1968 United States presidential election in Virginia
The 1968 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
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For over sixty years Virginia had had the most restricted electorate in the United States due to a cumulative poll tax and literacy tests.[1] Virginia would be almost entirely controlled by the conservative Democratic Byrd Organization for four decades,[2] although during the Organization’s last twenty years of controlling the state it would direct many Virginia voters away from the national Democratic Party due to opposition to black civil rights and to the fiscal liberalism of the New Deal.[3] After the Twenty-Fourth Amendment and Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections the state’s electorate would substantially expand since the lower classes were no longer burdened by poll taxes. At the same time, the postwar Republican trend of the Northeast-aligned Washington D.C. suburbs, which had begun as early as 1944, would accelerate[4] and become intensified by the mobilisation of working-class Piedmont whites against a national Democratic Party strongly associated with black interests.[5]
Predictions
The following newspapers gave these predictions about how Virginia would vote in the 1968 presidential election:
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram[6] | Tossup | September 14, 1968 |
| Pensacola News Journal[7] | Tilt R | September 23, 1968 |
| Daily Press[8] | Lean R | October 11, 1968 |
| The Charlotte News[9] | Likely R | October 12, 1968 |
| Shreveport Times[10] | Lean R | November 3, 1968 |
| The Selma Times-Journal[11] | Likely R | November 3, 1968 |
| The Roanoke Times[12] | Likely R | November 3, 1968 |
| Fort Lauderdale News[13] | Likely R | November 4, 1968 |
Analysis
Virginia was won by Republican nominee and former Vice President Richard Nixon of California with 43.41 percent of the vote, against incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota with 32.53 percent and former Alabama Governor George Wallace who gained 23.55 percent. Nixon also won the national election with 43.42 percent of the vote. Regardless, all candidates had strong regional support in the state; Nixon's votes came mostly from Northern Virginia and the Appalachian Mountain areas, while Humphrey's votes were mainly from the Tidewater region and unionized coal counties in Southwest Virginia,[14] which had both benefited from increased voter registration under the Voting Rights Act and been centres of opposition to the Byrd Organization in previous generations. Wallace received his core support in the Southern Virginia counties,[15] where the core of Byrd machine power had been located.[16]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Powhatan County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. It is also the last occasion when Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County and Pittsylvania County have not voted for the Republican nominee.[17] Essex County would not vote Democratic again until 1996, and James City County would not vote Democratic again until 2020.[18]
