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Election 1968 Results

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1968 presidential election in Kentucky

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1968, 43.8% to 37.6%, a margin of 6.1 points and 64,870 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Lyndon B. Johnson.

Republicans led in 73 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 42 and other candidates in 5. The largest, Jefferson, cast 222,657 votes and went to the Republican by 2.6 points. The closest was McLean, where 1 vote separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Richard Nixon won Republican 462,411 43.8%
Hubert Humphrey Democratic 397,541 37.6%
George Wallace American Independent 193,098 18.3%
All other candidates 2,843 0.3%
Total1,055,893

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 90,242 40.5% 95,942 43.1% 36,473 222,657 R+2.6
Fayette 16,902 33.6% 24,948 49.5% 8,523 50,373 R+16.0
Kenton 14,656 37.1% 17,263 43.6% 7,638 39,557 R+6.6
Campbell 9,747 34.6% 13,681 48.5% 4,775 28,203 R+13.9
Daviess 9,947 39.6% 10,111 40.2% 5,084 25,142 R+0.7
Pike 11,663 51.8% 8,911 39.6% 1,952 22,526 D+12.2
McCracken 9,741 45.2% 5,887 27.3% 5,916 21,544 D+17.9
Boyd 7,914 41.7% 8,632 45.4% 2,455 19,001 R+3.8
Warren 5,200 29.4% 8,084 45.8% 4,381 17,665 R+16.3
Franklin 6,396 48.6% 4,057 30.8% 2,712 13,165 D+17.8
Harlan 6,389 48.9% 4,572 35.0% 2,116 13,077 D+13.9
Floyd 8,333 63.9% 3,550 27.2% 1,160 13,043 D+36.7
Pulaski 2,823 21.9% 8,290 64.3% 1,788 12,901 R+42.4
Hardin 4,470 35.1% 5,329 41.8% 2,938 12,737 R+6.7
Christian 4,281 33.9% 3,788 30.0% 4,545 12,614 Others
Graves 5,103 41.8% 3,239 26.5% 3,871 12,213 D+15.3
Madison 3,884 32.7% 5,325 44.8% 2,669 11,878 R+12.1
Hopkins 4,391 37.0% 3,791 31.9% 3,687 11,869 D+5.1
Greenup 4,689 43.6% 4,698 43.7% 1,368 10,755 R+0.1
Henderson 5,062 47.2% 3,512 32.7% 2,152 10,726 D+14.5
Bell 4,138 40.3% 4,905 47.7% 1,232 10,275 R+7.5
Barren 3,464 35.3% 4,209 42.8% 2,153 9,826 R+7.6
Muhlenberg 3,688 37.8% 3,853 39.5% 2,209 9,750 R+1.7
Perry 4,562 47.8% 3,993 41.9% 986 9,541 D+6.0
Whitley 2,134 22.6% 5,639 59.7% 1,666 9,439 R+37.1
Laurel 1,756 19.0% 6,251 67.6% 1,244 9,251 R+48.6
Boone 2,725 30.1% 4,081 45.1% 2,245 9,051 R+15.0
Logan 3,339 38.4% 3,402 39.2% 1,946 8,687 R+0.7
Calloway 3,854 44.4% 2,672 30.8% 2,156 8,682 D+13.6
Marshall 3,301 41.7% 2,432 30.7% 2,188 7,921 D+11.0
Letcher 3,499 45.6% 3,243 42.3% 925 7,667 D+3.3
Knox 2,244 29.5% 4,388 57.8% 963 7,595 R+28.2
Nelson 3,420 49.5% 2,373 34.3% 1,123 6,916 D+15.1
Clark 2,385 35.0% 2,698 39.6% 1,725 6,808 R+4.6
Boyle 2,663 39.5% 2,715 40.3% 1,360 6,738 R+0.8
Mason 2,772 42.2% 2,661 40.5% 1,137 6,570 D+1.7
Johnson 2,142 32.8% 4,046 61.9% 348 6,536 R+29.1
Carter 2,344 36.0% 3,234 49.7% 933 6,511 R+13.7
Ohio 1,695 26.2% 3,504 54.2% 1,271 6,470 R+28.0
Bullitt 2,135 33.8% 1,965 31.1% 2,210 6,310 Others
Clay 1,213 19.6% 4,663 75.2% 328 6,204 R+55.6
Shelby 2,579 42.6% 2,287 37.8% 1,188 6,054 D+4.8
