United States presidential election in Montana, 1968

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United States presidential election in Montana, 1968

November 5, 1968 (1968-11-05)

Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state California Minnesota Alabama Running mate Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 138,835 114,117 378,582 Percentage 50.60% 41.59% 7.97%

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President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1968, throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Montana voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01%. A third party candidate, former Alabama Governor George Wallace, played a significant role by winning 7.29% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon	138,835	50.60%	4
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	114,117	41.59%	0
	American Independent	George Wallace	20,015	7.29%	0
	Prohibition	E. Harold Munn	510	0.19%	0
	New Reform	No Candidate	470	0.17%	0
	Militant Workers	Fred Halstead	457	0.17%	0