1968 United States presidential election in Georgia

The 1968 United States presidential election in Georgia was held on November 5, 1968. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace received the most votes, and won all twelve of the state's electoral college votes.1968 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia US Election Atlas

Wallace, who ran a campaign based upon support for segregation, won all but seventeen of the state's 159 counties. Nixon won ten, all either suburban Atlanta, Athens, or Augusta area counties, or historically pro-Union counties of North Georgia. Owing to Wallace's sweep of almost all of the state south of the Unionist North Georgia counties and outside of Atlanta, Cobb and DeKalb counties were two of only three amongst 210 Southern counties carried by Goldwater for the Republicans for the first time ever or since Reconstruction to vote for Nixon.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004; pp. 94-95

With 42.83% of the popular vote, Georgia would prove to be Wallace's fourth strongest state after Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Among white voters, 51% supported Wallace, 36% supported Nixon, and 13% supported Humphrey.

Results United States presidential election in Georgia, 1968PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes American Independent George Wallace 535,550 42.83% 12 Republican Richard Nixon 380,111 30.40% 0 Democratic Hubert Humphrey 334,440 26.75% 0 Write-insEugene McCarthy560.00%0 Write-insDick Gregory90.00%0 Write-insFred Halstead70.00%0 Write-insEldridge Cleaver20.00%0 Write-insCharlene Mitchell20.00%0 Write-insHenning A. Blomen10.00%0 Totals 1,250,266 100.00% 12 Voter turnout —

