Map of presidential election results by county in California in the 1968 presidential election
The 1968 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1968 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
Results
| United States presidential election in California, 1968[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Republican |
Richard Nixon |
3,467,664 |
47.82% |
40 |
|
Democratic |
Hubert Humphrey |
3,244,318 |
44.74% |
0 |
|
American Independent |
George Wallace |
487,270 |
6.72% |
0 |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Eldridge Cleaver |
27,707 |
0.38% |
0 |
|
No party |
Eugene McCarthy (write-in) |
20,721 |
0.29% |
0 |
|
No party |
Dick Gregory (write-in) |
3,230 |
0.04% |
0 |
|
No party |
Henning A. Blomen (write-in) |
341 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Charlene Mitchell (write-in) |
260 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
E. Harold Munn (write-in) |
59 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
17 |
0.00% |
0 |
| Invalid or blank votes |
|
|
— |
| Totals |
7,251,587 |
100.00% |
40 |
| Voter turnout |
|
— |
Results by county
| County |
Nixon |
Votes |
Humphrey |
Votes |
Wallace |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| Mono |
64.28% |
1,130 |
26.45% |
465 |
8.87% |
156 |
0.40% |
7 |
| Orange |
63.14% |
314,905 |
29.85% |
148,869 |
6.62% |
33,034 |
0.38% |
1,899 |
| Sutter |
59.57% |
8,665 |
31.79% |
4,624 |
8.44% |
1,228 |
0.19% |
28 |
| Alpine |
59.29% |
150 |
32.81% |
83 |
7.91% |
20 |
0.00% |
0 |
| Butte |
56.68% |
22,225 |
32.87% |
12,887 |
9.92% |
3,891 |
0.53% |
208 |
| San Diego |
56.26% |
261,540 |
36.07% |
167,669 |
7.17% |
33,340 |
0.50% |
2,314 |
| Inyo |
54.45% |
3,641 |
34.60% |
2,314 |
10.68% |
714 |
0.27% |
18 |
| Glenn |
53.91% |
3,848 |
34.55% |
2,466 |
11.32% |
808 |
0.22% |
16 |
| Santa Barbara |
53.59% |
50,068 |
40.21% |
37,565 |
5.44% |
5,083 |
0.75% |
704 |
| Imperial |
52.91% |
10,818 |
36.59% |
7,481 |
10.27% |
2,100 |
0.23% |
47 |
| Riverside |
52.90% |
83,414 |
38.78% |
61,146 |
7.88% |
12,432 |
0.43% |
678 |
| Modoc |
52.43% |
1,713 |
38.69% |
1,264 |
8.69% |
284 |
0.18% |
6 |
| Tulare |
52.17% |
29,314 |
39.47% |
22,180 |
8.15% |
4,580 |
0.20% |
115 |
| Calaveras |
52.16% |
3,042 |
36.59% |
2,134 |
11.03% |
643 |
0.22% |
13 |
| Colusa |
51.58% |
2,361 |
40.59% |
1,858 |
7.52% |
344 |
0.31% |
14 |
| Nevada |
51.39% |
6,061 |
39.06% |
4,607 |
9.14% |
1,078 |
0.41% |
48 |
| Ventura |
51.35% |
59,705 |
41.11% |
47,794 |
7.08% |
8,234 |
0.45% |
528 |
| San Luis Obispo |
51.27% |
19,420 |
41.78% |
15,828 |
6.38% |
2,416 |
0.57% |
217 |
| Santa Cruz |
50.79% |
25,365 |
41.03% |
20,492 |
6.94% |
34,65 |
1.25% |
622 |
| Monterey |
50.16% |
33,670 |
42.10% |
28,261 |
7.15% |
4,800 |
0.59% |
393 |
| San Bernardino |
50.07% |
111,974 |
39.99% |
89,418 |
9.47% |
21,187 |
0.46% |
1,037 |
| Marin |
50.05% |
41,422 |
43.84% |
