
| Payette | 3,032 | 61.18% | 1,216 | 24.54% | 708 | 14.29% | 1,816 | 36.64% | 4,956 |
| Power | 1,222 | 60.26% | 582 | 28.70% | 224 | 11.05% | 640 | 31.56% | 2,028 |
| Shoshone | 3,080 | 40.60% | 3,850 | 50.74% | 657 | 8.66% | -770 | -10.14% | 7,587 |
| Teton | 694 | 57.93% | 376 | 31.39% | 128 | 10.68% | 318 | 26.54% | 1,198 |
| Twin Falls | 11,564 | 62.94% | 4,001 | 21.78% | 2,808 | 15.28% | 7,563 | 41.16% | 18,373 |
| Valley | 1,160 | 57.94% | 534 | 26.67% | 308 | 15.38% | 626 | 31.27% | 2,002 |
| Washington | 2,020 | 57.65% | 1,033 | 29.48% | 451 | 12.87% | 987 | 28.17% | 3,504 |
| Totals | 165,369 | 56.79% | 89,273 | 30.66% | 36,541 | 12.55% | 76,096 | 26.13% | 291,183 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editNotes
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- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1968 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1968". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "1968 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.