Nixon’s victory was the first of ten consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Virginia would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Barack Obama in 2008. Since 2008, Virginia has consistently voted for the Democratic presidential candidate. Nixon was the first Republican to ever carry Amherst and Craig counties, the first since Warren G. Harding in 1920 to carry Dickenson County and Russell County, and the first since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to carry Patrick County.[18]
Campaign
51% of white voters supported Nixon, 28% supported Wallace, and 21% supported Humphrey.[19][20][21]
Results
| 1968 United States presidential election in Virginia[22] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 590,319 | 43.41% | 12 | |
| Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 442,387 | 32.53% | 0 | |
| American Independent | George Wallace | 320,272 | 23.55% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 4,671 | 0.34% | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Dick Gregory | 1,680 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | E. Harold Munn | 599 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,359,928 | 100.00% | 12 | ||
Results by county or independent city
| 1968 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent cities | |||||||||||
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| Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Democratic |
George Corley Wallace American Independent |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack County | 3,231 | 35.19% | 2,467 | 26.87% | 3,460 | 37.69% | 23 | 0.25% | -229[lower-alpha 2] | -2.49% | 9,181 |
| Albemarle County | 4,512 | 53.45% | 2,255 | 26.71% | 1,657 | 19.63% | 17 | 0.20% | 2,257 | 26.74% | 8,441 |
| Alleghany County | 1,649 | 43.47% | 988 | 26.05% | 1,153 | 30.40% | 3 | 0.08% | 496[lower-alpha 2] | 13.08% | 3,793 |
| Amelia County | 857 | 33.90% | 830 | 32.83% | 832 | 32.91% | 9 | 0.36% | 25[lower-alpha 2] | 0.99% | 2,528 |
| Amherst County | 2,656 | 39.80% | 1,543 | 23.12% | 2,449 | 36.69% | 26 | 0.39% | 207[lower-alpha 2] | 3.10% | 6,674 |
| Appomattox County | 1,753 | 43.42% | 756 | 18.73% | 1,512 | 37.45% | 16 | 0.40% | 241[lower-alpha 2] | 5.97% | 4,037 |
| Arlington County | 28,163 | 45.92% | 26,107 | 42.57% | 6,746 | 11.00% | 310 | 0.51% | 2,056 | 3.35% | 61,326 |
| Augusta County | 6,313 | 57.92% | 2,028 | 18.61% | 2,483 | 22.78% | 76 | 0.70% | 3,830[lower-alpha 2] | 35.14% | 10,900 |
| Bath County | 872 | 45.97% | 494 | 26.04% | 529 | 27.89% | 2 | 0.11% | 343[lower-alpha 2] | 18.08% | 1,897 |
| Bedford County | 2,807 | 35.80% | 1,574 | 20.08% | 3,316 | 42.30% | 143 | 1.82% | -509[lower-alpha 2] | -6.49% | 7,840 |
| Bland County | 938 | 50.38% | 560 | 30.08% | 361 | 19.39% | 3 | 0.16% | 378 | 20.30% | 1,862 |
| Botetourt County | 2,598 | 50.54% | 1,272 | 24.75% | 1,267 | 24.65% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,326 | 25.80% | 5,140 |
| Brunswick County | 1,139 | 22.13% | 1,910 | 37.11% | 2,088 | 40.57% | 10 | 0.19% | -178[lower-alpha 3] | -3.46% | 5,147 |
| Buchanan County | 3,699 | 37.68% | 5,003 | 50.97% | 1,067 | 10.87% | 47 | 0.48% | -1,304 | -13.28% | 9,816 |
| Buckingham County | 1,027 | 32.05% | 984 | 30.71% | 1,185 | 36.99% | 8 | 0.25% | -158[lower-alpha 2] | -4.93% | 3,204 |
| Campbell County | 5,731 | 44.73% | 1,996 | 15.58% | 4,425 | 34.54% | 659 | 5.14% | 1,306[lower-alpha 2] | 10.19% | 12,811 |
