United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1968

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1968

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Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota New York Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew Electoral vote 14 0 Popular vote 1,469,218 766,844 Percentage 63.0% 32.9%
County Results   Humphrey – 70–80%   Humphrey – 60–70%   Humphrey – 50–60%   Nixon – <50%   Nixon – 50–60%
President before election Lyndon Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Lyndon Johnson
Democratic

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, over the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Humphrey's running mate was Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, while Nixon ran with Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland.

Humphrey carried Massachusetts in a landslide, taking 63.01% of the vote to Nixon's 32.89%, a Democratic victory margin of 30.12%. This made it the second most Democratic state in the nation, after Rhode Island.