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The 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arizona was won by the Republican nominees, Richard NixonofNew York and his running mate Governor Spiro AgnewofMaryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Incumbent Vice President Hubert HumphreyofMinnesota and his running mate U.S. Senator Edmund MuskieofMaine.
Nixon carried the state with 54.78% of the vote to Humphrey's 35.02%, a victory margin of 19.76%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 266,721 | 54.78% | |
Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 170,514 | 35.02% | |
American Independent | George Wallace | 46,573 | 9.56% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Eugene McCarthy | 2,751 | 0.56% | |
Peace and Freedom | Eldridge Cleaver | 217 | 0.04% | |
Socialist Workers | Fred Halstead | 85 | 0.02% | |
Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 75 | 0.02% | |
Total votes | 486,936 | 100% |
County | Richard Nixon Republican |
Hubert Humphrey Democratic |
George Wallace American Independent |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | |||||
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Apache | 2,092 | 49.83% | 1,668 | 39.73% | 402 | 9.58% | 36 | 0.86% | 424 | 10.10% | 4,198 |
Cochise | 7,619 | 45.59% | 6,597 | 39.48% | 2,393 | 14.32% | 102 | 0.61% | 1,022 | 6.11% | 16,711 |
Coconino | 6,765 | 59.38% | 3,504 | 30.76% | 1,049 | 9.21% | 74 | 0.65% | 3,261 | 28.62% | 11,392 |
Gila | 3,610 | 37.19% | 4,831 | 49.77% | 1,222 | 12.59% | 43 | 0.44% | -1,221 | -12.58% | 9,706 |
Graham | 2,327 | 47.21% | 1,726 | 35.02% | 859 | 17.43% | 17 | 0.34% | 601 | 12.19% | 4,929 |
Greenlee | 1,026 | 27.35% | 2,434 | 64.89% | 276 | 7.36% | 15 | 0.40% | -1,408 | -37.54% | 3,751 |
Maricopa | 162,262 | 59.08% | 86,204 | 31.39% | 24,941 | 9.08% | 1,244 | 0.45% | 76,058 | 27.69% | 274,651 |
Mohave | 3,208 | 51.64% | 2,109 | 33.95% | 883 | 14.21% | 12 | 0.19% | 1,099 | 17.69% | 6,212 |
Navajo | 4,596 | 51.00% | 2,930 | 32.51% | 1,438 | 15.96% | 48 | 0.53% | 1,666 | 18.49% | 9,012 |
Pima | 49,479 | 50.61% | 39,786 | 40.70% | 7,221 | 7.39% | 1,280 | 1.31% | 9,693 | 9.91% | 97,766 |
Pinal | 6,883 | 42.37% | 7,409 | 45.61% | 1,869 | 11.50% | 85 | 0.52% | -526 | -3.24% | 16,246 |
Santa Cruz | 1,702 | 48.17% | 1,557 | 44.07% | 242 | 6.85% | 32 | 0.91% | 145 | 4.10% | 3,533 |
Yavapai | 8,296 | 58.44% | 3,989 | 28.10% | 1,837 | 12.94% | 74 | 0.52% | 4,307 | 30.34% | 14,196 |
Yuma | 6,856 | 46.85% | 5,770 | 39.43% | 1,941 | 13.26% | 66 | 0.45% | 1,086 | 7.42% | 14,633 |
Totals | 266,721 | 54.78% | 170,514 | 35.02% | 46,573 | 9.56% | 3,128 | 0.64% | 96,207 | 19.76% | 486,936 |
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See also: Political party strength in Arizona |