Who won Alaska in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Alaska in 1968, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alaska have in 1968?

Alaska cast 3 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Alaska vote for the national winner in 1968?

Yes. Alaska backed Richard Nixon, who won the presidency that year.

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1968

Alaska: Nixon carries 3 EV.

Alaska cast its 3 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Alaska voted with the national winner this cycle.

Alaska in 1968

The 1968 contest saw Alaska line up behind Nixon, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Alaska ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Alaska away from the Democratic it had supported in 1964. Across the 17 presidential elections Alaska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (16 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Richard Nixon took 301 of the 538 electoral votes, against Hubert Humphrey's 191. Richard Nixon led the national popular vote with 43.42% of the ballots cast.

The 1968 national map

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