| Caroline County | 1,162 | 26.25% | 2,165 | 48.92% | 1,084 | 24.49% | 15 | 0.34% | -1,003 | -22.66% | 4,426 |
| Carroll County | 4,909 | 64.16% | 1,773 | 23.17% | 958 | 12.52% | 11 | 0.14% | 3,136 | 40.99% | 7,651 |
| Charles City County | 320 | 16.33% | 1,457 | 74.34% | 176 | 8.98% | 7 | 0.36% | -1,137 | -58.01% | 1,960 |
| Charlotte County | 1,042 | 24.43% | 1,045 | 24.50% | 2,163 | 50.72% | 15 | 0.35% | -1,118[lower-alpha 3] | -26.21% | 4,265 |
| Chesterfield County | 22,015 | 56.03% | 5,715 | 14.54% | 11,504 | 29.28% | 58 | 0.15% | 10,511[lower-alpha 2] | 26.75% | 39,292 |
| Clarke County | 1,127 | 42.62% | 768 | 29.05% | 742 | 28.06% | 7 | 0.26% | 359 | 13.58% | 2,644 |
| Craig County | 581 | 46.18% | 419 | 33.31% | 256 | 20.35% | 2 | 0.16% | 162 | 12.88% | 1,258 |
| Culpeper County | 2,229 | 47.49% | 1,239 | 26.40% | 1,217 | 25.93% | 9 | 0.19% | 990 | 21.09% | 4,694 |
| Cumberland County | 844 | 34.70% | 978 | 40.21% | 602 | 24.75% | 8 | 0.33% | -134 | -5.51% | 2,432 |
| Dickenson County | 3,412 | 46.01% | 3,355 | 45.25% | 639 | 8.62% | 9 | 0.12% | 57 | 0.77% | 7,415 |
| Dinwiddie County | 1,451 | 27.60% | 1,551 | 29.50% | 2,245 | 42.70% | 10 | 0.19% | -694[lower-alpha 3] | -13.20% | 5,257 |
| Essex County | 791 | 36.55% | 897 | 41.45% | 468 | 21.63% | 8 | 0.37% | -106 | -4.90% | 2,164 |
| Fairfax County | 57,462 | 48.98% | 44,796 | 38.18% | 14,805 | 12.62% | 256 | 0.22% | 12,666 | 10.80% | 117,319 |
| Fauquier County | 2,845 | 43.76% | 2,099 | 32.29% | 1,536 | 23.63% | 21 | 0.32% | 746 | 11.48% | 6,501 |
| Floyd County | 2,275 | 64.32% | 715 | 20.21% | 537 | 15.18% | 10 | 0.28% | 1,560 | 44.11% | 3,537 |
| Fluvanna County | 913 | 42.56% | 569 | 26.53% | 660 | 30.77% | 3 | 0.14% | 253[lower-alpha 2] | 11.79% | 2,145 |
| Franklin County | 3,036 | 36.54% | 2,025 | 24.37% | 3,219 | 38.75% | 28 | 0.34% | -183[lower-alpha 2] | -2.20% | 8,308 |
| Frederick County | 3,696 | 49.58% | 1,612 | 21.63% | 2,137 | 28.67% | 9 | 0.12% | 1,559[lower-alpha 2] | 20.91% | 7,454 |
| Giles County | 2,722 | 43.36% | 2,045 | 32.58% | 1,372 | 21.86% | 138 | 2.20% | 677 | 10.79% | 6,277 |
| Gloucester County | 1,619 | 37.10% | 1,210 | 27.73% | 1,526 | 34.97% | 9 | 0.21% | 93[lower-alpha 2] | 2.13% | 4,364 |
| Goochland County | 1,216 | 35.13% | 1,389 | 40.13% | 836 | 24.15% | 20 | 0.58% | -173 | -5.00% | 3,461 |
| Grayson County | 3,563 | 54.09% | 1,926 | 29.24% | 1,090 | 16.55% | 8 | 0.12% | 1,637 | 24.85% | 6,587 |
| Greene County | 856 | 55.26% | 255 | 16.46% | 433 | 27.95% | 5 | 0.32% | 423[lower-alpha 2] | 27.31% | 1,549 |
| Greensville County | 529 | 16.71% | 1,367 | 43.19% | 1,256 | 39.68% | 13 | 0.41% | 111[lower-alpha 3] | 3.51% | 3,165 |
| Halifax County | 2,634 | 28.94% | 2,199 | 24.16% | 4,235 | 46.53% | 34 | 0.37% | -1,601[lower-alpha 2] | -17.59% | 9,102 |
| Hanover County | 5,425 | 50.01% | 2,079 | 19.17% | 3,330 | 30.70% | 13 | 0.12% | 2,095[lower-alpha 2] | 19.31% | 10,847 |
| Henrico County | 34,212 | 62.52% | 8,600 | 15.71% | 11,868 | 21.69% | 46 | 0.08% | 22,344[lower-alpha 2] | 40.83% | 54,726 |
| Henry County | 3,946 | 25.92% | 4,175 | 27.42% | 6,802 | 44.68% | 301 | 1.98% | -2,627[lower-alpha 3] | -17.26% | 15,224 |