Results by county CountyGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentRichard NixonRepublicanHubert HumphreyDemocraticVarious candidatesWrite-insMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Appling2,67863.26%79518.78%76017.95%1,88344.48%4,233Atkinson1,55461.47%28811.39%68627.14%86834.33%2,528Bacon1,93569.11%58620.93%2799.96%1,34948.18%2,800Baker1,06762.25%995.78%54831.97%51930.28%1,714Baldwin2,67837.66%2,31832.60%2,10929.66%60.10%3605.06%7,111Banks1,43467.39%39818.70%29613.91%1,03648.69%2,128Barrow2,73152.79%1,37226.52%1,07020.68%1,35926.27%5,173Bartow4,05249.11%2,04524.78%2,14926.05%50.10%1,90323.06%8,251Ben Hill1,83354.38%66119.61%87625.99%10.00%95728.39%3,371Berrien2,81073.41%56614.79%45111.78%10.00%2,24458.62%3,828Bibb17,32841.86%13,49032.59%10,57925.55%3,8389.27%41,397Bleckley2,45868.07%75620.94%39610.97%10.00%1,70247.13%3,611Brantley1,70975.52%23710.47%31714.01%1,39261.51%2,263Brooks2,40463.60%58915.58%78720.82%1,61742.78%3,780Bryan1,42860.28%38116.08%56023.64%86836.64%2,369Bulloch3,95350.33%2,11326.90%1,78822.77%1,84023.43%7,854Burke1,80236.82%1,41628.93%1,67634.25%1262.57%4,894Butts1,49049.13%58419.25%95931.62%53117.51%3,033Calhoun97951.26%23412.25%69736.49%28214.77%1,910Camden1,98851.17%75119.33%1,14629.50%84221.67%3,885Candler1,62458.78%55219.98%58721.25%1,03737.53%2,763Carroll6,50954.38%3,13526.19%2,32619.43%3,37428.19%11,970Catoosa6,44968.66%2,04321.75%9019.59%4,40646.91%9,393Charlton1,15759.52%33217.08%45523.41%70236.11%1,944Chatham17,23832.19%18,10633.81%18,20133.99%-95-0.18%53,545Chattahoochee30358.16%7013.44%14828.41%15529.75%521Chattooga3,02456.35%1,08720.26%1,25523.39%1,76932.96%5,366Cherokee3,35144.91%2,67535.85%1,43419.22%20.00%6769.06%7,462Clarke3,45223.31%5,80039.17%5,54337.43%130.10%-257-1.74%14,808Clay60848.33%13310.57%51641.02%10.10%927.31%1,258Clayton11,66549.77%8,25635.22%3,51014.98%70.00%3,40914.55%23,438Clinch1,14264.16%30417.08%33418.76%80845.40%1,780Cobb17,80539.38%18,64941.25%8,75519.37%-844-1.87%45,209Coffee3,78559.54%1,24119.52%1,33120.94%2,45438.60%6,357Colquitt6,32567.82%1,88220.18%1,11912.00%4,44347.64%9,326Columbia2,20746.48%1,63634.46%90519.06%57112.02%4,748Cook2,43868.41%52114.62%60316.92%20.10%1,83551.49%3,564Coweta3,79150.97%2,44232.84%1,20416.19%1,34918.13%7,437Crawford88654.66%24615.18%48930.17%39724.49%1,621Crisp3,27162.63%93517.90%1,01719.47%2,25443.16%5,223Dade2,46073.32%61318.27%2828.41%1,84755.05%3,355Dawson84552.81%50931.81%24615.38%33621.00%1,600Decatur4,57664.87%74910.62%1,72924.51%2,84740.36%7,054DeKalb23,95422.98%52,48550.35%27,79626.67%20.00%-24,689-23.68%104,237Dodge3,40659.85%1,05518.54%1,23021.61%2,17638.24%5,691Dooly1,80357.49%45414.48%87928.03%92429.46%3,136Dougherty9,31749.66%5,61129.91%3,83120.42%30.00%3,70619.75%18,762Douglas4,15957.37%1,84825.49%1,24217.13%2,31131.88%7,249Early2,79771.55%3278.37%78520.08%2,01251.47%3,909Echols53383.02%538.26%568.72%47774.30%642Effingham2,56164.59%76919.39%63516.02%1,79245.20%3,965Elbert3,25260.42%91416.98%1,21622.59%2,03637.83%5,382Emanuel3,30754.11%1,29721.22%1,50824.67%1,79929.44%6,112Evans1,47558.76%54321.63%49219.60%93237.13%2,510Fannin1,18820.16%3,47558.98%1,22920.86%-2,246-38.12%5,892Fayette1,88857.09%86726.22%55116.66%10.00%1,02130.87%3,307Floyd10,00146.49%7,47034.72%4,03618.76%50.00%2,53111.77%21,512Forsyth2,39754.07%1,38931.33%64714.60%1,00822.74%4,433Franklin2,69164.49%71617.16%76618.36%1,92546.13%4,173Fulton36,99520.66%64,15335.83%77,84743.47%730.00%-13,694-7.64%179,068Gilmer1,25931.30%2,07451.55%69017.15%-815-20.25%4,023Glascock73375.96%18519.17%474.87%54856.79%965Glynn5,34143.36%3,72530.24%3,24726.36%40.00%1,61613.12%12,317Gordon3,07750.83%1,81529.99%1,16119.18%1,26220.84%6,053Grady3,81765.78%5619.67%1,42524.56%2,39241.22%5,803Greene1,22334.84%65218.58%1,63546.58%-412-11.74%3,510Gwinnett8,90950.94%5,35030.59%3,22618.45%40.00%3,55920.35%17,489Habersham3,00852.87%1,61128.32%1,07018.81%1,39724.55%5,689Hall5,54640.65%4,92336.08%3,17423.26%6234.57%13,643Hancock1,10430.25%38110.44%2,16559.32%-1,061-29.07%3,650Haralson3,25159.40%1,45126.51%77114.09%1,80032.89%5,473Harris1,85146.93%1,02125.89%1,07227.18%77919.75%3,944Hart3,20867.20%58612.27%97920.51%10.00%2,22946.69%4,774Heard1,15363.63%30316.72%35619.65%79743.98%1,812Henry3,60445.40%2,01725.41%2,31729.19%1,28716.21%7,938Houston7,33950.76%4,28529.64%2,83119.58%20.00%3,05421.12%14,457Irwin1,95568.36%43015.03%47416.57%10.00%1,48151.79%2,860Jackson3,47356.48%1,13918.52%1,53725.00%1,93631.48%6,149Jasper92641.77%45620.57%83537.66%914.11%2,217Jeff