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Election 1968 Results

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1968 presidential election in Texas

Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) beat Richard Nixon (Republican) in Texas in 1968, 41.1% to 39.9%, a margin of 1.3 points and 38,960 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson won.

Democrats led in 154 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 79 and other candidates in 21. The largest, Harris, cast 471,037 votes and went to the Republican by 4.1 points. The closest was Glasscock, where 3 votes 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
Hubert Humphrey won Democratic 1,266,804 41.1%
Richard Nixon Republican 1,227,844 39.9%
George Wallace American Independent 584,269 19.0%
All other candidates 489 0.0%
Total3,079,406

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 182,546 38.8% 202,079 42.9% 86,412 471,037 R+4.1
Dallas 123,809 34.1% 184,193 50.7% 55,552 363,554 R+16.6
Tarrant 79,705 41.8% 81,786 42.9% 29,256 190,747 R+1.1
Bexar 95,325 51.6% 72,951 39.5% 16,598 184,874 D+12.1
Travis 39,667 48.1% 34,309 41.6% 8,544 82,520 D+6.5
Jefferson 30,032 38.6% 26,007 33.4% 21,829 77,868 D+5.2
El Paso 32,658 47.9% 30,347 44.6% 5,111 68,116 D+3.4
Nueces 39,025 57.8% 21,307 31.6% 7,159 67,491 D+26.3
Galveston 26,041 49.5% 16,229 30.9% 10,328 52,598 D+18.7
Lubbock 15,430 30.8% 25,646 51.1% 9,078 50,154 R+20.4
McLennan 22,388 48.0% 15,958 34.2% 8,293 46,639 D+13.8
Hidalgo 20,087 54.1% 14,455 39.0% 2,569 37,111 D+15.2
Wichita 15,387 46.0% 11,937 35.7% 6,090 33,414 D+10.3
Smith 8,897 29.1% 12,079 39.5% 9,595 30,571 R+10.4
Brazoria 11,439 38.0% 10,631 35.3% 8,033 30,103 D+2.7
Cameron 15,726 53.3% 11,759 39.8% 2,042 29,527 D+13.4
Potter 8,238 30.4% 13,338 49.3% 5,496 27,072 R+18.8
Taylor 9,107 35.5% 12,218 47.7% 4,301 25,626 R+12.1
Ector 5,312 21.6% 10,557 43.0% 8,671 24,540 R+21.4
Midland 4,756 20.5% 12,789 55.1% 5,677 23,222 R+34.6
Gregg 5,733 24.8% 9,278 40.1% 8,109 23,120 R+15.3
Grayson 10,379 45.1% 8,007 34.8% 4,615 23,001 D+10.3
Orange 6,485 30.6% 5,886 27.7% 8,845 21,216 Others
Bell 11,893 56.2% 5,705 27.0% 3,547 21,145 D+29.3
Bowie 6,468 33.0% 5,966 30.4% 7,165 19,599 Others
Tom Green 6,774 34.7% 9,682 49.6% 3,080 19,536 R+14.9
Denton 7,463 39.6% 8,222 43.6% 3,178 18,863 R+4.0
Randall 4,060 21.8% 11,400 61.3% 3,132 18,592 R+39.5
Collin 5,918 36.4% 6,494 39.9% 3,850 16,262 R+3.5
Angelina 5,174 32.5% 4,645 29.2% 6,111 15,930 Others
Brazos 6,299 40.4% 6,839 43.9% 2,441 15,579 R+3.5
Victoria 6,042 41.0% 6,352 43.1% 2,336 14,730 R+2.1
Harrison 4,959 35.5% 3,668 26.3% 5,324 13,951 Others
