Election 1968 Results
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1968 presidential election in Tennessee
Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George Wallace (independent) in Tennessee in 1968, 37.8% to 34.0%, a margin of 3.8 points and 47,800 votes.
Tennessee changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Lyndon B. Johnson.
other candidates led in 47 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 43 and Democrats in 5. The largest, Shelby, cast 231,898 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.5 points. The closest was Dekalb, where 16 votes separated the top two.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon won | Republican | 472,592 | 37.8% |
| George Wallace | American Independent | 424,792 | 34.0% |
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | 351,233 | 28.1% |
| Total | 1,248,617 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 81,486 35.1% | 73,416 31.7% | 76,996 | 231,898 | D+3.5 |
| Davidson | 44,543 32.6% | 44,175 32.3% | 47,889 | 136,607 | Others |
| Knox | 24,528 27.3% | 47,202 52.4% | 18,277 | 90,007 | R+25.2 |
| Hamilton | 23,441 27.6% | 29,302 34.5% | 32,080 | 84,823 | Others |
| Sullivan | 9,783 24.4% | 20,251 50.6% | 9,991 | 40,025 | R+26.2 |
| Washington | 4,930 21.7% | 12,882 56.7% | 4,925 | 22,737 | R+35.0 |
| Blount | 5,176 23.2% | 12,753 57.1% | 4,407 | 22,336 | R+33.9 |
| Anderson | 7,198 33.1% | 10,233 47.0% | 4,323 | 21,754 | R+14.0 |
| Madison | 5,517 26.2% | 6,143 29.1% | 9,420 | 21,080 | Others |
| Rutherford | 4,921 29.2% | 4,168 24.7% | 7,773 | 16,862 | Others |
| Sumner | 4,376 26.5% | 4,519 27.4% | 7,592 | 16,487 | Others |
| Gibson | 3,962 25.9% | 4,093 26.8% | 7,233 | 15,288 | Others |
| Carter | 2,160 14.8% | 9,467 64.7% | 3,009 | 14,636 | R+49.9 |
| Maury | 3,401 23.3% | 3,048 20.9% | 8,148 | 14,597 | Others |
| Montgomery | 5,538 38.4% | 3,248 22.5% | 5,638 | 14,424 | Others |
| Bradley | 2,762 19.9% | 6,924 50.0% | 4,159 | 13,845 | R+30.1 |
| Greene | 2,947 21.6% | 7,957 58.3% | 2,753 | 13,657 | R+36.7 |
| Roane | 3,258 24.7% | 6,033 45.7% | 3,898 | 13,189 | R+21.0 |
| McMinn | 2,889 25.1% | 6,098 52.9% | 2,535 | 11,522 | R+27.9 |
| Wilson | 2,916 25.8% | 2,736 24.2% | 5,648 | 11,300 | Others |
| Coffee | 3,040 27.2% | 3,337 29.9% | 4,794 | 11,171 | Others |
| Hamblen | 2,390 21.7% | 6,382 57.9% | 2,259 | 11,031 | R+36.2 |
| Dyer | 2,033 19.0% | 2,826 26.4% | 5,842 | 10,701 | Others |
| Lawrence | 2,191 20.8% | 4,343 41.3% | 3,993 | 10,527 | R+20.4 |
| Putnam | 3,541 34.4% | 3,693 35.8% | 3,073 | 10,307 | R+1.5 |
| Hawkins | 2,213 21.6% | 6,217 60.8% | 1,798 | 10,228 | R+39.1 |
| Sevier | 1,112 10.9% | 7,629 74.7% | 1,476 | 10,217 | R+63.8 |
| Williamson | 2,063 21.2% | 2,788 28.7% | 4,867 | 9,718 | Others |
| Weakley | 1,988 21.2% | 2,858 30.5% | 4,525 | 9,371 | Others |
| Obion | 2,235 23.9% | 2,420 25.9% | 4,680 | 9,335 | Others |
| Franklin | 2,489 27.3% | 1,700 18.6% | 4,939 | 9,128 | Others |
| Carroll | 1,932 21.5% | 3,757 41.8% | 3,298 | 8,987 | R+20.3 |
| Monroe | 2,926 32.9% | 4,749 53.4% | 1,222 | 8,897 | R+20.5 |
| Henry | 3,149 36.4% | 2,068 23.9% | 3,439 | 8,656 | Others |
| Tipton | 2,071 24.5% | 1,422 16.9% | 4,943 | 8,436 | Others |
| Bedford | 2,416 28.8% | 1,870 22.3% | 4,099 | 8,385 | Others |
| Jefferson | 1,494 18.2% | 5,494 67.1% | 1,199 | 8,187 | R+48.9 |
| Robertson | 2,315 28.9% | 1,802 22.5% | 3,904 | 8,021 | Others |
| Loudon | 1,581 20.1% | 4,299 54.6% | 1,996 | 7,876 | R+34.5 |
| Cocke | 950 12.3% | 5,645 72.8% | 1,159 | 7,754 | R+60.5 |
| Warren | 2,046 26.5% | 1,858 24.1% | 3,814 | 7,718 | Others |
| Campbell | 2,268 29.6% | 4,024 52.5% | 1,367 | 7,659 | R+22.9 |
| Giles | 2,203 29.6% | 1,264 17.0% | 3,966 | 7,433 | Others |
| Lincoln | 1,848 25.6% | 1,167 16.1% | 4,214 | 7,229 | Others |
| McNairy | 1,377 19.1% | 2,979 41.2% | 2,872 | 7,228 | R+22.2 |
| Henderson | 1,230 17.8% | 3,591 52.0% | 2,086 | 6,907 | R+34.2 |
| Dickson | 2,034 29.9% | 1,291 19.0% | 3,475 | 6,800 | Others |
