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1968 United States presidential election in Arizona
The 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arizona was won by the Republican nominees, Richard Nixon of New York and his running mate Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and his running mate U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine.
Nixon carried the state with 54.78% of the vote to Humphrey's 35.02%, a victory margin of 19.76%.
Arizona and South Carolina were the only two states carried by Goldwater in 1964 that went Republican again in 1968.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 266,721 | 54.78% | ||
| Democratic | 170,514 | 35.02% | ||
| American Independent | 46,573 | 9.56% | ||
| New Party | Eugene McCarthy | 2,751 | 0.56% | |
| Peace and Freedom | 217 | 0.04% | ||
| Socialist Workers | 85 | 0.02% | ||
| Socialist Labor | 75 | 0.02% | ||
| 486,936 | 100.00% |
- Apache
- Cochise
- Graham
- Mohave
- Pima
- Santa Cruz
- Yuma
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 10, 1968.
| Hubert Humphrey & Edmund MuskieDemocratic Party | Richard Nixon & Spiro AgnewRepublican Party | George Wallace & Curtis LeMayAmerican Independent Party |
|---|---|---|
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| Eugene McCarthyNew Party | Eldridge Cleaver & Judith PagePeace and Freedom Party | Fred Halstead & Paul BoutelleSocialist Workers Party | Henning A. Blomen & George TaylorSocialist Labor Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| David YetmanJoseph L. CowanWilliam G. CartonNancy Bolster FalesRobin N. Merrell | Illa RiggiDwight T. HoxieEmmett Calvin BrownAlberta J. DannellsDorothy Lee Parra | Paul Ferdinand Luenow Jr.Jeffrey Allen RidenourMorris Joseph StarskyRuth Pamela StarskyWilliam Monroe Wingfield | Justine BlackwellLawrence Gordon BlackwellElizabeth HorvathNickolas MaysWrignol E. Quillen |
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