Who won Missouri in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Missouri in 1968, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 1968?

Missouri cast 12 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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1968

Missouri: Nixon carries 12 EV.

Missouri cast its 12 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Missouri voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Missouri, 1968

In 1968, Missouri awarded its 12 electoral votes to Nixon of the Republican party. Missouri ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

Nixon's win closed out Missouri's 3-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska joined Missouri for the Republican ticket, while Arkansas did not. Across the 52 presidential elections Missouri has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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