Who won Washington in the 1968 presidential election?

Humphrey (Democratic) carried Washington in 1968, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Washington have in 1968?

Washington cast 9 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Washington vote for the national winner in 1968?

No. Washington backed Humphrey, while Richard Nixon won the presidency nationally.

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Washington: Humphrey carries 9 EV.

Washington cast its 9 electoral votes for Humphrey (Democratic). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Washington voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Washington, 1968

In 1968, Washington awarded its 9 electoral votes to Humphrey of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Richard Nixon (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Washington among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Washington backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1960. It stood apart from its neighbors: Oregon and Idaho went the other way that year. Across the 34 presidential elections Washington has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (19 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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