1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
November 5, 1968
 
Nominee Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon George Wallace
Party Democratic Republican American Independent
Home state Minnesota New York Alabama
Running mate Edmund Muskie Spiro Agnew S. Marvin Griffin
Electoral vote 29 0 0
Popular vote 2,259,405 2,090,017 378,582
Percentage 47.59% 44.02% 7.97%
President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

 Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, over the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon. Humphrey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 3.57%. A third-party candidate, former Alabama Governor George Wallace, played a significant role by winning 7.97% of the vote. This marked the first time since 1948 that a losing presidential candidate carried Pennsylvania, and the first time ever that the candidate was a Democrat. It would happen again only two more times, in George W. Bush's elections in 2000 and 2004, although the state voted for the popular vote winner in 2000. This also marked the first time a Republican won the presidency without Pennsylvania.

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