The 1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana was held on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Along with four other contiguous southern states, former and future Alabama Governor George Wallace won the state for the American Party by a large margin against Democrat Hubert Humphrey and Republican Richard Nixon. , this is the last election in which Jefferson Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Lafayette Parish, Ouachita Parish, Bossier Parish, Union Parish, and LaSalle Parish did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
With 48.32% of the popular vote, Louisiana would prove to be Wallace's third strongest state after Alabama and Mississippi. This is the most recent election cycle in which a Republican would win the presidency without carrying Louisiana. This was also the last election until 2008 in which Louisiana voted for a losing presidential candidate.
Campaign Among white voters, 60% supported Wallace, 28% supported Nixon, and 12% supported Humphrey.
Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) George Wallace of Alabama Curtis LeMay American 10 530,300 48.32% Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie Democratic 0 309,615 28.21% Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew Republican 0 257,535 23.47%
Results by parish ParishGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentHubert HumphreyDemocraticRichard NixonRepublicanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Acadia 9,715 57.18%4,09824.12%3,17818.70%5,61733.06%16,991Allen 4,229 58.26%2,02627.91%1,00413.83%2,20330.35%7,259Ascension 6,004 56.94%3,20330.37%1,33812.69%2,80126.57%10,545Assumption 2,898 46.70%2,08533.60%1,22219.69%81313.10%6,205Avoyelles 6,760 55.45%2,97324.38%2,45920.17%3,78731.07%12,192Beauregard 4,048 55.97%1,56921.70%1,61522.33%2,43333.64%7,232Bienville 3,466 56.13%1,76828.63%94115.24%1,69827.50%6,175Bossier 9,249 58.63%2,78217.63%3,74523.74%5,50434.89%15,776Caddo 28,463 42.25%17,67526.24%21,22431.51%7,23910.74%67,362Calcasieu 20,250 45.65%14,59332.89%9,52021.46%5,65712.76%44,363Caldwell 2,252 60.62%97326.19%49013.19%1,27934.43%3,715Cameron 1,655 63.83%53320.56%40515.62%1,12243.27%2,593Catahoula 2,677 63.72%76918.31%75517.97%1,90845.41%4,201Claiborne 3,311 55.43%1,54525.87%1,11718.70%1,76629.56%5,973Concordia 4,542 60.57%1,98326.44%97412.99%2,55934.13%7,499DeSoto 4,190 48.93%3,40039.70%97411.37%7909.23%8,564East Baton Rouge 35,250 44.80%21,77027.67%21,66127.53%13,48017.13%78,681East Carroll 1,706 40.45%1,92645.66%58613.89%-220-5.21%4,218East Feliciana 2,225 54.39%1,40934.44%45711.17%81619.95%4,091Evangeline 7,362 63.70%2,64722.90%1,54913.40%4,71540.80%11,558Franklin 5,394 75.68%6819.56%1,05214.76%4,34260.92%7,127Grant 3,470 62.92%93216.90%1,11320.18%2,35742.74%5,515Iberia 8,071 42.41%5,51028.96%5,44828.63%2,56113.45%19,029Iberville 4,290 43.83%4,08441.73%1,41314.44%2062.10%9,787Jackson 3,941 59.98%1,52523.21%1,10416.80%2,41636.77%6,570Jefferson 41,902 45.76%20,19322.05%29,47832.19%12,42413.57%91,573Jefferson Davis 4,897 50.22%2,64127.08%2,21322.70%2,25623.14%9,751Lafayette 