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The 1968 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election . Tennessee voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Tennessee voted more or less equally for the candidates, resulting in Republican candidate Richard Nixon of New York and his running mate Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland receiving a plurality of the votes as opposed to a majority.
Nixon carried Tennessee with 37.85% of the vote to American Party candidate George Wallace ’s 34.02% and Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey 's 28.13%, a victory margin of 3.87%. Nixon's victory was due to his large margins in traditionally Republican East Tennessee , while Wallace and Humphrey basically split Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee .[1] [2] As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Hamilton County did not support the Republican presidential candidate.[3]
Results
Results by county
County
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Democratic
George Corley Wallace American
Margin[b]
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Anderson
10,233
47.04%
7,198
33.09%
4,323
19.87%
3,035[c]
13.95%
21,754
Bedford
1,870
22.30%
2,416
28.81%
4,099
48.88%
-1,683[d]
-20.07%
8,385
Benton
1,468
30.70%
1,059
22.15%
2,255
47.16%
-787
-16.46%
4,782
Bledsoe
1,477
46.65%
957
30.23%
732
23.12%
520[c]
16.42%
3,166
Blount
12,753
57.10%
5,176
23.17%
4,407
19.73%
7,577[c]
33.92%
22,336
Bradley
6,924
50.01%
2,762
19.95%
4,159
30.04%
2,765
19.97%
13,845
Campbell
4,024
52.54%
2,268
29.61%
1,367
17.85%
1,756[c]
22.93%
7,659
Cannon
780
25.55%
809
26.50%
1,464
47.95%
-655[d]
-21.45%
3,053
Carroll
3,757
41.80%
1,932
21.50%
3,298
36.70%
459
5.11%
8,987
Carter
9,467
64.68%
2,160
14.76%
3,009
20.56%
6,458
44.12%
14,636
Cheatham
669
16.96%
778
19.73%
2,497
63.31%
-1,719[d]
-43.59%
3,944
Chester
1,408
32.79%
849
19.77%
2,037
47.44%
-629
-14.65%
4,294
Claiborne
3,101
59.75%
1,314
25.32%
775
14.93%
1,787[c]
34.43%
5,190
Clay
814
42.13%
667
34.52%
451
23.34%
147[c]
7.61%
1,932
Cocke
5,645
72.80%
950
12.25%
1,159
14.95%
4,486
57.85%
7,754
Coffee
3,337
29.87%
3,040
27.21%
4,794
42.91%
-1,457
-13.04%
11,171
Crockett
932
20.71%
703
15.62%
2,865
63.67%
-1,933
-42.96%
4,500
Cumberland
3,115
51.81%
1,428
23.75%
1,469
24.43%
1,646
27.38%
6,012
Davidson
44,175
32.34%
44,543
32.61%
47,889
35.06%
-3,346[d]
-2.45%
136,607
Decatur
1,409
36.79%
877
22.90%
1,544
40.31%
-135
-3.52%
3,830
DeKalb
1,532
39.33%
847
21.75%
1,516
38.92%
16
0.41%
3,895
Dickson
1,291
18.99%
2,034
29.91%
3,475
51.10%
-1,441[d]
-21.19%
6,800
Dyer
2,826
26.41%
2,033
19.00%
5,842
54.59%
-3,016
-28.18%
10,701
Fayette
740
13.34%
2,236
40.32%
2,570
46.34%
-334[d]
-6.02%
5,546
Fentress
2,026
57.80%
671
19.14%
808
23.05%
1,218
34.75%
3,505
Franklin
1,700
18.62%
2,489
27.27%
4,939
54.11%
-2,450[d]
-26.84%
