The 1968 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1968 United States presidential election in Arizona

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Nominee Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state New York[lower-alpha 1] Minnesota Alabama Running mate Spiro Agnew Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay Electoral vote 5 0 0 Popular vote 266,721 170,514 46,573 Percentage 54.78% 35.02% 9.56%

County Results Nixon   40-50%   50-60% Humphrey   40-50%   60-70%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

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Arizona was won by the Republican nominees, Richard Nixon of New York and his running mate Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and his running mate U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine.

Nixon carried the state with 54.78% of the vote to Humphrey's 35.02%, a victory margin of 19.76%.