Montgomery 4,021 30.3% 4,353 32.8% 4,881 13,255 Others
Hunt 4,785 37.1% 4,651 36.0% 3,469 12,905 D+1.0
Rusk 4,078 32.5% 3,739 29.8% 4,729 12,546 Others
Johnson 5,330 42.9% 4,372 35.2% 2,715 12,417 D+7.7
San Patricio 6,818 54.9% 3,717 29.9% 1,876 12,411 D+25.0
Ellis 5,431 45.0% 3,794 31.4% 2,842 12,067 D+13.6
Webb 9,419 79.6% 2,103 17.8% 304 11,826 D+61.9
Fort Bend 4,493 39.0% 4,573 39.7% 2,448 11,514 R+0.7
Lamar 4,635 42.4% 3,395 31.1% 2,903 10,933 D+11.3
Gray 2,374 22.0% 5,994 55.5% 2,427 10,795 R+33.5
Howard 3,897 37.1% 3,812 36.3% 2,792 10,501 D+0.8
Navarro 5,296 51.0% 2,845 27.4% 2,247 10,388 D+23.6
Hale 3,293 32.0% 4,696 45.6% 2,309 10,298 R+13.6
Hutchinson 2,416 23.8% 4,813 47.4% 2,919 10,148 R+23.6
Williamson 5,528 54.6% 2,923 28.9% 1,672 10,123 D+25.7
Jim Wells 6,304 62.7% 2,827 28.1% 916 10,047 D+34.6
Wharton 4,304 43.2% 3,773 37.9% 1,882 9,959 D+5.3
Nacogdoches 3,449 34.9% 3,235 32.7% 3,196 9,880 D+2.2
Cherokee 3,242 33.7% 2,575 26.8% 3,791 9,608 Others
Liberty 3,469 36.1% 2,746 28.6% 3,393 9,608 D+7.5
Anderson 3,447 36.4% 2,828 29.9% 3,196 9,471 D+6.5
Parker 4,301 46.2% 3,068 33.0% 1,934 9,303 D+13.3
Guadalupe 3,529 38.8% 4,332 47.6% 1,241 9,102 R+8.8
Hardin 2,894 32.7% 1,986 22.4% 3,982 8,862 Others
Brown 3,999 46.5% 2,997 34.8% 1,606 8,602 D+11.6
Matagorda 3,595 42.5% 3,094 36.5% 1,777 8,466 D+5.9
Kaufman 3,311 40.9% 2,431 30.0% 2,350 8,092 D+10.9
Kleberg 4,633 57.8% 2,713 33.8% 670 8,016 D+24.0
Henderson 3,119 39.3% 2,315 29.2% 2,498 7,932 D+10.1
Cooke 2,711 34.2% 3,799 48.0% 1,412 7,922 R+13.7
Palo Pinto 3,552 47.8% 2,627 35.3% 1,257 7,436 D+12.4
Cass 2,536 34.5% 1,930 26.3% 2,884 7,350 Others
Jasper 2,438 33.9% 1,839 25.6% 2,906 7,183 Others
Fannin 3,931 54.8% 1,585 22.1% 1,661 7,177 D+32.7
Hill 3,415 48.9% 1,809 25.9% 1,753 6,977 D+23.0
Shelby 2,511 36.3% 1,127 16.3% 3,285 6,923 Others
Upshur 2,480 36.0% 1,519 22.1% 2,886 6,885 Others
Van Zandt 2,706 40.1% 1,954 28.9% 2,091 6,751 D+11.1
Comal 2,338 34.8% 3,646 54.3% 726 6,710 R+19.5
Kerr 1,878 28.3% 3,692 55.6% 1,073 6,643 R+27.3
Hopkins 2,700 41.6% 1,860 28.7% 1,932 6,492 D+12.9
Milam 3,269 51.0% 1,614 25.2% 1,526 6,409 D+25.8
Eastland 2,884 45.4% 2,453 38.6% 1,013 6,350 D+6.8
Lamb 2,267 35.9% 2,595 41.0% 1,460 6,322 R+5.2
Wood 2,192 35.0% 2,046 32.7% 2,021 6,259 D+2.3
Houston 2,782 44.6% 1,391 22.3% 2,064 6,237 D+22.3
Hays 3,546 57.4% 1,993 32.2% 644 6,183 D+25.1
Hockley 2,426 39.5% 2,265 36.8% 1,456 6,147 D+2.6
Erath 2,915 48.1% 2,209 36.5% 935 6,059 D+11.7
Panola 1,711 28.8% 1,586 26.7% 2,650 5,947 Others
Nolan 2,784 46.9% 1,969 33.2% 1,185 5,938 D+13.7
Wise 2,774 47.3% 1,983 33.8% 1,107 5,864 D+13.5
