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County Results
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The 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Idaho was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–New York), with 56.79% of the popular vote, against former Senator and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 30.66% of the popular vote. Alabama Governor George Wallace, who ran as a member of the American Independent Party, performed quite well, finishing with 12.55% of the popular vote.[3][4]
With 56.79% of the popular vote, Idaho would prove to be Nixon's second strongest state in the 1968 election after Nebraska.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 165,369 | 56.79% | |
Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 89,273 | 30.66% | |
American Independent | George Wallace | 36,541 | 12.55% | |
Total votes | 291,183 | 100.00% |
County | Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Democratic |
George Corley Wallace American Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Ada | 30,185 | 63.04% | 11,529 | 24.08% | 6,167 | 12.88% | 18,656 | 38.96% | 47,881 |
Adams | 844 | 58.98% | 360 | 25.16% | 227 | 15.86% | 484 | 33.82% | 1,431 |
Bannock | 10,234 | 47.97% | 9,084 | 42.58% | 2,016 | 9.45% | 1,150 | 5.39% | 21,334 |
Bear Lake | 1,866 | 60.17% | 1,058 | 34.12% | 177 | 5.71% | 808 | 26.06% | 3,101 |
Benewah | 1,125 | 44.41% | 1,160 | 45.80% | 248 | 9.79% | -35 | -1.38% | 2,533 |
Bingham | 6,484 | 60.23% | 2,988 | 27.76% | 1,293 | 12.01% | 3,496 | 32.48% | 10,765 |
Blaine | 1,337 | 53.82% | 815 | 32.81% | 332 | 13.37% | 522 | 21.01% | 2,484 |
Boise | 450 | 55.62% | 205 | 25.34% | 154 | 19.04% | 245 | 30.28% | 809 |
Bonner | 3,240 | 45.75% | 3,063 | 43.25% | 779 | 11.00% | 177 | 2.50% | 7,082 |
Bonneville | 13,582 | 64.52% | 5,178 | 24.60% | 2,290 | 10.88% | 8,404 | 39.92% | 21,050 |
Boundary | 1,084 | 47.19% | 883 | 38.44% | 330 | 14.37% | 201 | 8.75% | 2,297 |
Butte | 691 | 50.96% | 521 | 38.42% | 144 | 10.62% | 170 | 12.54% | 1,356 |
Camas | 271 | 56.22% | 118 | 24.48% | 93 | 19.29% | 153 | 31.74% | 482 |
Canyon | 14,995 | 62.75% | 5,717 | 23.92% | 3,186 | 13.33% | 9,278 | 38.82% | 23,898 |
Caribou | 1,731 | 62.15% | 727 | 26.10% | 327 | 11.74% | 1,004 | 36.05% | 2,785 |
Cassia | 4,187 | 64.17% | 1,350 | 20.69% | 988 | 15.14% | 2,837 | 43.48% | 6,525 |
Clark | 271 | 66.58% | 87 | 21.38% | 49 | 12.04% | 184 | 45.21% | 407 |
Clearwater | 1,287 | 37.11% | 1,838 | 53.00% | 343 | 9.89% | -551 | -15.89% | 3,468 |
Custer | 711 | 49.96% | 385 | 27.06% | 327 | 22.98% | 326 | 22.91% | 1,423 |
Elmore | 1,908 | 50.62% | 1,230 | 32.63% | 631 | 16.74% | 678 | 17.99% | 3,769 |
Franklin | 2,509 | 66.11% | 831 | 21.90% | 455 | 11.99% | 1,678 | 44.22% | 3,795 |
Fremont | 2,297 | 58.52% | 961 | 24.48% | 667 | 16.99% | 1,336 | 34.04% | 3,925 |
Gem | 2,314 | 57.89% | 1,183 | 29.60% | 500 | 12.51% | 1,131 | 28.30% | 3,997 |
Gooding | 2,349 | 55.56% | 1,018 | 24.08% | 861 | 20.36% | 1,331 | 31.48% | 4,228 |
Idaho | 2,317 | 47.15% | 1,883 | 38.32% | 714 | 14.53% | 434 | 8.83% | 4,914 |
Jefferson | 2,927 | 61.48% | 955 | 20.06% | 879 | 18.46% | 1,972 | 41.42% | 4,761 |
Jerome | 2,785 | 60.52% | 976 | 21.21% | 841 | 18.27% | 1,809 | 39.31% | 4,602 |
Kootenai | 7,092 | 48.01% | 6,207 | 42.02% | 1,472 | 9.97% | 885 | 5.99% | 14,771 |
Latah | 4,708 | 51.59% | 3,782 | 41.44% | 636 | 6.97% | 926 | 10.15% | 9,126 |
Lemhi | 1,476 | 57.61% | 547 | 21.35% | 539 | 21.04% | 929 | 36.26% | 2,562 |
Lewis | 697 | 38.70% | 927 | 51.47% | 177 | 9.83% | -230 | -12.77% | 1,801 |
Lincoln | 972 | 62.91% | 350 | 22.65% | 223 | 14.43% | 622 | 40.26% | 1,545 |
Madison | 2,971 | 67.71% | 904 | 20.60% | 513 | 11.69% | 2,067 | 47.11% | 4,388 |
Minidoka | 3,182 | 56.28% | 1,332 | 23.56% | 1,140 | 20.16% | 1,850 | 32.72% | 5,654 |
Nez Perce | 5,019 | 39.90% | 6,502 | 51.69% | 1,058 | 8.41% | -1,483 | -11.79% | 12,579 |
Oneida | 1,114 | 66.15% | 465 | 27.61% | 105 | 6.24% | 649 | 38.54% | 1,684 |
Owyhee | 1,385 | 59.62% | 562 | 24.19% | 376 | 16.19% | 823 | 35.43% | 2,323 |
Payette | 3,032 | 61.18% | 1,216 | 24.54% | 708 | 14.29% | 1,816 | 36.64% | 4,956 |
Power | 1,222 | 60.26% | 582 | 28.70% | 224 | 11.05% | 640 | 31.56% | 2,028 |
Shoshone | 3,080 | 40.60% | 3,850 | 50.74% | 657 | 8.66% | -770 | -10.15% | 7,587 |
Teton | 694 | 57.93% | 376 | 31.39% | 128 | 10.68% | 318 | 26.54% | 1,198 |
Twin Falls | 11,564 | 62.94% | 4,001 | 21.78% | 2,808 | 15.28% | 7,563 | 41.16% | 18,373 |
Valley | 1,160 | 57.94% | 534 | 26.67% | 308 | 15.38% | 626 | 31.27% | 2,002 |
Washington | 2,020 | 57.65% | 1,033 | 29.48% | 451 | 12.87% | 987 | 28.17% | 3,504 |
Totals | 165,369 | 56.79% | 89,273 | 30.66% | 36,541 | 12.55% | 76,096 | 26.13% | 291,183 |