| Lauderdale | 2,108 31.2% | 1,080 16.0% | 3,566 | 6,754 | Others |
| Marion | 1,661 25.9% | 1,959 30.6% | 2,784 | 6,404 | Others |
| Hardin | 1,153 18.0% | 2,910 45.6% | 2,325 | 6,388 | R+27.5 |
| Marshall | 1,527 25.0% | 1,202 19.7% | 3,379 | 6,108 | Others |
| Cumberland | 1,428 23.8% | 3,115 51.8% | 1,469 | 6,012 | R+28.1 |
| Rhea | 1,301 21.8% | 2,428 40.7% | 2,237 | 5,966 | R+18.9 |
| Hardeman | 1,709 29.4% | 1,171 20.2% | 2,924 | 5,804 | Others |
| Haywood | 1,709 30.4% | 1,152 20.5% | 2,757 | 5,618 | Others |
| Fayette | 2,236 40.3% | 740 13.3% | 2,570 | 5,546 | Others |
| Claiborne | 1,314 25.3% | 3,101 59.7% | 775 | 5,190 | R+34.4 |
| Unicoi | 910 17.9% | 3,327 65.5% | 843 | 5,080 | R+47.6 |
| Benton | 1,059 22.1% | 1,468 30.7% | 2,255 | 4,782 | Others |
| White | 1,584 33.3% | 1,423 29.9% | 1,750 | 4,757 | Others |
| Crockett | 703 15.6% | 932 20.7% | 2,865 | 4,500 | Others |
| Hickman | 1,152 26.3% | 760 17.3% | 2,473 | 4,385 | Others |
| Smith | 1,443 33.1% | 1,089 25.0% | 1,831 | 4,363 | Others |
| Humphreys | 1,391 32.0% | 866 19.9% | 2,095 | 4,352 | Others |
| Chester | 849 19.8% | 1,408 32.8% | 2,037 | 4,294 | Others |
| Grainger | 761 18.4% | 2,788 67.3% | 596 | 4,145 | R+48.9 |
| Scott | 991 24.0% | 2,406 58.2% | 734 | 4,131 | R+34.3 |
| Wayne | 506 12.2% | 2,417 58.5% | 1,208 | 4,131 | R+46.3 |
| Overton | 1,592 39.5% | 1,258 31.2% | 1,176 | 4,026 | D+8.3 |
| Polk | 1,454 36.2% | 1,808 45.0% | 754 | 4,016 | R+8.8 |
| Cheatham | 778 19.7% | 669 17.0% | 2,497 | 3,944 | Others |
| Johnson | 450 11.4% | 3,107 79.0% | 375 | 3,932 | R+67.6 |
| Dekalb | 847 21.7% | 1,532 39.3% | 1,516 | 3,895 | R+17.6 |
| Decatur | 877 22.9% | 1,409 36.8% | 1,544 | 3,830 | Others |
| Morgan | 968 25.5% | 1,803 47.5% | 1,028 | 3,799 | R+22.0 |
| Macon | 530 14.2% | 2,173 58.0% | 1,041 | 3,744 | R+43.9 |
| Grundy | 1,307 36.6% | 618 17.3% | 1,642 | 3,567 | Others |
| Fentress | 671 19.1% | 2,026 57.8% | 808 | 3,505 | R+38.7 |
| Bledsoe | 957 30.2% | 1,477 46.7% | 732 | 3,166 | R+16.4 |
| Cannon | 809 26.5% | 780 25.5% | 1,464 | 3,053 | Others |
| Union | 527 18.0% | 1,956 66.7% | 449 | 2,932 | R+48.7 |
| Jackson | 1,122 41.5% | 673 24.9% | 908 | 2,703 | D+16.6 |
| Stewart | 1,041 41.0% | 443 17.4% | 1,057 | 2,541 | Others |
| Lewis | 1,088 42.8% | 455 17.9% | 997 | 2,540 | D+24.9 |
| Lake | 737 30.6% | 409 17.0% | 1,262 | 2,408 | Others |
| Sequatchie | 549 24.7% | 663 29.8% | 1,011 | 2,223 | Others |
| Hancock | 318 15.6% | 1,489 72.9% | 236 | 2,043 | R+57.3 |
| Perry | 726 35.8% | 519 25.6% | 784 | 2,029 | Others |
| Clay | 667 34.5% | 814 42.1% | 451 | 1,932 | R+7.6 |
| Houston | 636 35.2% | 232 12.8% | 941 | 1,809 | Others |
| Meigs | 493 29.6% | 729 43.8% | 442 | 1,664 | R+14.2 |
| Trousdale | 694 43.5% | 252 15.8% | 649 | 1,595 | D+27.7 |
| Pickett | 405 27.2% | 884 59.4% | 199 | 1,488 | R+32.2 |
| Moore | 346 24.3% | 224 15.7% | 856 | 1,426 | Others |
| Van Buren | 282 25.3% | 327 29.3% | 507 | 1,116 | Others |
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.
Tennessee in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+29.7 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+23.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.0 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.1 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.3 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.0 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.7 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+21.2 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+38.1 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.0 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+7.7 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+9.2 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+28.8 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+7.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.2 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+9.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+19.7 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+36.9 |