Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana


The 1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana was held on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Along with four other contiguous southern states, former and future Alabama Governor George Wallace won the state for the American Party by a large margin against Democrat Hubert Humphrey and Republican Richard Nixon. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Jefferson Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Lafayette Parish, Ouachita Parish, Bossier Parish, Union Parish, and LaSalle Parish did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate.

With 48.32% of the popular vote, Louisiana would prove to be Wallace's third strongest state after Alabama and Mississippi. This is the most recent election cycle in which a Republican would win the presidency without carrying Louisiana. This was also the last election until 2008 in which Louisiana voted for a losing presidential candidate.

Among white voters, 60% supported Wallace, 28% supported Nixon, and 12% supported Humphrey.

Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
George Wallace of AlabamaCurtis LeMayAmerican10530,30048.32%
Hubert HumphreyEdmund MuskieDemocratic0309,61528.21%
Richard NixonSpiro AgnewRepublican0257,53523.47%
  • Bienville

  • DeSoto

  • East Feliciana

  • Caddo

  • Caldwell

  • Catahoula

  • Claiborne

  • Concordia

  • Franklin

  • Iberia

  • Jackson

  • Morehouse

  • Natchitoches

  • Red River

  • Sabine

  • Tangipahoa

  • Tensas

  • Vernon

  • Washington

  • Webster

  • Winn

  • East Baton Rouge

  • Lincoln

  • Plaquemines

  • Pointe Coupee

  • St. Helena

  • Rapides

  • Richland

  • Saint Bernard

  • Allen

  • Acadia

  • Ascension

  • Assumption

  • Avoyelles

  • Calcasieu

  • Cameron

  • Evangeline

  • Iberville

  • Jefferson Davis

  • Lafourche

  • St. Mary

  • St. John the Baptist

  • St. Landry

  • St. Martin

  • Vermillion

  • Saint Charles

  • Terrebonne

  • East Carroll

  • Madison

  • West Feliciana

  • United States presidential elections in Louisiana

  • Black, Earl; Black, Merle (1992). The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674941306.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report