Coryell 2,987 51.0% 1,698 29.0% 1,172 5,857 D+22.0
Walker 2,391 41.3% 1,946 33.6% 1,452 5,789 D+7.7
Fayette 1,833 31.7% 2,380 41.2% 1,562 5,775 R+9.5
Titus 2,317 40.1% 1,572 27.2% 1,886 5,775 D+12.9
Falls 2,990 52.5% 1,345 23.6% 1,364 5,699 D+28.9
Val Verde 3,205 56.2% 1,914 33.6% 579 5,698 D+22.7
Limestone 2,796 49.2% 1,485 26.1% 1,402 5,683 D+23.1
Washington 1,686 30.1% 3,244 57.9% 677 5,607 R+27.8
Bee 2,957 53.3% 1,995 36.0% 592 5,544 D+17.4
Colorado 1,976 36.3% 2,296 42.2% 1,166 5,438 R+5.9
Starr 3,922 73.1% 1,374 25.6% 71 5,367 D+47.5
Calhoun 2,612 48.8% 1,672 31.3% 1,066 5,350 D+17.6
Young 2,482 46.4% 1,860 34.8% 1,004 5,346 D+11.6
Lavaca 2,165 40.7% 1,698 32.0% 1,451 5,314 D+8.8
Medina 2,471 47.1% 2,058 39.2% 722 5,251 D+7.9
De Witt 1,871 35.7% 2,589 49.4% 784 5,244 R+13.7
Montague 2,555 49.1% 1,736 33.4% 914 5,205 D+15.7
Wilbarger 1,996 38.4% 1,909 36.7% 1,293 5,198 D+1.7
Caldwell 2,889 56.3% 1,402 27.3% 839 5,130 D+29.0
Bastrop 2,687 52.5% 1,455 28.4% 975 5,117 D+24.1
Red River 2,245 44.0% 1,305 25.6% 1,554 5,104 D+18.4
Atascosa 2,522 49.5% 1,805 35.4% 771 5,098 D+14.1
Moore 1,359 27.2% 2,378 47.6% 1,259 4,996 R+20.4
Jones 2,372 47.6% 1,676 33.7% 931 4,979 D+14.0
Scurry 2,031 41.8% 1,745 35.9% 1,085 4,861 D+5.9
Uvalde 1,736 36.5% 2,252 47.3% 771 4,759 R+10.8
Robertson 2,833 59.7% 965 20.4% 944 4,742 D+39.4
Deaf Smith 1,545 32.8% 2,474 52.5% 694 4,713 R+19.7
Polk 1,841 40.3% 1,013 22.2% 1,713 4,567 D+18.1
Dawson 1,522 33.7% 2,091 46.3% 900 4,513 R+12.6
Duval 3,978 88.7% 384 8.6% 121 4,483 D+80.2
Terry 1,625 36.7% 1,948 44.0% 854 4,427 R+7.3
Gonzales 1,930 44.0% 1,476 33.6% 983 4,389 D+10.3
Austin 1,299 29.8% 1,971 45.3% 1,084 4,354 R+15.4
Karnes 2,271 52.8% 1,342 31.2% 686 4,299 D+21.6
Jackson 1,698 39.6% 1,438 33.6% 1,150 4,286 D+6.1
Ward 1,331 31.2% 1,552 36.4% 1,382 4,265 R+5.2
Wilson 2,336 55.6% 1,321 31.5% 542 4,199 D+24.2
Comanche 1,980 48.0% 1,436 34.8% 709 4,125 D+13.2
Coleman 1,449 35.3% 1,507 36.7% 1,153 4,109 R+1.4
Gillespie 725 17.7% 2,945 71.7% 435 4,105 R+54.1
Freestone 2,066 50.5% 958 23.4% 1,069 4,093 D+27.1
Morris 1,701 41.6% 1,064 26.0% 1,323 4,088 D+15.6
Pecos 1,592 39.6% 1,524 37.9% 903 4,019 D+1.7
Burnet 1,876 47.2% 1,459 36.7% 643 3,978 D+10.5
Bosque 1,817 46.3% 1,377 35.1% 727 3,921 D+11.2
Runnels 1,448 37.9% 1,707 44.7% 668 3,823 R+6.8
Tyler 1,204 31.8% 1,120 29.6% 1,462 3,786 Others
Willacy 1,930 53.1% 1,243 34.2% 465 3,638 D+18.9
Andrews 922 25.4% 1,400 38.5% 1,312 3,634 R+13.2
Floyd 1,305 36.1% 1,465 40.5% 847 3,617 R+4.4
Chambers 1,217 33.7% 1,061 29.4% 1,329 3,607 Others
Winkler 938 26.2% 1,391 38.9% 1,250 3,579 R+12.7
Swisher 1,760 49.4% 1,177 33.1% 623 3,560 D+16.4