| Highland County | 619 | 57.90% | 284 | 26.57% | 166 | 15.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 335 | 31.34% | 1,069 |
| Isle of Wight County | 1,312 | 23.28% | 1,977 | 35.08% | 2,328 | 41.31% | 18 | 0.32% | -351[lower-alpha 3] | -6.23% | 5,635 |
| James City County | 1,443 | 35.50% | 1,521 | 37.42% | 1,083 | 26.64% | 18 | 0.44% | -78 | -1.92% | 4,065 |
| King and Queen County | 568 | 27.40% | 882 | 42.55% | 614 | 29.62% | 9 | 0.43% | 268[lower-alpha 3] | 12.93% | 2,073 |
| King George County | 829 | 37.77% | 730 | 33.26% | 632 | 28.79% | 4 | 0.18% | 99 | 4.51% | 2,195 |
| King William County | 1,046 | 43.03% | 764 | 31.43% | 615 | 25.30% | 6 | 0.25% | 282 | 11.60% | 2,431 |
| Lancaster County | 1,640 | 44.93% | 1,134 | 31.07% | 876 | 24.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 506 | 13.86% | 3,650 |
| Lee County | 4,450 | 47.35% | 4,105 | 43.67% | 827 | 8.80% | 17 | 0.18% | 345 | 3.67% | 9,399 |
| Loudoun County | 4,577 | 45.91% | 3,262 | 32.72% | 2,117 | 21.23% | 14 | 0.14% | 1,315 | 13.19% | 9,970 |
| Louisa County | 1,510 | 38.09% | 1,290 | 32.54% | 1,149 | 28.99% | 15 | 0.38% | 220 | 5.55% | 3,964 |
| Lunenburg County | 1,181 | 29.44% | 1,180 | 29.41% | 1,630 | 40.63% | 21 | 0.52% | -449[lower-alpha 2] | -11.19% | 4,012 |
| Madison County | 1,188 | 48.71% | 478 | 19.60% | 763 | 31.28% | 10 | 0.41% | 425[lower-alpha 2] | 17.43% | 2,439 |
| Mathews County | 1,309 | 47.14% | 691 | 24.88% | 773 | 27.84% | 4 | 0.14% | 536[lower-alpha 2] | 19.30% | 2,777 |
| Mecklenburg County | 2,750 | 29.01% | 2,667 | 28.14% | 4,022 | 42.44% | 39 | 0.41% | -1,272[lower-alpha 2] | -13.42% | 9,478 |
| Middlesex County | 809 | 39.62% | 575 | 28.16% | 655 | 32.08% | 3 | 0.15% | 154[lower-alpha 2] | 7.54% | 2,042 |
| Montgomery County | 7,098 | 61.47% | 2,700 | 23.38% | 1,712 | 14.83% | 37 | 0.32% | 4,398 | 38.09% | 11,547 |
| Nansemond County | 2,101 | 20.94% | 4,174 | 41.60% | 3,723 | 37.11% | 35 | 0.35% | 451[lower-alpha 3] | 4.50% | 10,033 |
| Nelson County | 1,130 | 32.98% | 1,120 | 32.69% | 1,163 | 33.95% | 13 | 0.38% | -33[lower-alpha 2] | -0.96% | 3,426 |
| New Kent County | 526 | 27.63% | 765 | 40.18% | 609 | 31.99% | 4 | 0.21% | 156[lower-alpha 3] | 8.19% | 1,904 |
| Northampton County | 1,410 | 35.48% | 1,418 | 35.68% | 1,129 | 28.41% | 17 | 0.43% | -8 | -0.20% | 3,974 |
| Northumberland County | 1,438 | 41.18% | 1,077 | 30.84% | 968 | 27.72% | 9 | 0.26% | 361 | 10.34% | 3,492 |
| Nottoway County | 1,614 | 33.42% | 1,529 | 31.66% | 1,673 | 34.64% | 14 | 0.29% | -59[lower-alpha 2] | -1.22% | 4,830 |
| Orange County | 1,727 | 47.17% | 879 | 24.01% | 1,050 | 28.68% | 5 | 0.14% | 677[lower-alpha 2] | 18.49% | 3,661 |
| Page County | 3,667 | 53.93% | 2,125 | 31.25% | 995 | 14.63% | 13 | 0.19% | 1,542 | 22.68% | 6,800 |
| Patrick County | 2,187 | 41.46% | 1,105 | 20.95% | 1,974 | 37.42% | 9 | 0.17% | 213[lower-alpha 2] | 4.04% | 5,275 |
| Pittsylvania County | 5,096 | 25.62% | 5,427 | 27.29% | 9,302 | 46.77% | 65 | 0.33% | -3,875[lower-alpha 3] | -19.48% | 19,890 |
| Powhatan County | 722 | 27.11% | 1,004 | 37.70% | 929 | 34.89% | 8 | 0.30% | 75[lower-alpha 3] | 2.82% | 2,663 |
| Prince Edward County | 1,857 | 39.80% | 1,567 | 33.58% | 1,224 | 26.23% | 18 | 0.39% | 290 | 6.22% | 4,666 |