Davis1,95867.26%57719.82%37612.92%1,38147.44%2,911Jefferson2,09040.05%1,22723.51%1,89936.39%20.00%1913.66%5,218Jenkins1,24949.43%57422.71%70427.86%54521.57%2,527Johnson2,04171.16%38113.28%44615.55%1,59555.61%2,868Jones1,77049.61%69319.42%1,10530.97%66518.64%3,568Lamar1,44051.34%57520.50%79028.16%65023.18%2,805Lanier1,02466.41%24115.63%27717.96%74748.45%1,542Laurens6,64951.79%2,73821.33%3,45126.88%3,19824.91%12,838Lee1,20153.05%38917.18%67329.73%10.00%52823.32%2,264Liberty1,36538.68%59216.78%1,57244.55%-207-5.87%3,529Lincoln1,29058.93%40818.64%49122.43%79936.50%2,189Long1,03758.69%1568.83%57432.48%46326.21%1,767Lowndes5,67950.91%3,07327.55%2,40221.53%2,60623.36%11,154Lumpkin1,04849.18%68732.24%39618.58%36116.94%2,131McDuffie1,70942.46%1,32432.89%99124.62%10.00%3859.57%4,025McIntosh84140.07%31515.01%94344.93%-102-4.86%2,099Macon1,55950.11%59819.22%95430.67%60519.44%3,111Madison2,52967.42%60016.00%62116.56%10.00%1,90850.86%3,751Marion84966.22%18614.51%24719.27%60246.95%1,282Meriwether2,57147.17%1,12020.55%1,76032.29%81114.88%5,451Miller1,86281.60%24910.91%1717.49%1,61370.69%2,282Mitchell3,64764.73%73112.97%1,25522.28%10.00%2,39242.45%5,634Monroe1,42244.16%77023.91%1,02831.93%39412.23%3,220Montgomery1,43362.63%35215.38%50321.98%93040.65%2,288Morgan1,39146.68%61620.67%97332.65%41814.03%2,980Murray1,75045.50%1,27833.23%81821.27%47212.27%3,846Muscogee15,80445.69%11,19332.36%7,59121.95%20.00%4,61113.33%34,590Newton3,01745.20%1,66024.87%1,99629.90%20.00%1,02115.30%6,675Oconee1,40555.49%71328.16%41416.35%69227.33%2,532Oglethorpe1,73766.73%38314.71%48318.56%1,25448.17%2,603Paulding3,05460.43%97719.33%1,02320.24%2,03140.19%5,054Peach1,63841.96%90423.16%1,36234.89%2767.07%3,904Pickens1,39237.34%1,65944.50%67718.16%-267-7.16%3,728Pierce2,14466.38%57917.93%50715.70%1,56548.45%3,230Pike1,44259.61%34514.26%63226.13%81033.48%2,419Polk4,24053.16%1,72921.68%2,00725.16%2,23328.00%7,976Pulaski1,56958.59%59522.22%51419.19%97436.37%2,678Putnam1,17742.91%59421.66%97235.44%2057.47%2,743Quitman45961.45%9012.05%19826.51%26134.94%747Rabun1,40752.52%68025.38%59022.02%20.10%72727.14%2,679Randolph1,43848.45%50216.91%1,02834.64%41013.81%2,968Richmond9,53226.26%14,99341.30%11,77032.42%70.00%-3,223-8.88%36,302Rockdale2,21547.91%1,19525.85%1,21326.24%1,00221.67%4,623Schley61956.68%16415.02%30928.30%31028.38%1,092Screven1,83044.02%91622.04%1,41133.94%41910.08%4,157Seminole1,92277.10%2018.06%36914.80%10.00%1,55362.30%2,493Spalding4,95345.11%3,07728.03%2,94926.86%1,87617.08%10,979Stephens2,80254.60%1,29525.23%1,03520.17%1,50729.37%5,132Stewart93256.35%23314.09%48929.56%44326.79%1,654Sumter3,48953.08%1,38321.04%1,70125.88%1,78827.20%6,573Talbot68845.41%31720.92%51033.66%17811.75%1,515Taliaferro50835.83%23216.36%67847.81%-170-11.98%1,418Tattnall3,40565.30%85216.34%95718.35%2,44846.95%5,214Taylor1,62660.00%39314.50%69125.50%93534.50%2,710Telfair2,50258.73%72016.90%1,03824.37%1,46434.36%4,260Terrell1,79849.68%54515.06%1,27535.23%10.00%52314.45%3,619Thomas5,03950.98%2,26122.87%2,58326.13%20.00%2,45624.85%9,885Tift3,94257.79%1,69224.81%1,18717.40%2,25032.98%6,821Toombs3,40559.76%1,39724.52%89615.72%2,00835.24%5,698Towns58920.66%1,49252.33%77027.01%-722-25.32%2,851Treutlen1,08157.01%47425.00%34117.99%60732.01%1,896Troup6,23250.39%3,23926.19%2,89623.42%2,99324.20%12,367Turner1,84568.95%41915.66%41215.40%1,42653.29%2,676Twiggs1,16750.41%33614.51%81235.08%35515.33%2,315Union90629.22%1,22139.37%97431.41%-247-7.96%3,101Upson3,59954.75%1,49422.73%1,48022.52%2,10532.02%6,573Walker8,72560.92%3,66425.58%1,93013.48%20.00%5,06135.34%14,321Walton4,04757.83%1,39919.99%1,55222.18%2,49535.65%6,998Ware5,89557.81%2,04720.07%2,25522.11%3,64035.70%10,197Warren76743.70%40623.13%58233.16%18510.54%1,755Washington2,02943.00%1,24726.43%1,44330.58%58612.42%4,719Wayne3,42259.88%1,31322.97%98017.15%2,10936.91%5,715Webster49469.28%7210.10%14720.62%34748.66%713Wheeler93455.83%25115.00%48829.17%44626.66%1,673White1,15749.13%76232.36%43518.47%10.00%39516.77%2,355Whitfield3,95434.36%4,82841.95%2,72323.66%30.00%-874-7.59%11,508Wilcox1,82268.29%38114.28%46517.43%1,35750.86%2,668Wilkes1,70948.35%87324.70%95326.96%75621.39%3,535Wilkinson1,87055.26%68520.24%82924.50%1,04130.76%3,384Worth3,04969.74%60313.79%71916.45%10.00%2,33053.29%4,372Totals535,55042.83%380,11130.40%334,44026.75%1650.01%155,43912.43%1,250,266

Counties that flipped from Republican to American Independent

Counties that flipped from Democratic to American Independent

Banks Bartow Butts Chattooga Coweta Dawson Elbert Forsyth Franklin Gordon Habersham Hall Hart Heard Henry Jackson Long Lumpkin Madison Morgan Murray Meriwether Newton Pualding Polk Spalding Stephens Rabun Rockdale Treutlen Troup Upson Ware Wheeler White

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chatham

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clarke Towns Union Whitfield

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