1968 Presidential Election Results for West Virginia

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
Barbour	82%	3,206	47.3%	3,210	47.3%	365	5.4%	0	0.0%	6,781
Berkeley	71%	7,223	49.9%	4,929	34.1%	2,321	16.0%	0	0.0%	14,473
Boone	73%	2,970	28.9%	6,391	62.1%	926	9.0%	0	0.0%	10,287
Braxton	80%	2,441	40.3%	3,268	54.0%	341	5.6%	0	0.0%	6,050
Brooke	75%	4,191	31.9%	7,506	57.1%	1,444	11.0%	0	0.0%	13,141
Cabell	67%	19,418	45.1%	19,018	44.1%	4,666	10.8%	0	0.0%	43,102
Calhoun	87%	1,612	44.6%	1,682	46.6%	318	8.8%	0	0.0%	3,612
Clay	72%	1,474	39.4%	1,916	51.2%	349	9.3%	0	0.0%	3,739
Doddridge	78%	1,861	65.3%	844	29.6%	146	5.1%	0	0.0%	2,851
Fayette	73%	5,246	24.1%	14,546	67.0%	1,931	8.9%	0	0.0%	21,723
Gilmer	69%	1,401	43.8%	1,582	49.5%	214	6.7%	0	0.0%	3,197
Grant	82%	2,936	73.8%	786	19.8%	256	6.4%	0	0.0%	3,978
Greenbrier	72%	5,559	40.9%	6,318	46.5%	1,722	12.7%	0	0.0%	13,599
Hampshire	68%	1,959	44.1%	1,791	40.3%	694	15.6%	0	0.0%	4,444
Hancock	82%	6,181	32.8%	10,174	54.0%	2,476	13.1%	0	0.0%	18,831
Hardy	77%	1,768	43.9%	1,767	43.9%	490	12.2%	0	0.0%	4,025
Harrison	80%	13,703	39.4%	18,872	54.2%	2,234	6.4%	0	0.0%	34,809
Jackson	83%	5,173	54.0%	3,462	36.1%	947	9.9%	0	0.0%	9,582
Jefferson	58%	2,718	39.2%	3,129	45.2%	1,082	15.6%	0	0.0%	6,929
Kanawha	71%	41,712	41.8%	46,650	46.7%	11,524	11.5%	0	0.0%	99,886
Lewis	73%	4,027	51.4%	3,168	40.4%	640	8.2%	0	0.0%	7,835
Lincoln	84%	3,662	42.4%	4,386	50.8%	583	6.8%	0	0.0%	8,631
Logan	76%	4,754	23.4%	13,686	67.4%	1,861	9.2%	0	0.0%	20,301
Marion	79%	10,177	34.8%	17,246	58.9%	1,838	6.3%	0	0.0%	29,261
Marshall	79%	7,252	42.5%	8,449	49.5%	1,379	8.1%	0	0.0%	17,080
Mason	76%	5,208	49.0%	4,549	42.8%	879	8.3%	0	0.0%	10,636
McDowell	65%	4,020	21.2%	12,842	67.8%	2,075	11.0%	0	0.0%	18,937
Mercer	70%	9,985	38.3%	12,739	48.8%	3,363	12.9%	0	0.0%	26,087
Mineral	77%	4,545	45.3%	4,225	42.1%	1,273	12.7%	0	0.0%	10,043
Mingo	77%	3,988	28.9%	8,677	62.9%	1,133	8.2%	0	0.0%	13,798
Monongalia	61%	9,261	38.7%	13,128	54.8%	1,556	6.5%	0	0.0%	23,945
Monroe	91%	2,925	49.7%	2,412	41.0%	553	9.4%	0	0.0%	5,890
Morgan	76%	2,244	60.3%	1,015	27.3%	461	12.4%	0	0.0%	3,720
Nicholas	74%	3,678	39.2%	4,858	51.8%	841	9.0%	0	0.0%	9,377
Ohio	75%	13,073	43.2%	15,026	49.7%	2,164	7.2%	0	0.0%	30,263
Pendleton	85%	1,687	46.5%	1,643	45.3%	298	8.2%	0	0.0%	3,628
Pleasants	80%	1,534	47.1%	1,522	46.7%	204	6.3%	0	0.0%	3,260
Pocahontas	83%	2,040	46.0%	1,948	43.9%	446	10.1%	0	0.0%	4,434
Preston	71%	5,636	55.2%	4,020	39.3%	561	5.5%	0	0.0%	10,217
Putnam	77%	5,252	45.3%	5,009	43.2%	1,340	11.6%	0	0.0%	11,601
Raleigh	73%	8,775	29.7%	17,744	60.1%	2,987	10.1%	0	0.0%	29,506
Randolph	75%	4,508	41.1%	5,562	50.7%	897	8.2%	0	0.0%	10,967
Ritchie	78%	3,106	66.5%	1,281	27.4%	284	6.1%	0	0.0%	4,671
Roane	83%	3,851	55.7%	2,639	38.2%	424	6.1%	0	0.0%	6,914
Summers	82%	2,305	34.5%	3,521	52.7%	849	12.7%	0	0.0%	6,675
Taylor	80%	3,012	46.8%	2,953	45.9%	466	7.2%	0	0.0%	6,431
Tucker	83%	1,511	42.0%	1,758	48.8%	332	9.2%	0	0.0%	3,601
Tyler	82%	2,897	63.9%	1,324	29.2%	313	6.9%	0	0.0%	4,534
Upshur	66%	4,565	62.4%	2,319	31.7%	427	5.8%	0	0.0%	7,311
Wayne	77%	6,004	36.8%	8,227	50.4%	2,088	12.8%	0	0.0%	16,319
Webster	71%	1,241	30.2%	2,582	62.9%	284	6.9%	0	0.0%	4,107
Wetzel	79%	4,122	46.1%	4,038	45.1%	789	8.8%	0	0.0%	8,949
Wirt	85%	1,051	52.3%	820	40.8%	140	7.0%	0	0.0%	2,011
Wood	75%	18,960	51.8%	14,293	39.0%	3,379	9.2%	0	0.0%	36,632
Wyoming	70%	3,947	34.0%	6,641	57.3%	1,007	8.7%	0	0.0%	11,595
TOTAL	73%	307,555	40.8%	374,091	49.6%	72,560	9.6%	0	0.0%	754,206

