Who won Tennessee in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Tennessee in 1968, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1968?

Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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1968

Tennessee: Nixon carries 11 EV.

Tennessee cast its 11 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Tennessee voted with the national winner this cycle.

Tennessee in 1968

The 1968 contest saw Tennessee line up behind Nixon, delivering 11 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Tennessee ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Tennessee away from the Democratic it had supported in 1964. The region divided — Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, and Missouri joined Tennessee for the Republican ticket, while Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas did not. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 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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