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United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1968

United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1968
Washington, D.C.
← 1964 November 5, 1968 1972 →
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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 3 0
Popular vote 139,566 31,012
Percentage 81.82% 18.18%

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican


Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Richard Nixon
Republican

The United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1968 took place in order to select the District of Columbia's 3 electoral votes for President of the United States. Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the District by an overwhelming margin, receiving over 80% of the vote. This was the second presidential election in which the District of Columbia had the right to vote in presidential elections, as well as the only place where George Wallace did not have his name on the ballot.


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