9,128
Gibson
4,093
26.77%
3,962
25.92%
7,233
47.31%
-3,140
-20.54%
15,288
Giles
1,264
17.01%
2,203
29.64%
3,966
53.36%
-1,763[d]
-23.72%
7,433
Grainger
2,788
67.26%
761
18.36%
596
14.38%
2,027[c]
48.90%
4,145
Greene
7,957
58.26%
2,947
21.58%
2,753
20.16%
5,010
36.68%
13,657
Grundy
618
17.33%
1,307
36.64%
1,642
46.03%
-335[d]
-9.39%
3,567
Hamblen
6,382
57.86%
2,390
21.67%
2,259
20.48%
3,992[c]
36.19%
11,031
Hamilton
29,302
34.54%
23,441
27.64%
32,080
37.82%
-2,778
-3.28%
84,823
Hancock
1,489
72.88%
318
15.57%
236
11.55%
1,171[c]
57.32%
2,043
Hardeman
1,171
20.18%
1,709
29.45%
2,924
50.38%
-1,215[d]
-20.93%
5,804
Hardin
2,910
45.55%
1,153
18.05%
2,325
36.40%
585
9.16%
6,388
Hawkins
6,217
60.78%
2,213
21.64%
1,798
17.58%
4,004[c]
39.15%
10,228
Haywood
1,152
20.51%
1,709
30.42%
2,757
49.07%
-1,048[d]
-18.65%
5,618
Henderson
3,591
51.99%
1,230
17.81%
2,086
30.20%
1,505
21.79%
6,907
Henry
2,068
23.89%
3,149
36.38%
3,439
39.73%
-290[d]
-3.35%
8,656
Hickman
760
17.33%
1,152
26.27%
2,473
56.40%
-1,321[d]
-30.13%
4,385
Houston
232
12.82%
636
35.16%
941
52.02%
-305[d]
-16.86%
1,809
Humphreys
866
19.90%
1,391
31.96%
2,095
48.14%
-704[d]
-16.18%
4,352
Jackson
673
24.90%
1,122
41.51%
908
33.59%
214[d]
7.92%
2,703
Jefferson
5,494
67.11%
1,494
18.25%
1,199
14.65%
4,000[c]
48.86%
8,187
Johnson
3,107
79.02%
450
11.44%
375
9.54%
2,657[c]
67.57%
3,932
Knox
47,202
52.44%
24,528
27.25%
18,277
20.31%
22,674[c]
25.19%
90,007
Lake
409
16.99%
737
30.61%
1,262
52.41%
-525[d]
-21.80%
2,408
Lauderdale
1,080
15.99%
2,108
31.21%
3,566
52.80%
-1,458[d]
-21.59%
6,754
Lawrence
4,343
41.26%
2,191
20.81%
3,993
37.93%
350
3.32%
10,527
Lewis
455
17.91%
1,088
42.83%
997
39.25%
91[d]
3.58%
2,540
Lincoln
1,167
16.14%
1,848
25.56%
4,214
58.29%
-2,366[d]
-32.73%
7,229
Loudon
4,299
54.58%
1,581
20.07%
1,996
25.34%
2,303
29.24%
7,876
Macon
2,173
58.04%
530
14.16%
1,041
27.80%
1,132
30.24%
3,744
Madison
6,143
29.14%
5,517
26.17%
9,420
44.69%
-3,277
-15.55%
21,080
Marion
1,959
30.59%
1,661
25.94%
2,784
43.47%
-825
-12.88%
6,404
Marshall
1,202
19.68%
1,527
25.00%
3,379
55.32%
-1,852[d]
-30.32%
6,108
Maury
3,048
20.88%
3,401
23.30%
8,148
55.82%
-4,747[d]
-32.52%
14,597
McMinn
6,098
52.92%
2,889
25.07%
2,535
22.00%
3,209[c]
27.85%
11,522
McNairy
2,979
41.21%
1,377
19.05%
2,872
39.73%
107
1.48%
7,228
Meigs
729
43.81%
493
29.63%
442
26.56%
236[c]
14.18%
1,664
Monroe
4,749
53.38%
2,926
32.89%
1,222
13.73%
1,823[c]
20.49%
8,897
Montgomery
3,248
22.52%
5,538
38.39%
5,638
39.09%
-100[d]
-0.69%
14,424
Moore
224
15.71%
346
24.26%
856
60.03%
-510[d]
-35.76%
1,426
Morgan
1,803
47.46%
968
25.48%
1,028
27.06%
775
20.40%
3,799
Obion
2,420
25.92%
2,235
23.94%
4,680
50.13%
-2,260
-24.21%
9,335
Overton
1,258
31.25%
1,592
39.54%
1,176
29.21%
-334[c]
-8.30%
4,026
Perry
519
25.58%
726
35.78%
784
38.64%
-58[d]
-2.86%
2,029
Pickett
884
59.41%
405
27.22%
199
13.37%
479[c]
32.19%
1,488
Polk
1,808
45.02%
