Who won Florida in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Florida in 1968, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 1968?

Florida cast 14 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Florida vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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1968

Florida: Nixon carries 14 EV.

Florida cast its 14 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Florida voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1968 result in Florida

Florida backed Nixon (Republican) in the 1968 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. Florida ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Florida away from the Democratic it had supported in 1964. It stood apart from its neighbors: Alabama and Georgia went the other way that year. Across the 45 presidential elections Florida has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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