| Prince George County | 1,559 | 32.75% | 1,272 | 26.72% | 1,920 | 40.33% | 10 | 0.21% | -361[lower-alpha 2] | -7.58% | 4,761 |
| Prince William County | 7,944 | 42.51% | 5,566 | 29.79% | 5,160 | 27.61% | 16 | 0.09% | 2,378 | 12.73% | 18,686 |
| Pulaski County | 4,409 | 53.35% | 2,497 | 30.21% | 1,346 | 16.29% | 13 | 0.16% | 1,912 | 23.13% | 8,265 |
| Rappahannock County | 594 | 43.58% | 394 | 28.91% | 372 | 27.29% | 3 | 0.22% | 200 | 14.67% | 1,363 |
| Richmond County | 1,011 | 48.86% | 490 | 23.68% | 563 | 27.21% | 5 | 0.24% | 448[lower-alpha 2] | 21.65% | 2,069 |
| Roanoke County | 12,439 | 58.89% | 3,902 | 18.47% | 4,745 | 22.46% | 38 | 0.18% | 7,694[lower-alpha 2] | 36.42% | 21,124 |
| Rockbridge County | 2,280 | 56.80% | 845 | 21.05% | 885 | 22.05% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,395[lower-alpha 2] | 34.75% | 4,014 |
| Rockingham County | 7,779 | 66.40% | 2,111 | 18.02% | 1,817 | 15.51% | 8 | 0.07% | 5,668 | 48.38% | 11,715 |
| Russell County | 3,858 | 43.49% | 3,554 | 40.06% | 1,369 | 15.43% | 91 | 1.03% | 304 | 3.43% | 8,872 |
| Scott County | 5,345 | 53.54% | 3,144 | 31.49% | 1,474 | 14.76% | 21 | 0.21% | 2,201 | 22.05% | 9,984 |
| Shenandoah County | 5,461 | 62.91% | 1,654 | 19.05% | 1,561 | 17.98% | 5 | 0.06% | 3,807 | 43.85% | 8,681 |
| Smyth County | 5,297 | 54.32% | 2,631 | 26.98% | 1,808 | 18.54% | 15 | 0.15% | 2,666 | 27.34% | 9,751 |
| Southampton County | 1,376 | 26.15% | 1,803 | 34.26% | 2,070 | 39.34% | 13 | 0.25% | -267[lower-alpha 3] | -5.07% | 5,262 |
| Spotsylvania County | 1,675 | 34.00% | 1,647 | 33.43% | 1,589 | 32.26% | 15 | 0.30% | 28 | 0.57% | 4,926 |
| Stafford County | 2,572 | 39.68% | 1,698 | 26.20% | 2,197 | 33.89% | 15 | 0.23% | 375[lower-alpha 2] | 5.79% | 6,482 |
| Surry County | 523 | 22.10% | 1,126 | 47.59% | 708 | 29.92% | 9 | 0.38% | 418[lower-alpha 3] | 17.67% | 2,366 |
| Sussex County | 1,105 | 29.12% | 1,541 | 40.62% | 1,135 | 29.92% | 13 | 0.34% | 406[lower-alpha 3] | 10.70% | 3,794 |
| Tazewell County | 4,434 | 39.11% | 4,734 | 41.75% | 2,023 | 17.84% | 147 | 1.30% | -300 | -2.65% | 11,338 |
| Warren County | 2,297 | 43.37% | 1,513 | 28.57% | 1,479 | 27.93% | 7 | 0.13% | 784 | 14.80% | 5,296 |
| Washington County | 6,665 | 51.16% | 3,243 | 24.89% | 3,092 | 23.73% | 29 | 0.22% | 3,422 | 26.26% | 13,029 |
| Westmoreland County | 1,402 | 39.99% | 1,156 | 32.97% | 943 | 26.90% | 5 | 0.14% | 246 | 7.02% | 3,506 |
| Wise County | 5,004 | 39.70% | 5,942 | 47.14% | 1,635 | 12.97% | 25 | 0.20% | -938 | -7.44% | 12,606 |
| Wythe County | 3,638 | 52.25% | 1,765 | 25.35% | 1,377 | 19.78% | 183 | 2.63% | 1,873 | 26.90% | 6,963 |
| York County | 3,356 | 36.93% | 2,370 | 26.08% | 3,330 | 36.64% | 32 | 0.35% | 26[lower-alpha 2] | 0.29% | 9,088 |
| Alexandria City | 13,265 | 41.69% | 14,351 | 45.11% | 4,131 | 12.98% | 69 | 0.22% | -1,086 | -3.41% | 31,816 |
| Bedford City | 1,047 | 43.99% | 569 | 23.91% | 679 | 28.53% | 85 | 3.57% | 368[lower-alpha 2] | 15.46% | 2,380 |
| Bristol City | 1,930 | 44.09% | 1,531 | 34.98% | 911 | 20.81% | 5 | 0.11% | 399 | 9.12% | 4,377 |
| Buena Vista City | 814 | 49.04% | 387 | 23.31% | 456 | 27.47% | 3 | 0.18% | 358[lower-alpha 2] | 21.57% | 1,660 |
| Charlottesville City | 5,601 | 49.41% | 3,831 | 33.80% | 1,781 | 15.71% | 122 | 1.08% | 1,770 | 15.62% | 11,335 |
