1968 Presidential Election Results for New Mexico

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Richard Nixon (R)		Hubert Humphrey (D)		George Wallace (American Independent)		Other		TOTAL
Bernalillo	61%	56,234	55.0%	40,835	39.9%	4,920	4.8%	332	0.3%	102,321
Catron	88%	674	62.3%	278	25.7%	128	11.8%	2	0.2%	1,082
Chaves	56%	8,866	63.6%	3,612	25.9%	1,425	10.2%	35	0.3%	13,938
Colfax	76%	2,212	44.4%	2,477	49.7%	263	5.3%	31	0.6%	4,983
Curry	52%	5,562	54.0%	2,915	28.3%	1,754	17.0%	73	0.7%	10,304
De Baca	76%	658	57.7%	345	30.2%	130	11.4%	8	0.7%	1,141
Dona Ana	56%	10,824	54.1%	7,658	38.3%	1,453	7.3%	55	0.3%	19,990
Eddy	73%	7,193	47.7%	6,093	40.4%	1,671	11.1%	114	0.8%	15,071
Grant	69%	2,908	38.5%	3,817	50.6%	793	10.5%	31	0.4%	7,549
Guadalupe	89%	1,176	51.4%	1,027	44.9%	77	3.4%	8	0.3%	2,288
Harding	97%	450	57.7%	284	36.4%	44	5.6%	2	0.3%	780
Hidalgo	66%	606	39.2%	678	43.9%	257	16.6%	3	0.2%	1,544
Lea	61%	7,415	48.2%	4,751	30.9%	3,025	19.7%	191	1.2%	15,382
Lincoln	74%	2,004	64.5%	802	25.8%	287	9.2%	14	0.5%	3,107
Los Alamos	81%	3,447	54.8%	2,552	40.6%	268	4.3%	21	0.3%	6,288
Luna	64%	1,952	50.1%	1,438	36.9%	490	12.6%	16	0.4%	3,896
McKinley	56%	4,376	45.7%	4,491	46.9%	547	5.7%	159	1.7%	9,573
Mora	89%	1,155	51.0%	1,069	47.2%	35	1.5%	7	0.3%	2,266
Otero	49%	4,475	43.7%	3,978	38.9%	1,688	16.5%	88	0.9%	10,229
Quay	70%	2,123	51.4%	1,399	33.9%	567	13.7%	43	1.0%	4,132
Rio Arriba	75%	3,935	43.2%	4,799	52.7%	269	3.0%	99	1.1%	9,102
Roosevelt	61%	3,256	58.1%	1,547	27.6%	773	13.8%	31	0.6%	5,607
San Juan	56%	7,664	54.0%	4,036	28.4%	2,304	16.2%	188	1.3%	14,192
San Miguel	71%	4,027	48.1%	4,088	48.9%	195	2.3%	58	0.7%	8,368
Sandoval	54%	1,959	41.4%	2,609	55.1%	129	2.7%	34	0.7%	4,731
Santa Fe	70%	9,359	48.1%	9,544	49.0%	492	2.5%	80	0.4%	19,475
Sierra	68%	1,624	57.1%	930	32.7%	282	9.9%	10	0.4%	2,846
Socorro	86%	2,230	52.1%	1,871	43.7%	173	4.0%	9	0.2%	4,283
Taos	72%	3,119	49.9%	2,993	47.9%	124	2.0%	16	0.3%	6,252
Torrance	86%	1,316	52.9%	974	39.2%	188	7.6%	8	0.3%	2,486
Union	79%	1,217	55.4%	678	30.9%	279	12.7%	23	1.0%	2,197
Valencia	51%	5,676	47.5%	5,513	46.1%	707	5.9%	51	0.4%	11,947
TOTAL	61%	169,692	51.8%	130,081	39.7%	25,737	7.9%	1,840	0.6%	327,350

1968 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NM

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 (Lujan-R)	n/a	91,729	52.4%	75,328	43.1%			7,850	4.5%	174,907
District 02 (Foreman-R)	n/a	77,963	51.8%	54,753	36.4%			17,887	11.9%	150,603

1968 President, Bernalillo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	56,234	55.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	40,835	39.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	4,920	4.8%
Other	332	0.3%
TOTAL	102,321
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Catron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	674	62.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	278	25.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	128	11.8%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,082
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 19

1968 President, Chaves County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	8,866	63.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,612	25.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,425	10.2%
Other	35	0.3%
TOTAL	13,938
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 20

1968 President, Colfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,212	44.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,477	49.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	263	5.3%
Other	31	0.6%
TOTAL	4,983
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Curry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,562	54.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,915	28.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,754	17.0%
Other	73	0.7%
TOTAL	10,304
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1968 President, De Baca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	658	57.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	345	30.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	130	11.4%
Other	8	0.7%
TOTAL	1,141
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Dona Ana County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	10,824	54.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	7,658	38.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,453	7.3%
Other	55	0.3%
TOTAL	19,990
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	7,193	47.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	6,093	40.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,671	11.1%
Other	114	0.8%
TOTAL	15,071
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,908	38.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,817	50.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	793	10.5%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,549
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -5

1968 President, Guadalupe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,176	51.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,027	44.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	77	3.4%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,288
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	450	57.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	284	36.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	44	5.6%
Other	2	0.3%
TOTAL	780
Turnout: 97% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Hidalgo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	606	39.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	678	43.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	257	16.6%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,544
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Lea County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	7,415	48.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,751	30.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	3,025	19.7%
Other	191	1.2%
TOTAL	15,382
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,004	64.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	802	25.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	287	9.2%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	3,107
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 21

1968 President, Los Alamos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,447	54.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,552	40.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	268	4.3%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,288
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Luna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,952	50.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,438	36.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	490	12.6%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	3,896
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1968 President, McKinley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,376	45.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,491	46.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	547	5.7%
Other	159	1.7%
TOTAL	9,573
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Mora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,155	51.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,069	47.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	35	1.5%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,266
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Otero County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,475	43.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,978	38.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,688	16.5%
Other	88	0.9%
TOTAL	10,229
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Quay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,123	51.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,399	33.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	567	13.7%
Other	43	1.0%
TOTAL	4,132
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Rio Arriba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,935	43.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,799	52.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	269	3.0%
Other	99	1.1%
TOTAL	9,102
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,256	58.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,547	27.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	773	13.8%
Other	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,607
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

1968 President, Sandoval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,959	41.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,609	55.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	129	2.7%
Other	34	0.7%
TOTAL	4,731
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -2

1968 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	7,664	54.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,036	28.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,304	16.2%
Other	188	1.3%
TOTAL	14,192
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1968 President, San Miguel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,027	48.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,088	48.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	195	2.3%
Other	58	0.7%
TOTAL	8,368
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Santa Fe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	9,359	48.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	9,544	49.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	492	2.5%
Other	80	0.4%
TOTAL	19,475
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,624	57.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	930	32.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	282	9.9%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,846
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Socorro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,230	52.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,871	43.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	173	4.0%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,283
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Taos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,119	49.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,993	47.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	124	2.0%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	6,252
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Torrance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,316	52.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	974	39.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	188	7.6%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,486
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,217	55.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	678	30.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	279	12.7%
Other	23	1.0%
TOTAL	2,197
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Valencia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,676	47.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	5,513	46.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	707	5.9%
Other	51	0.4%
TOTAL	11,947
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 4

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