Who won Kentucky in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Kentucky in 1968, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1968?

Kentucky cast 9 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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Kentucky: Nixon carries 9 EV.

Kentucky cast its 9 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Kentucky voted with the national winner this cycle.

Kentucky in 1968

The 1968 contest saw Kentucky line up behind Nixon, delivering 9 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Kentucky ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

Nixon's win closed out Kentucky's 9-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois joined Kentucky for the Republican ticket, while West Virginia did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky 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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