Who won Kansas in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Kansas in 1968, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1968?

Kansas cast 7 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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1968

Kansas: Nixon carries 7 EV.

Kansas cast its 7 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Kansas in 1968

The 1968 contest saw Kansas line up behind Nixon, delivering 7 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Kansas ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Kansas away from the Democratic it had supported in 1964. Kansas did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado broke the same way in 1968. Across the 41 presidential elections Kansas has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (34 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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