1968 United States presidential election in Oregon

The 1968 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1968 United States presidential election in Oregon

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NomineeRichard NixonHubert HumphreyGeorge Wallace
PartyRepublicanDemocraticAmerican Independent
Home stateNew York[a]MinnesotaAlabama
Running mateSpiro AgnewEdmund MuskieCurtis LeMay
Electoral vote600
Popular vote408,433358,86649,683
Percentage49.83%43.78%6.06%

County Results

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

Oregon was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (RNew York), with 49.83% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (DMinnesota), with 43.78% of the popular vote. Independent candidate George Wallace finished with 6.06% of Oregon's popular vote.[3][4] As of 2020, this is the fifth and final time Oregon and neighboring Washington did not vote for the same presidential candidate.

Nixon's victory was the first of five consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Oregon would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Michael Dukakis in 1988. Since then it has become a safe Democratic state.

Results

1968 United States presidential election in Oregon
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRichard Nixon 408,433 49.83%
DemocraticHubert Humphrey358,86643.78%
IndependentGeorge Wallace49,6836.06%
Write-in2,6400.32%
Total votes819,622 100%

Results by county

CountyRichard Nixon
Republican
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic
George Wallace
Independent
Various candidates
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Baker3,31152.93%2,46439.39%4807.67%84713.54%6,255
Benton11,65461.29%6,53834.38%7493.94%750.39%5,11626.91%19,016
Clackamas32,36350.60%27,93943.68%3,6595.72%4,4246.92%63,961
Clatsop5,81045.61%6,24349.01%6515.11%340.27%-433-3.40%12,738
Columbia4,20838.09%6,06454.89%7286.59%470.43%-1,856-16.80%11,047
Coos8,23039.40%10,88452.10%1,7678.46%90.04%-2,654-12.70%20,890
Crook1,72747.88%1,61144.66%2567.10%130.36%1163.22%3,607
Curry2,32349.12%1,93440.90%4369.22%360.76%3898.22%4,729
Deschutes5,59949.86%4,85943.27%7386.57%340.30%7406.59%11,230
Douglas13,41051.40%9,18635.21%3,43313.16%630.24%4,22416.19%26,092
Gilliam61955.27%43638.93%655.80%18316.34%1,120
Grant1,63258.00%93433.19%2398.49%90.32%69824.81%2,814
Harney1,61756.58%1,03636.25%1976.89%80.28%58120.33%2,858
Hood River2,59748.84%2,38544.86%3236.07%120.23%2123.98%5,317
Jackson19,57756.19%12,71436.49%2,4467.02%1050.30%6,86319.70%34,842
Jefferson1,66955.26%1,16038.41%1805.96%110.36%50916.85%3,020
Josephine8,45657.64%4,35129.66%1,80012.27%640.44%4,10527.98%14,671
Klamath9,60456.44%5,62933.08%1,73510.20%490.29%3,97523.36%17,017
Lake1,53861.40%73029.14%2299.14%80.32%80832.26%2,505
Lane39,56349.12%34,52142.86%5,8307.24%6350.79%5,0426.26%80,549
Lincoln5,03147.02%5,00946.82%6596.16%220.20%10,699
Linn12,60451.90%10,03241.31%1,6486.79%2,57210.59%24,284
Malheur5,44765.16%2,02124.17%89210.67%3,42640.99%8,360
Marion30,41754.80%22,32740.23%2,7564.97%20.00%8,09014.57%55,502
Morrow1,06854.30%79740.52%1025.19%27113.78%1,967
Multnomah106,83143.87%124,65151.19%11,0544.54%9820.40%-17,820-7.32%243,518
Polk6,99755.66%4,96139.46%5814.62%320.25%2,03616.20%12,571
Sherman64659.32%38435.26%595.42%26224.06%1,089
Tillamook3,26144.73%3,60949.50%3945.40%270.37%-348-4.77%7,291
Umatilla8,97554.80%6,40239.09%9565.84%460.28%2,57315.71%16,379
Union3,79649.00%3,40944.00%5216.73%210.27%3875.00%7,747
Wallowa1,52755.69%1,00636.69%1947.08%150.55%52119.00%2,742
Wasco3,84246.26%3,91847.17%5146.19%320.39%-76-0.91%8,306
Washington34,10556.99%22,94338.34%2,5664.29%2280.38%11,16218.65%59,842
Wheeler44358.14%29238.32%273.54%15119.82%762
Yamhill7,93655.55%5,48738.41%8195.73%430.30%2,44917.14%14,285
Totals408,43349.83%358,86643.78%49,6836.06%2,6400.32%49,5676.05%819,622

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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