United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1968

United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1968

November 5, 1968

Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota California 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

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.^[1] 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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