Taylor 1,367 22.9% 3,032 50.9% 1,560 5,959 R+27.9
Grayson 1,595 27.1% 3,598 61.1% 692 5,885 R+34.0
Breckinridge 2,024 34.5% 2,779 47.3% 1,070 5,873 R+12.9
Union 2,616 45.2% 1,371 23.7% 1,807 5,794 D+21.5
Mercer 1,950 34.5% 2,432 43.1% 1,264 5,646 R+8.5
Hart 1,657 30.2% 2,817 51.4% 1,009 5,483 R+21.2
Lincoln 1,736 31.8% 2,591 47.4% 1,134 5,461 R+15.7
Bourbon 2,566 47.0% 1,848 33.8% 1,046 5,460 D+13.2
Adair 1,362 25.0% 3,239 59.4% 849 5,450 R+34.4
Monroe 693 12.9% 4,086 76.1% 593 5,372 R+63.2
Casey 879 16.8% 3,698 70.6% 658 5,235 R+53.8
Jessamine 1,334 25.9% 2,338 45.5% 1,471 5,143 R+19.5
Caldwell 1,439 28.4% 2,139 42.2% 1,487 5,065 R+13.8
Wayne 1,467 29.3% 3,055 61.1% 480 5,002 R+31.7
Scott 1,961 39.3% 1,748 35.1% 1,275 4,984 D+4.3
Marion 2,436 49.7% 1,620 33.0% 850 4,906 D+16.6
Webster 2,114 43.1% 1,446 29.5% 1,345 4,905 D+13.6
Knott 3,335 68.5% 1,098 22.6% 434 4,867 D+46.0
Harrison 2,373 48.9% 1,637 33.8% 840 4,850 D+15.2
Allen 927 19.4% 2,952 61.6% 911 4,790 R+42.3
Russell 961 20.4% 3,035 64.3% 725 4,721 R+43.9
Breathitt 2,954 63.1% 1,361 29.1% 363 4,678 D+34.1
Rockcastle 868 18.9% 3,072 67.0% 648 4,588 R+48.0
Montgomery 1,408 31.2% 2,113 46.9% 987 4,508 R+15.6
Todd 1,082 24.2% 1,433 32.0% 1,964 4,479 Others
Woodford 1,646 36.8% 1,901 42.5% 925 4,472 R+5.7
Rowan 1,898 42.6% 2,017 45.2% 544 4,459 R+2.7
Simpson 1,505 34.7% 1,435 33.1% 1,399 4,339 D+1.6
Lewis 1,017 23.9% 2,760 64.8% 480 4,257 R+40.9
Lawrence 1,825 43.0% 1,946 45.8% 478 4,249 R+2.8
Meade 1,926 45.9% 1,385 33.0% 889 4,200 D+12.9
Estill 1,261 30.2% 2,236 53.6% 677 4,174 R+23.4
Green 1,003 24.1% 2,448 58.7% 719 4,170 R+34.7
Fleming 1,406 33.7% 2,220 53.3% 541 4,167 R+19.5
Magoffin 1,927 46.7% 1,967 47.7% 229 4,123 R+1.0
Washington 1,675 41.7% 1,863 46.4% 481 4,019 R+4.7
Oldham 1,399 35.0% 1,655 41.4% 939 3,993 R+6.4
Butler 691 17.4% 2,637 66.5% 639 3,967 R+49.1
Henry 1,978 49.9% 1,271 32.0% 718 3,967 D+17.8
Morgan 2,222 56.1% 1,341 33.9% 398 3,961 D+22.2
McCreary 759 19.2% 2,670 67.6% 520 3,949 R+48.4
Garrard 1,000 25.5% 2,205 56.1% 722 3,927 R+30.7
Larue 1,251 32.1% 1,862 47.8% 784 3,897 R+15.7
McLean 1,373 35.8% 1,372 35.7% 1,095 3,840 level
Fulton 1,204 31.5% 1,079 28.3% 1,535 3,818 Others
Jackson 304 8.3% 3,098 84.1% 282 3,684 R+75.8
Leslie 828 22.5% 2,615 71.1% 236 3,679 R+48.6
Trigg 1,330 36.7% 1,100 30.4% 1,191 3,621 D+6.4
Anderson 1,334 37.1% 1,594 44.3% 668 3,596 R+7.2
Crittenden 838 23.7% 1,942 55.0% 753 3,533 R+31.2
Pendleton 1,156 32.7% 1,614 45.7% 763 3,533 R+13.0
Grant 1,169 33.2% 1,386 39.4% 967 3,522 R+6.2
Edmonson 679 19.5% 2,280 65.4% 525 3,484 R+46.0
Ballard 1,632 47.4% 564 16.4% 1,248 3,444 D+31.0
Clinton 568 16.6% 2,572 75.1% 285 3,425 R+58.5
Bath 1,394 41.8% 1,277 38.3% 660 3,331 D+3.5
Livingston 1,272 38.5% 1,079 32.6% 956 3,307 D+5.8
Carroll 1,765 56.0% 868 27.5% 519 3,152 D+28.5
Owen 1,608 51.3% 827 26.4% 699 3,134 D+24.9
Cumberland 646 20.7% 2,116 67.8% 358 3,120 R+47.1
Metcalfe 1,001 32.9% 1,566 51.4% 479 3,046 R+18.5
Martin 759 26.7% 1,943 68.4% 138 2,840 R+41.7