1968 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in WV

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 (Mollohan-D)	n/a	66,470	39.9%	86,743	52.1%			13,315	8.0%	166,528
District 02 (Staggers-D)	n/a	72,571	46.4%	68,663	43.9%			15,124	9.7%	156,358
District 03 (Slack-D)	n/a	61,378	41.5%	70,731	47.8%			15,745	10.6%	147,854
District 04 (Hechler-D)	n/a	68,870	44.4%	71,244	45.9%			15,031	9.7%	155,145
District 05 (Kee-D)	n/a	38,266	29.8%	76,710	59.8%			13,345	10.4%	128,321

1968 President, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,206	47.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,210	47.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	365	5.4%
TOTAL	6,781
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	7,223	49.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,929	34.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,321	16.0%
TOTAL	14,473
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1968 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,970	28.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	6,391	62.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	926	9.0%
TOTAL	10,287
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -15

1968 President, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,441	40.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,268	54.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	341	5.6%
TOTAL	6,050
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1968 President, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,191	31.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	7,506	57.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,444	11.0%
TOTAL	13,141
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12

1968 President, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	19,418	45.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	19,018	44.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	4,666	10.8%
TOTAL	43,102
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,612	44.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,682	46.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	318	8.8%
TOTAL	3,612
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,474	39.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,916	51.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	349	9.3%
TOTAL	3,739
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,861	65.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	844	29.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	146	5.1%
TOTAL	2,851
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 22

1968 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,246	24.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,546	67.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,931	8.9%
TOTAL	21,723
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -19

