United States presidential election in Hawaii, 1968

United States presidential election in Hawaii, 1968

November 5, 1968

Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota New York Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 141,324 91,425 Percentage 59.8% 38.7%

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

The 1968 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Hawaii voters chose 4 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

Hawaii overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic Party nominee Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota with Edmund Muskie against Republican Party candidate, former Vice President Richard Nixon of New York with Spiro Agnew. Hawaii weighed in for this election as 9% more Democratic than the national average, with Humphrey winning the state by a 21% margin.

Hawaii would prove to be the weakest state for the American Independent Party candidate, former Alabama governor George Wallace, who won 3,469 votes, amounting to a total of 1.47%. Being the only state in the country to have a plurality of non-white residents, mainly Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Wallace's strong segregationist views failed to make any significant impact on the state's electorate, especially since he was far beyond his base of support in the Deep South.

Results

United States presidential election in Hawaii, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	141,324	59.83%	4
	Republican	Richard Nixon	91,425	38.7%	0
	American Independent	George Wallace	3,469	1.47%	0

See also

• Presidency of Richard Nixon

References