| Chesapeake City | 6,234 | 25.18% | 6,843 | 27.64% | 11,084 | 44.77% | 599 | 2.42% | -4,241[lower-alpha 3] | -17.13% | 24,760 |
| Clifton Forge City | 925 | 43.59% | 734 | 34.59% | 462 | 21.77% | 1 | 0.05% | 191 | 9.00% | 2,122 |
| Colonial Heights City | 2,650 | 48.96% | 650 | 12.01% | 2,106 | 38.91% | 7 | 0.13% | 544[lower-alpha 2] | 10.05% | 5,413 |
| Covington City | 1,551 | 43.14% | 1,195 | 33.24% | 846 | 23.53% | 3 | 0.08% | 356 | 9.90% | 3,595 |
| Danville City | 6,796 | 40.27% | 4,495 | 26.64% | 5,391 | 31.95% | 192 | 1.14% | 1,405[lower-alpha 2] | 8.33% | 16,874 |
| Emporia City | 812 | 37.06% | 657 | 29.99% | 716 | 32.68% | 6 | 0.27% | 96[lower-alpha 2] | 4.38% | 2,191 |
| Fairfax City | 2,963 | 48.70% | 2,153 | 35.39% | 959 | 15.76% | 9 | 0.15% | 810 | 13.31% | 6,084 |
| Falls Church City | 2,005 | 45.76% | 1,860 | 42.45% | 504 | 11.50% | 13 | 0.30% | 145 | 3.31% | 4,382 |
| Franklin City | 951 | 42.15% | 792 | 35.11% | 511 | 22.65% | 2 | 0.09% | 159 | 7.05% | 2,256 |
| Fredericksburg City | 2,142 | 42.27% | 2,036 | 40.17% | 878 | 17.32% | 12 | 0.24% | 106 | 2.09% | 5,068 |
| Galax City | 1,257 | 54.44% | 748 | 32.39% | 304 | 13.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 509 | 22.04% | 2,309 |
| Hampton City | 10,532 | 32.30% | 11,308 | 34.68% | 10,690 | 32.79% | 76 | 0.23% | 618[lower-alpha 3] | 1.90% | 32,606 |
| Harrisonburg City | 2,859 | 65.69% | 1,036 | 23.81% | 453 | 10.41% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,823 | 41.89% | 4,352 |
| Hopewell City | 2,942 | 43.63% | 1,568 | 23.25% | 2,092 | 31.02% | 141 | 2.09% | 850[lower-alpha 2] | 12.61% | 6,743 |
| Lexington City | 1,170 | 56.12% | 734 | 35.20% | 177 | 8.49% | 4 | 0.19% | 436 | 20.91% | 2,085 |
| Lynchburg City | 9,943 | 54.34% | 4,305 | 23.53% | 3,649 | 19.94% | 402 | 2.20% | 5,638 | 30.81% | 18,299 |
| Martinsville City | 2,618 | 35.98% | 2,727 | 37.48% | 1,856 | 25.51% | 75 | 1.03% | -109 | -1.50% | 7,276 |
| Newport News City | 12,774 | 34.46% | 13,370 | 36.07% | 10,763 | 29.04% | 162 | 0.44% | -596 | -1.61% | 37,069 |
| Norfolk City | 22,302 | 33.88% | 28,477 | 43.26% | 14,500 | 22.03% | 550 | 0.84% | -6,175 | -9.38% | 65,829 |
| Norton City | 495 | 39.07% | 555 | 43.80% | 215 | 16.97% | 2 | 0.16% | -60 | -4.74% | 1,267 |
| Petersburg City | 3,478 | 31.14% | 5,519 | 49.41% | 2,158 | 19.32% | 14 | 0.13% | -2,041 | -18.27% | 11,169 |
| Portsmouth City | 9,402 | 25.15% | 15,734 | 42.09% | 12,127 | 32.44% | 118 | 0.32% | 3,607[lower-alpha 3] | 9.65% | 37,381 |
| Radford City | 2,077 | 55.40% | 1,206 | 32.17% | 461 | 12.30% | 5 | 0.13% | 871 | 23.23% | 3,749 |
| Richmond City | 26,380 | 39.57% | 32,857 | 49.28% | 7,325 | 10.99% | 106 | 0.16% | -6,477 | -9.72% | 66,668 |
| Roanoke City | 15,368 | 51.21% | 9,281 | 30.93% | 5,269 | 17.56% | 90 | 0.30% | 6,087 | 20.28% | 30,008 |
| Salem City | 3,955 | 57.77% | 1,369 | 20.00% | 1,507 | 22.01% | 15 | 0.22% | 2,448[lower-alpha 2] | 35.76% | 6,846 |
| South Boston City | 1,298 | 50.17% | 620 | 23.97% | 662 | 25.59% | 7 | 0.27% | 636[lower-alpha 2] | 24.58% | 2,587 |
| Staunton City | 4,434 | 61.40% | 1,729 | 23.94% | 1,054 | 14.60% | 4 | 0.06% | 2,705 | 37.46% | 7,221 |
| Suffolk City | 1,277 | 37.95% | 1,044 | 31.03% | 1,039 | 30.88% | 5 | 0.15% | 233 | 6.92% | 3,365 |