Newton 1,476 41.7% 555 15.7% 1,510 3,541 Others
Gaines 1,087 30.8% 1,401 39.7% 1,037 3,525 R+8.9
Grimes 1,473 41.8% 1,076 30.5% 976 3,525 D+11.3
Reeves 1,456 41.5% 1,310 37.3% 743 3,509 D+4.2
Waller 1,684 49.0% 958 27.9% 797 3,439 D+21.1
Refugio 1,699 51.5% 1,114 33.8% 486 3,299 D+17.7
Burleson 1,678 51.4% 891 27.3% 694 3,263 D+24.1
Haskell 1,888 58.8% 713 22.2% 610 3,211 D+36.6
Clay 1,573 49.6% 936 29.5% 665 3,174 D+20.1
Ochiltree 432 13.8% 2,208 70.5% 492 3,132 R+56.7
Parmer 833 26.9% 1,539 49.6% 730 3,102 R+22.8
Callahan 1,437 46.4% 921 29.7% 738 3,096 D+16.7
Leon 1,536 50.0% 659 21.4% 880 3,075 D+28.5
Stephens 1,239 40.6% 1,287 42.2% 525 3,051 R+1.6
Lee 1,283 42.9% 1,075 36.0% 631 2,989 D+7.0
Mitchell 1,589 53.3% 893 30.0% 499 2,981 D+23.3
Camp 1,272 43.8% 555 19.1% 1,074 2,901 D+24.7
Lynn 1,333 46.3% 1,005 34.9% 544 2,882 D+11.4
Marion 1,260 44.1% 637 22.3% 957 2,854 D+21.8
Crosby 1,574 55.4% 865 30.5% 401 2,840 D+25.0
Castro 1,181 41.6% 1,033 36.4% 624 2,838 D+5.2
Hamilton 1,116 39.4% 1,266 44.7% 452 2,834 R+5.3
Llano 1,282 45.4% 1,079 38.2% 464 2,825 D+7.2
Lampasas 1,423 50.5% 935 33.2% 460 2,818 D+17.3
Trinity 1,146 41.2% 636 22.9% 997 2,779 D+18.4
Childress 1,093 39.6% 1,045 37.9% 621 2,759 D+1.7
Aransas 1,222 45.0% 1,076 39.6% 417 2,715 D+5.4
Carson 904 33.7% 1,211 45.1% 570 2,685 R+11.4
McCulloch 1,353 50.9% 947 35.6% 359 2,659 D+15.3
Jack 1,133 43.4% 966 37.0% 512 2,611 D+6.4
Brooks 1,904 73.1% 534 20.5% 166 2,604 D+52.6
Bailey 820 32.1% 1,174 45.9% 564 2,558 R+13.8
Wheeler 812 31.7% 1,176 46.0% 570 2,558 R+14.2
Hardeman 1,145 44.9% 873 34.2% 531 2,549 D+10.7
Maverick 1,570 62.6% 771 30.8% 165 2,506 D+31.9
Kendall 538 21.8% 1,569 63.5% 364 2,471 R+41.7
Sabine 1,078 43.7% 455 18.4% 935 2,468 D+25.2
Yoakum 615 25.0% 1,123 45.6% 724 2,462 R+20.6
San Augustine 817 33.2% 506 20.6% 1,137 2,460 Others
Frio 1,330 54.7% 795 32.7% 307 2,432 D+22.0
Fisher 1,560 65.4% 555 23.3% 270 2,385 D+42.1
Madison 994 42.0% 608 25.7% 765 2,367 D+16.3
Archer 1,308 55.5% 636 27.0% 413 2,357 D+28.5
Live Oak 922 39.3% 938 40.0% 484 2,344 R+0.7
San Jacinto 1,235 53.5% 381 16.5% 693 2,309 D+37.0
Hall 1,038 46.7% 753 33.8% 434 2,225 D+12.8
Zavala 1,307 59.0% 693 31.3% 215 2,215 D+27.7
Hansford 392 17.9% 1,359 62.1% 437 2,188 R+44.2
Baylor 1,064 49.2% 657 30.4% 443 2,164 D+18.8
Hood 1,155 53.4% 593 27.4% 413 2,161 D+26.0
San Saba 1,140 53.3% 535 25.0% 465 2,140 D+28.3
Knox 1,222 57.5% 580 27.3% 325 2,127 D+30.2
Brewster 958 45.8% 790 37.8% 343 2,091 D+8.0
Dallam 588 29.3% 990 49.3% 430 2,008 R+20.0
Franklin 1,001 50.3% 481 24.2% 507 1,989 D+26.1
Rockwall 778 39.4% 614 31.1% 583 1,975 D+8.3
Collingsworth 746 38.6% 712 36.8% 475 1,933 D+1.8
