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1968 United States presidential election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout60.8%Decrease 1.1 pp
 
Nominee Nelson Rockefeller Robert F. Kennedy George Wallace
Party Republican Democratic American Independent
Home state New York New York Alabama
Running mate John Volpe Terry Sanford Curtis LeMay
Electoral vote 290 184 64
States carried 31 12 + DC 7
Popular vote 30,152,602 29,914,904 13,258,053
Percentage 41.1% 40.8% 18.1%

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Nelson Rockefeller
Republican