| Virginia Beach City | 16,316 | 43.23% | 10,101 | 26.76% | 10,962 | 29.04% | 363 | 0.96% | 5,354[lower-alpha 2] | 14.19% | 37,742 |
| Waynesboro City | 3,301 | 61.38% | 1,446 | 26.89% | 613 | 11.40% | 18 | 0.33% | 1,855 | 34.49% | 5,378 |
| Williamsburg City | 1,156 | 46.73% | 991 | 40.06% | 247 | 9.98% | 80 | 3.23% | 165 | 6.67% | 2,474 |
| Winchester City | 2,695 | 55.76% | 1,360 | 28.14% | 770 | 15.93% | 8 | 0.17% | 1,335 | 27.62% | 4,833 |
| Totals | 590,319 | 43.36% | 442,387 | 32.49% | 321,833 | 23.64% | 6,952 | 0.51% | 147,932 | 10.87% | 1,361,491 |
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.
- In this county or city where Humphrey ran third behind Wallace, margin given is Nixon vote total minus Wallace vote total.
- In this county or city where Nixon ran third behind Wallace, margin given is Humphrey vote minus Wallace vote.
References
- Kousser, J. Morgan. The Shaping of Southern Politics Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910. Yale University Press. pp. 178–181. ISBN 0-300-01696-4.
- Key, Valdimer Orlando (1949). Southern Politics in State and Nation. pp. 20–25.
- Ely, James W. The crisis of conservative Virginia: the Byrd organization and the politics of massive resistance. p. 16. ISBN 0870491881.
- Atkinson, Frank B. (2006). The Dynamic Dominion: Realignment and the Rise of Two-party Competition in Virginia, 1945-1980. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742552098.
- Phillips, Kevin P. (1969). The Emerging Republican Majority. pp. 260–266. ISBN 0870000586.
- Broder, David S. (September 14, 1968). "As Campaign Heats Up, Electoral Vote Pattern Favors GOP". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Washington Post. p. 6-A.
- "Who's on Top? Humphrey? Nixon? Wallace? — Here's a Capsule Version of election Outlook Across Nation". Pensacola News Journal. September 23, 1968. p. 8B.
- Murray, David. "Wallace Might Take 6 Southern States". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 51.
- "In South It's Nixon vs. Wallace". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. October 12, 1968. pp. 1, 3.
- Broder, David S. (November 3, 1968). "After Hoopla Finished, Nixon Still Winning, Survey Shows". Shreveport Times. p. 4-B.
- "Summary of 50 States on Coming Election". The Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. November 3, 1968. p. 5.
- Carico, Melville (November 3, 1968). "Election Fever Grips Virginia". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. p. 1.
- Lawrence, David (November 4, 1968). "As Editors' Forecast Returns: Nixon 37, Humphrey 7, Wallace 7". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 11A.
- Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 207
- "1968 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
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- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- Menendez, Albert J. (2005). The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 326–331. ISBN 0786422173.
- Black & Black 1992, p. 147.
- Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
- Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. pp. 46 & 47.
Works cited
- Black, Earl; Black, Merle (1992). The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674941306.
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