Who won Oklahoma in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Oklahoma in 1968, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1968?

Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Oklahoma vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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1968

Oklahoma: Nixon carries 8 EV.

Oklahoma cast its 8 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Oklahoma voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1968 result in Oklahoma

Oklahoma backed Nixon (Republican) in the 1968 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. Oklahoma ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Oklahoma away from the Democratic it had supported in 1964. The region divided — Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Colorado joined Oklahoma for the Republican ticket, while Arkansas and Texas did not. Across the 30 presidential elections Oklahoma has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (20 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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