Who won Arkansas in the 1968 presidential election?

Wallace (American (Know-Nothing)) carried Arkansas in 1968, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1968?

Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Arkansas vote for the national winner in 1968?

No. Arkansas backed Wallace, while Richard Nixon won the presidency nationally.

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1968

Arkansas: Wallace carries 6 EV.

Arkansas cast its 6 electoral votes for Wallace (American (Know-Nothing)). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Arkansas voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Arkansas, 1968

In 1968, Arkansas awarded its 6 electoral votes to Wallace of the American (Know-Nothing) party. The presidency went elsewhere: Richard Nixon (Republican) won nationally, while Arkansas had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Arkansas away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 23 cycles. The region divided — Mississippi and Louisiana joined Arkansas for the American (Know-Nothing) ticket, while Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Oklahoma did not. Over its 47 recorded presidential cycles, Arkansas has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 32 times in all. The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

Nationally, Richard Nixon finished with 301 of the 538 electoral votes to 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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