1,454
36.21%
754
18.77%
354[c]
8.81%
4,016
Putnam
3,693
35.83%
3,541
34.36%
3,073
29.81%
152[c]
1.47%
10,307
Rhea
2,428
40.70%
1,301
21.81%
2,237
37.50%
191
3.20%
5,966
Roane
6,033
45.74%
3,258
24.70%
3,898
29.55%
2,135
16.19%
13,189
Robertson
1,802
22.47%
2,315
28.86%
3,904
48.67%
-1,589[d]
-19.81%
8,021
Rutherford
4,168
24.72%
4,921
29.18%
7,773
46.10%
-2,852[d]
-16.91%
16,862
Scott
2,406
58.24%
991
23.99%
734
17.77%
1,415[c]
34.25%
4,131
Sequatchie
663
29.82%
549
24.70%
1,011
45.48%
-348
-15.65%
2,223
Sevier
7,629
74.67%
1,112
10.88%
1,476
14.45%
6,153
60.22%
10,217
Shelby
73,416
31.66%
81,486
35.14%
76,996
33.20%
4,490[d]
1.94%
231,898
Smith
1,089
24.96%
1,443
33.07%
1,831
41.97%
-388[d]
-8.89%
4,363
Stewart
443
17.43%
1,041
40.97%
1,057
41.60%
-16[d]
-0.63%
2,541
Sullivan
20,251
50.60%
9,783
24.44%
9,991
24.96%
10,260
25.63%
40,025
Sumner
4,519
27.41%
4,376
26.54%
7,592
46.05%
-3,073
-18.64%
16,487
Tipton
1,422
16.86%
2,071
24.55%
4,943
58.59%
-2,872[d]
-34.04%
8,436
Trousdale
252
15.80%
694
43.51%
649
40.69%
45[d]
2.82%
1,595
Unicoi
3,327
65.49%
910
17.91%
843
16.59%
2,417[c]
47.58%
5,080
Union
1,956
66.71%
527
17.97%
449
15.31%
1,429[c]
48.74%
2,932
Van Buren
327
29.30%
282
25.27%
507
45.43%
-180
-16.13%
1,116
Warren
1,858
24.07%
2,046
26.51%
3,814
49.42%
-1,768[d]
-22.91%
7,718
Washington
12,882
56.66%
4,930
21.68%
4,925
21.66%
7,952[c]
34.97%
22,737
Wayne
2,417
58.51%
506
12.25%
1,208
29.24%
1,209
29.27%
4,131
Weakley
2,858
30.50%
1,988
21.21%
4,525
48.29%
-1,667
-17.79%
9,371
White
1,423
29.91%
1,584
33.30%
1,750
36.79%
-166[d]
-3.49%
4,757
Williamson
2,788
28.69%
2,063
21.23%
4,867
50.08%
-2,079
-21.39%
9,718
Wilson
2,736
24.21%
2,916
25.81%
5,648
49.98%
-2,732[d]
-24.18%
11,300
Totals
472,592
37.85%
351,233
28.13%
424,792
34.02%
47,800
3.83%
1,248,617[e]
Notes
^ Although he was born in California and he served as a U.S. Senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon's official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon's home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election.
^ Because Nixon finished first and Wallace second in Tennessee as a whole, all margins given are Nixon vote minus Wallace vote and Nixon percentage minus Wallace percentage unless stated otherwise for the county in question.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x In this county where Wallace did run third behind both Nixon and Humphrey, margin given is Nixon vote minus Humphrey vote and percentage margin Nixon percentage minus Humphrey percentage.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai In this county where Nixon ran third behind both Wallace and Humphrey, margin given is Humphrey vote minus Wallace vote and percentage margin Humphrey percentage minus Wallace percentage.
^ This total includes 10 write-in votes not separated by county.
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