36,278 |
4.59% |
3,801 |
1.52% |
1,254 |
| Mariposa |
49.92% |
1,496 |
39.61% |
1,187 |
10.08% |
302 |
0.40% |
12 |
| El Dorado |
49.00% |
7,468 |
39.72% |
6,054 |
11.00% |
1,676 |
0.28% |
43 |
| Lake |
49.00% |
4,464 |
41.46% |
3,777 |
9.20% |
838 |
0.35% |
32 |
| Sonoma |
48.79% |
38,088 |
43.03% |
33,587 |
7.53% |
5,875 |
0.65% |
509 |
| Yuba |
48.17% |
5,371 |
40.01% |
4,461 |
11.62% |
1,296 |
0.20% |
22 |
| San Joaquin |
47.97% |
47,293 |
42.68% |
42,073 |
9.05% |
8,923 |
0.30% |
300 |
| Los Angeles |
47.65% |
1,266,480 |
46.02% |
1,223,251 |
5.68% |
151,050 |
0.65% |
17,201 |
| San Benito |
47.54% |
2,961 |
45.10% |
2,809 |
7.18% |
447 |
0.19% |
12 |
| Tuolumne |
47.48% |
4,330 |
42.91% |
3,913 |
9.49% |
865 |
0.12% |
11 |
| Tehama |
47.26% |
5,198 |
41.50% |
4,565 |
11.06% |
1,216 |
0.18% |
20 |
| Kern |
46.61% |
53,990 |
42.55% |
49,284 |
10.63% |
12,309 |
0.21% |
249 |
| Mendocino |
46.39% |
8,305 |
44.32% |
7,935 |
8.68% |
1,554 |
0.61% |
110 |
| Del Norte |
46.19% |
2,387 |
43.27% |
2,236 |
9.58% |
495 |
0.97% |
50 |
| Humboldt |
46.17% |
16,719 |
45.50% |
16,476 |
7.62% |
2,759 |
0.72% |
260 |
| Siskiyou |
46.13% |
6,334 |
45.59% |
6,260 |
7.92% |
1,088 |
0.36% |
50 |
| Sierra |
45.93% |
548 |
46.86% |
559 |
7.12% |
85 |
0.08% |
1 |
| Santa Clara |
45.61% |
163,446 |
48.42% |
173,511 |
5.23% |
18,754 |
0.74% |
2,656 |
| Stanislaus |
45.45% |
29,573 |
48.13% |
31,316 |
6.11% |
3,973 |
0.31% |
201 |
| Contra Costa |
44.53% |
97,486 |
46.44% |
101,668 |
8.37% |
18,330 |
0.65% |
1,433 |
| Napa |
43.76% |
14,270 |
45.27% |
14,762 |
10.66% |
3,476 |
0.32% |
104 |
| San Mateo |
43.72% |
98,654 |
47.20% |
106,519 |
6.52% |
14,720 |
2.56% |
5,775 |
| Fresno |
43.60% |
59,901 |
47.42% |
65,153 |
8.22% |
11,292 |
0.76% |
1,050 |
| Madera |
43.55% |
6,229 |
48.47% |
6,932 |
7.83% |
1,120 |
0.15% |
22 |
| Trinity |
43.12% |
1,426 |
43.33% |
1,433 |
13.06% |
432 |
0.48% |
16 |
| Kings |
43.07% |
7,796 |
47.75% |
8,643 |
9.06% |
1,640 |
0.12% |
22 |
| Placer |
42.64% |
12,427 |
48.21% |
14,050 |
8.83% |
2,574 |
0.32% |
93 |
| Amador |
42.10% |
2,269 |
45.27% |
2,440 |
12.24% |
660 |
0.39% |
21 |
| Sacramento |
41.66% |
97,177 |
50.92% |
118,769 |
6.98% |
16,269 |
0.44% |
1,031 |
| Lassen |
41.06% |
2,553 |
47.12% |
2,930 |
11.45% |
712 |
0.37% |
23 |
| Merced |
40.90% |
11,595 |
50.98% |
14,453 |
7.93% |
2,248 |
0.19% |
53 |
| Shasta |
40.44% |
11,821 |
49.64% |
14,510 |
9.63% |
2,815 |
0.29% |
84 |
| Yolo |
38.41% |
11,123 |
54.67% |
15,833 |
6.02% |
1,742 |
0.90% |
262 |
| Alameda |
37.63% |
153,285 |
53.90% |
219,545 |
6.98% |
28,426 |
1.50% |
6,093 |
| Plumas |
37.37% |
2,097 |
52.77% |
2,961 |
9.43% |
529 |
0.43% |
24 |
| Solano |
34.71% |
17,683 |
53.52% |
27,271 |
11.40% |
5,810 |
0.37% |
188 |
| San Francisco |
33.66% |
100,970 |
59.18% |
177,509 |
5.78% |
17,332 |
1.38% |
4,136 |
References
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