The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the
1968 United States presidential election
The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice presiden ...
. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Montana voted for the
Republican nominee, former Vice President
Richard Nixon, over the
Democratic
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nominee,
Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01%. A third-party candidate, former
Alabama Governor George Wallace
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, won 7.29% of the vote, or 20,015 raw votes, the highest percentage for a 3rd party candidate in the state since
Robert M. La Follette in
1924
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, and would not be surpassed or equaled until Independent
John B. Anderson
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in
1980
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, who went on to receive 8.05% of the vote, or 29,281 raw votes. Wallace was most successful in the mountain regions, which have a tradition of hostility to Washington D.C. interference, and also to
Northeastern
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big business.
[Phillips, Kevin P.; ''The Emerging Republican Majority'', p. 471 ] Wallace possessed little appeal in heavily
German
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and
Scandinavian Plains regions.
Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Montana would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until
Bill Clinton in
1992
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. However, Montana would return to being a safe Republican state afterwards.
, this remains the last occasion the Democratic presidential nominee has carried
Jefferson County,
[Sullivan, Robert David]
‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’
''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016 where Humphrey won a 22-vote plurality.
Results
Results by county
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Montana
Notes
References
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Montana
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
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1968 Montana elections