1968 Presidential Election Results for New Jersey

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County	Turnout	Richard Nixon (R)		Hubert Humphrey (D)		George Wallace (American Independent)		Other		TOTAL
Atlantic	70%	32,807	42.1%	35,581	45.7%	7,528	9.7%	1,918	2.5%	77,834
Bergen	70%	224,911	54.5%	162,182	39.3%	23,663	5.7%	2,281	0.6%	413,037
Burlington	53%	46,177	46.3%	41,651	41.8%	11,635	11.7%	284	0.3%	99,747
Camden	68%	77,642	41.1%	87,347	46.2%	23,111	12.2%	787	0.4%	188,887
Cape May	73%	14,970	53.1%	9,664	34.3%	3,498	12.4%	40	0.1%	28,172
Cumberland	63%	18,388	40.4%	21,661	47.6%	5,356	11.8%	83	0.2%	45,488
Essex	61%	140,084	39.2%	185,440	51.9%	26,823	7.5%	4,748	1.3%	357,095
Gloucester	68%	30,596	44.5%	27,438	39.9%	10,626	15.5%	71	0.1%	68,731
Hudson	62%	91,324	37.3%	124,939	51.1%	23,138	9.5%	5,159	2.1%	244,560
Hunterdon	67%	15,851	57.8%	8,755	31.9%	2,749	10.0%	84	0.3%	27,439
Mercer	65%	45,354	36.1%	63,218	50.4%	16,104	12.8%	853	0.7%	125,529
Middlesex	63%	96,515	42.8%	103,339	45.8%	24,138	10.7%	1,538	0.7%	225,530
Monmouth	63%	87,311	51.2%	69,669	40.9%	13,047	7.7%	429	0.3%	170,456
Morris	66%	85,512	57.8%	52,398	35.4%	9,659	6.5%	493	0.3%	148,062
Ocean	64%	41,995	53.9%	26,909	34.5%	8,520	10.9%	539	0.7%	77,963
Passaic	60%	79,862	46.3%	74,442	43.1%	16,617	9.6%	1,736	1.0%	172,657
Salem	71%	11,407	43.5%	11,172	42.6%	3,647	13.9%	25	0.1%	26,251
Somerset	65%	42,459	54.1%	27,580	35.1%	7,331	9.3%	1,105	1.4%	78,475
Sussex	68%	18,043	61.7%	8,325	28.5%	2,843	9.7%	29	0.1%	29,240
Union	68%	110,309	45.7%	109,674	45.5%	19,963	8.3%	1,310	0.5%	241,256
Warren	64%	13,950	48.1%	12,822	44.2%	2,191	7.6%	23	0.1%	28,986
TOTAL	64%	1,325,467	46.1%	1,264,206	44.0%	262,187	9.1%	23,535	0.8%	2,875,395

1968 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NJ

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1968 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Richard Nixon (R)		Hubert Humphrey (D)		George Wallace (American Independent)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Hunt-R)	n/a	75,496	39.3%	88,661	46.1%			28,110	14.6%	192,267
District 02 (Sandman-R)	n/a	77,572	44.2%	78,078	44.4%			20,029	11.4%	175,679
District 03 (Howard-D)	n/a	101,891	50.6%	83,308	41.4%			16,248	8.1%	201,447
District 04 (Thompson-D)	n/a	93,198	44.3%	93,120	44.3%			23,887	11.4%	210,205
District 05 (Frelinghuysen-R)	n/a	127,971	56.9%	79,978	35.6%			16,990	7.6%	224,939
District 06 (Cahill-R)	n/a	113,906	50.4%	87,786	38.8%			24,283	10.7%	225,975
District 07 (Widnall-R)	n/a	118,424	56.6%	79,234	37.9%			11,634	5.6%	209,292
District 08 (Joelson-D)	n/a	79,862	46.7%	74,442	43.6%			16,617	9.7%	170,921
District 09 (Helstoski-D)	n/a	106,487	52.9%	82,948	41.2%			12,029	6.0%	201,464
District 10 (Rodino-D)	n/a	59,822	39.3%	78,790	51.8%			13,527	8.9%	152,139
District 11 (Minish-D)	n/a	51,420	34.5%	86,733	58.2%			10,989	7.4%	149,142
District 12 (Dwyer-R)	n/a	114,175	52.2%	90,462	41.4%			14,040	6.4%	218,677
District 13 (Gallagher-D)	n/a	53,426	33.7%	89,058	56.1%			16,243	10.2%	158,727
District 14 (Daniels-D)	n/a	62,537	41.1%	74,700	49.0%			15,103	9.9%	152,340
District 15 (Patten-D)	n/a	88,943	42.8%	96,598	46.4%			22,436	10.8%	207,977

1968 President, Atlantic County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	32,807	42.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	35,581	45.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	7,528	9.7%
Other	1,918	2.5%
TOTAL	77,834
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Bergen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	224,911	54.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	162,182	39.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	23,663	5.7%
Other	2,281	0.6%
TOTAL	413,037
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Burlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	46,177	46.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	41,651	41.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	11,635	11.7%
Other	284	0.3%
TOTAL	99,747
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	77,642	41.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	87,347	46.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	23,111	12.2%
Other	787	0.4%
TOTAL	188,887
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Cape May County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	14,970	53.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	9,664	34.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	3,498	12.4%
Other	40	0.1%
TOTAL	28,172
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	18,388	40.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	21,661	47.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	5,356	11.8%
Other	83	0.2%
TOTAL	45,488
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -3

1968 President, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	140,084	39.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	185,440	51.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	26,823	7.5%
Other	4,748	1.3%
TOTAL	357,095
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Gloucester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	30,596	44.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	27,438	39.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	10,626	15.5%
Other	71	0.1%
TOTAL	68,731
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Hudson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	91,324	37.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	124,939	51.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	23,138	9.5%
Other	5,159	2.1%
TOTAL	244,560
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Hunterdon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	15,851	57.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	8,755	31.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,749	10.0%
Other	84	0.3%
TOTAL	27,439
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	45,354	36.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	63,218	50.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	16,104	12.8%
Other	853	0.7%
TOTAL	125,529
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -7

1968 President, Middlesex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	96,515	42.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	103,339	45.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	24,138	10.7%
Other	1,538	0.7%
TOTAL	225,530
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Monmouth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	87,311	51.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	69,669	40.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	13,047	7.7%
Other	429	0.3%
TOTAL	170,456
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	85,512	57.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	52,398	35.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	9,659	6.5%
Other	493	0.3%
TOTAL	148,062
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Ocean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	41,995	53.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	26,909	34.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	8,520	10.9%
Other	539	0.7%
TOTAL	77,963
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Passaic County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	79,862	46.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	74,442	43.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	16,617	9.6%
Other	1,736	1.0%
TOTAL	172,657
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Salem County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	11,407	43.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	11,172	42.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	3,647	13.9%
Other	25	0.1%
TOTAL	26,251
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Somerset County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	42,459	54.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	27,580	35.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	7,331	9.3%
Other	1,105	1.4%
TOTAL	78,475
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Sussex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	18,043	61.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	8,325	28.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,843	9.7%
Other	29	0.1%
TOTAL	29,240
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 18

1968 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	110,309	45.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	109,674	45.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	19,963	8.3%
Other	1,310	0.5%
TOTAL	241,256
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	13,950	48.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	12,822	44.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,191	7.6%
Other	23	0.1%
TOTAL	28,986
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

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