The 1968 United States presidential election in Kansas was held on November 5, 1968 as 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 ...
.
Richard Nixon won
Kansas against both
Hubert Humphrey and
George Wallace
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and ...
. Nixon carried every county except traditionally Democratic
Wyandotte.
this is the last occasion Kansas has voted to the right of
Utah, although both states have voted Republican at every election in that timespan.
Results
Results by county
See also
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United States presidential elections in Kansas
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Kansas, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1861, Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is ...
Notes
References
{{United States elections
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1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...