11,723 38.59%7,98326.28%10,66935.12%1,0543.47%30,375Lafourche 10,910 51.41%5,51625.99%4,79722.60%5,39425.42%21,223LaSalle 3,878 66.34%71012.15%1,25821.52%2,62044.82%5,846Lincoln 4,225 47.59%2,00922.63%2,64329.77%1,58217.82%8,877Livingston 9,907 80.85%1,40011.42%9477.73%8,50769.43%12,254Madison 2,380 41.84%2,65946.75%64911.41%-279-4.91%5,688Morehouse 5,377 60.13%1,79320.05%1,77219.82%3,58440.08%8,942Natchitoches 5,505 46.64%3,94533.43%2,35219.93%1,56013.21%11,802Orleans 58,489 32.74%72,45140.55%47,72826.71%-13,962-7.81%178,668Ouachita 15,145 47.77%6,47020.41%10,08931.82%5,05615.95%31,704Plaquemines 6,430 75.28%1,14413.39%96811.33%5,28661.89%8,542Pointe Coupee 3,508 46.79%3,13941.87%85011.34%3694.92%7,497Rapides 16,239 46.09%8,79324.96%10,19928.95%6,04017.14%35,231Red River 2,477 65.69%91424.24%38010.08%1,56341.45%3,771Richland 4,415 68.31%1,01715.74%1,03115.95%3,38452.36%6,463Sabine 4,526 66.46%1,15917.02%1,12516.52%3,36749.44%6,810St. Bernard 13,056 68.62%2,48513.06%3,48618.32%9,57050.30%19,027St. Charles 4,383 48.02%3,07033.63%1,67518.35%1,31314.39%9,128St. Helena 1,800 53.41%1,35140.09%2196.50%44913.32%3,370St. James 2,765 42.34%2,98745.74%77811.91%-222-3.40%6,530St. John the Baptist 3,246 43.68%3,24543.67%94012.65%10.01%7,431St. Landry 12,659 50.15%9,07535.95%3,50813.90%3,58414.20%25,242St. Martin 4,759 49.04%3,32134.22%1,62516.74%1,43814.82%9,705St. Mary 6,761 40.58%5,31231.89%4,58627.53%1,4498.69%16,659St. Tammany 11,470 55.25%4,44521.41%4,84623.34%6,62431.91%20,761Tangipahoa 13,088 62.39%4,98323.75%2,90713.86%8,10538.64%20,978Tensas 1,290 48.90%84532.03%50319.07%44516.87%2,638Terrebonne 8,836 47.31%4,62724.77%5,21427.92%3,62219.39%18,677Union 4,297 63.70%1,33619.80%1,11316.50%2,96143.90%6,746Vermilion 8,124 53.42%3,80625.03%3,27821.55%4,31828.39%15,208Vernon 5,536 64.33%1,49617.38%1,57418.29%3,96246.04%8,606Washington 11,002 70.00%3,02119.22%1,69510.78%7,98150.78%15,718Webster 8,646 61.70%2,87120.49%2,49617.81%5,77541.21%14,013West Baton Rouge 2,569 48.90%2,01638.37%66912.73%55310.53%5,254West Carroll 3,574 78.48%3958.67%58512.85%2,98965.63%4,554West Feliciana 1,073 40.16%1,30348.76%29611.08%-230-8.60%2,672Winn 4,015 63.78%1,23019.54%1,05016.68%2,78544.24%6,295Totals530,30048.32%309,61528.21%257,53523.47%220,68520.11%1,097,450
Parishes that flipped from Republican to American Independent
Bienville DeSoto East Feliciana Caddo Caldwell Catahoula Claiborne Concordia Franklin Iberia Jackson Morehouse Natchitoches Red River Sabine Tangipahoa Tensas Vernon Washington Webster Winn East Baton Rouge Lincoln Plaquemines Pointe Coupee St. Helena Rapides Richland St. Bernard
Parishes that flipped from Democratic to American Independent
Allen Acadia Ascension Assumption Avoyelles Calcasieu Cameron Evangeline Iberville Jefferson Davis Lafourche St. Mary St. John the Baptist St. Landry St. Martin Vermilion St. Charles Terrebonne
Parishes that flipped from Republican to Democratic East Carroll Madison West Feliciana
See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana
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