Delta 1,037 55.1% 370 19.7% 475 1,882 D+35.4
Bandera 535 29.7% 842 46.8% 423 1,800 R+17.1
Crane 498 29.2% 493 28.9% 712 1,703 Others
Mills 722 43.4% 645 38.8% 296 1,663 D+4.6
Dimmit 896 54.0% 584 35.2% 180 1,660 D+18.8
Garza 662 39.9% 615 37.0% 383 1,660 D+2.8
Cochran 633 38.8% 548 33.6% 449 1,630 D+5.2
Donley 543 33.4% 816 50.2% 268 1,627 R+16.8
Upton 463 29.2% 664 41.9% 459 1,586 R+12.7
Presidio 969 61.3% 481 30.4% 132 1,582 D+30.8
Goliad 690 44.4% 707 45.5% 156 1,553 R+1.1
Jim Hogg 1,276 82.2% 223 14.4% 53 1,552 D+67.8
Lipscomb 279 18.1% 1,079 69.8% 187 1,545 R+51.8
Dickens 811 52.9% 428 27.9% 295 1,534 D+25.0
Mason 560 36.9% 789 52.0% 169 1,518 R+15.1
Shackelford 673 44.7% 557 37.0% 277 1,507 D+7.7
Blanco 620 42.6% 614 42.1% 223 1,457 D+0.4
Sherman 297 21.3% 723 51.8% 376 1,396 R+30.5
Kimble 463 33.8% 640 46.8% 265 1,368 R+12.9
Crockett 571 42.0% 509 37.5% 279 1,359 D+4.6
Hemphill 400 30.8% 699 53.8% 201 1,300 R+23.0
Cottle 742 58.2% 268 21.0% 266 1,276 D+37.1
Martin 373 29.7% 343 27.3% 539 1,255 Others
Zapata 909 75.0% 251 20.7% 52 1,212 D+54.3
Rains 558 46.3% 340 28.2% 306 1,204 D+18.1
Hartley 299 25.8% 597 51.5% 264 1,160 R+25.7
Coke 563 48.6% 387 33.4% 209 1,159 D+15.2
Briscoe 528 45.6% 411 35.5% 219 1,158 D+10.1
Reagan 370 33.3% 454 40.8% 288 1,112 R+7.6
Concho 502 45.2% 411 37.0% 197 1,110 D+8.2
Stonewall 635 57.2% 213 19.2% 262 1,110 D+38.0
Motley 397 35.9% 415 37.5% 295 1,107 R+1.6
La Salle 645 59.7% 324 30.0% 112 1,081 D+29.7
Throckmorton 618 58.2% 317 29.9% 126 1,061 D+28.4
Foard 594 60.7% 216 22.1% 168 978 D+38.7
Menard 362 37.3% 491 50.6% 118 971 R+13.3
Schleicher 378 39.7% 396 41.6% 178 952 R+1.9
Armstrong 301 32.0% 434 46.1% 206 941 R+14.1
Sutton 351 38.6% 412 45.3% 147 910 R+6.7
Somervell 384 42.6% 313 34.7% 204 901 D+7.9
Oldham 237 30.1% 320 40.6% 231 788 R+10.5
Culberson 330 42.7% 298 38.6% 145 773 D+4.1
Hudspeth 289 40.9% 285 40.3% 133 707 D+0.6
Real 277 39.4% 290 41.3% 136 703 R+1.8
Edwards 148 23.2% 409 64.0% 82 639 R+40.8
Kent 303 47.8% 143 22.6% 188 634 D+25.2
Terrell 201 33.4% 250 41.6% 150 601 R+8.2
Kinney 333 55.6% 198 33.1% 68 599 D+22.5
Roberts 90 17.5% 311 60.5% 113 514 R+43.0
Jeff Davis 239 48.2% 191 38.5% 66 496 D+9.7
Irion 187 38.2% 211 43.1% 92 490 R+4.9
Glasscock 106 23.7% 169 37.8% 172 447 Others
McMullen 160 37.4% 169 39.5% 99 428 R+2.1
Borden 157 40.7% 117 30.3% 112 386 D+10.4
Sterling 151 40.3% 170 45.3% 54 375 R+5.1
King 109 48.7% 44 19.6% 71 224 D+29.0
Kenedy 100 54.6% 76 41.5% 7 183 D+13.1
Loving 18 22.2% 23 28.4% 40 81 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.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)