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1968 United States presidential election in Colorado
Nixon 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%	Humphrey 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
President before election; Lyndon B. Johnson; Democratic	Elected President ; Richard Nixon; Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose six^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–New York), with 50.46% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 41.32% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace performed quite well, finishing with 7.50% of the popular vote.^[3]^[4] This was the last election until 2020 that Colorado voted more Democratic than its neighbor, New Mexico.^[5]

Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Colorado wouldn't vote Democratic again until Bill Clinton in 1992. After voting Republican again for the next three elections in 1996, 2000, and in 2004, it has since become a safe Democratic state.

Results

1968 United States presidential election in Colorado
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	409,345	50.46%
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	335,174	41.32%
	American Independent	George Wallace	60,813	7.50%
	Socialist Labor	Henning A. Blomen	3,016	0.37%
	New Party	Dick Gregory	1,393	0.17%
	Write-ins	—	948	0.12%
	Prohibition	E. Harold Munn	275	0.03%
	Socialist Workers	Fred Halstead	235	0.03%
Total votes			811,199	100%

Results by county

County	George Corley Wallace^[6] American Independent
County	#
Hinsdale	22
Grand	127
Jackson	51
Rio Blanco	204
Moffat	322
Washington	352
Douglas	327
Yuma	330
Elbert	185
Custer	77
Larimer	1,819
Park	134
Morgan	593
Kit Carson	232
Baca	340
Sedgwick	100
Arapahoe	3,953
Montezuma	545
Summit	95
Lincoln	247
Logan	736
Phillips	211
Dolores	131
La Plata	673
Teller	249
Cheyenne	136
Gunnison	139
Weld	2,189
Jefferson	6,767
Kiowa	112
Boulder	2,497
Rio Grande	182
Gilpin	99
Delta	618
Pitkin	136
Ouray	120
El Paso	6,199
Routt	292
Fremont	967
Montrose	753
Alamosa	287
Clear Creek	183
Garfield	607
San Miguel	60
Crowley	196
Saguache	97
Chaffee	358
Mesa	2,076
San Juan	59
Otero	723
Archuleta	83
Prowers	503
Eagle	160
Bent	231
Adams	5,702
Mineral	22
Conejos	117
Denver	11,408
Lake	287
Pueblo	3,823
Huerfano	150
Las Animas	388
Costilla	32

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.

References

^ "United States Presidential election of 1968 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ "1968 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1968". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ "Election Night Reporting".
^ Our Campaigns; CO US President, November 05, 1968

[2] 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.

[1] "United States Presidential election of 1968 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[3] "1968 Election for the Forty-Sixth Term (1969-73)". Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[4] "1968 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[5] "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1968". Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[6] "Election Night Reporting".

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