1968 President, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,401	43.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,582	49.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	214	6.7%
TOTAL	3,197
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,936	73.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	786	19.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	256	6.4%
TOTAL	3,978
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 33 Diff (US): 30

1968 President, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,559	40.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	6,318	46.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,722	12.7%
TOTAL	13,599
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1968 President, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,959	44.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,791	40.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	694	15.6%
TOTAL	4,444
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	6,181	32.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	10,174	54.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,476	13.1%
TOTAL	18,831
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -11

1968 President, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,768	43.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,767	43.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	490	12.2%
TOTAL	4,025
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	13,703	39.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	18,872	54.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,234	6.4%
TOTAL	34,809
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,173	54.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,462	36.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	947	9.9%
TOTAL	9,582
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,718	39.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,129	45.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,082	15.6%
TOTAL	6,929
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	41,712	41.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	46,650	46.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	11,524	11.5%
TOTAL	99,886
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,027	51.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,168	40.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	640	8.2%
TOTAL	7,835
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,662	42.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,386	50.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	583	6.8%
TOTAL	8,631
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,754	23.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	13,686	67.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,861	9.2%
TOTAL	20,301
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -20

1968 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,020	21.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	12,842	67.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,075	11.0%
TOTAL	18,937
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -22

1968 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	10,177	34.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	17,246	58.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,838	6.3%
TOTAL	29,261
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1968 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	7,252	42.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	8,449	49.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,379	8.1%
TOTAL	17,080
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,208	49.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,549	42.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	879	8.3%
TOTAL	10,636
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	9,985	38.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	12,739	48.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	3,363	12.9%
TOTAL	26,087
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1968 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,545	45.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,225	42.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,273	12.7%
TOTAL	10,043
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,988	28.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	8,677	62.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,133	8.2%
TOTAL	13,798
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1968 President, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	9,261	38.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	13,128	54.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,556	6.5%
TOTAL	23,945
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1968 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,925	49.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,412	41.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	553	9.4%
TOTAL	5,890
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,244	60.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,015	27.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	461	12.4%
TOTAL	3,720
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 17

1968 President, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,678	39.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,858	51.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	841	9.0%
TOTAL	9,377
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	13,073	43.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	15,026	49.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,164	7.2%
TOTAL	30,263
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,687	46.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,643	45.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	298	8.2%
TOTAL	3,628
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,534	47.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,522	46.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	204	6.3%
TOTAL	3,260
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,040	46.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,948	43.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	446	10.1%
TOTAL	4,434
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,636	55.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,020	39.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	561	5.5%
TOTAL	10,217
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,252	45.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	5,009	43.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,340	11.6%
TOTAL	11,601
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	8,775	29.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	17,744	60.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,987	10.1%
TOTAL	29,506
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -14

1968 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,508	41.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	5,562	50.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	897	8.2%
TOTAL	10,967
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,106	66.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,281	27.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	284	6.1%
TOTAL	4,671
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 23

1968 President, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,851	55.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,639	38.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	424	6.1%
TOTAL	6,914
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,305	34.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,521	52.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	849	12.7%
TOTAL	6,675
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1968 President, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,012	46.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,953	45.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	466	7.2%
TOTAL	6,431
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,511	42.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,758	48.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	332	9.2%
TOTAL	3,601
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,897	63.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,324	29.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	313	6.9%
TOTAL	4,534
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 20

1968 President, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,565	62.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,319	31.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	427	5.8%
TOTAL	7,311
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 19

1968 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	6,004	36.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	8,227	50.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,088	12.8%
TOTAL	16,319
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1968 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,241	30.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,582	62.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	284	6.9%
TOTAL	4,107
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1968 President, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,122	46.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,038	45.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	789	8.8%
TOTAL	8,949
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,051	52.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	820	40.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	140	7.0%
TOTAL	2,011
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	18,960	51.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,293	39.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	3,379	9.2%
TOTAL	36,632
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,947	34.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	6,641	57.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,007	8.7%
TOTAL	11,595
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

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