Bracken 1,067 39.1% 1,115 40.8% 550 2,732 R+1.8
Powell 934 34.4% 1,157 42.6% 627 2,718 R+8.2
Hickman 880 32.8% 623 23.2% 1,183 2,686 Others
Carlisle 1,144 46.9% 479 19.6% 815 2,438 D+27.3
Hancock 867 36.9% 1,049 44.7% 431 2,347 R+7.8
Lee 674 29.3% 1,339 58.3% 285 2,298 R+28.9
Wolfe 1,162 52.7% 758 34.3% 287 2,207 D+18.3
Elliott 1,387 63.4% 515 23.6% 284 2,186 D+39.9
Nicholas 911 44.2% 725 35.2% 426 2,062 D+9.0
Trimble 1,045 53.1% 511 26.0% 411 1,967 D+27.1
Lyon 719 37.1% 579 29.9% 640 1,938 D+7.2
Owsley 303 16.1% 1,417 75.5% 157 1,877 R+59.4
Spencer 564 32.2% 733 41.9% 453 1,750 R+9.7
Gallatin 685 48.7% 413 29.4% 309 1,407 D+19.3
Menifee 554 42.1% 509 38.6% 254 1,317 D+3.4
Robertson 406 40.2% 416 41.1% 189 1,011 R+1.0

Counties as they stood in 1968; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+30.5
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+25.9
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+29.8
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+22.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+16.2
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+19.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+15.1
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+1.0
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+3.2
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+11.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+20.6
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+1.4
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+7.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+28.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+6.1
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+28.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+7.2
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+9.1
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+0.1
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+15.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+9.2
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+15.1
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.6
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.9
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+18.8
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+3.0
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+0.6
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+5.4
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+23.0
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+1.7
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+2.7
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+1.7
1896 William McKinley (R) R+0.1
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+11.7
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+8.3
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+12.4
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+15.9
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+24.0
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Horatio Seymour (D) D+49.4