Who won Nevada in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Nevada in 1968, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1968?

Nevada cast 3 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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Nevada: Nixon carries 3 EV.

Nevada cast its 3 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Nevada voted with the national winner this cycle.

Nevada in 1968

The 1968 contest saw Nevada line up behind Nixon, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nevada ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

Nixon's win closed out Nevada's 2-election run of voting Democratic. Nevada did not move alone — neighboring California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona broke the same way in 1968. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 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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