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

Nebraska was won by the Republican candidate former Vice President Richard Nixon, with 59.82% of the popular vote, against the Democratic candidate former Senator and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with 31.81% of the popular vote. American candidate George Wallace performed decently, finishing with 8.36% of the popular vote.

With 59.82% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Nixon's best state in the election, just as it had been eight years earlier.

Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 14, 1968. The presidential primaries were a preference poll and nonbinding.

Democratic primary results Although the primary was nonbinding, 24 out of the 28 delegates were uncommitted. Of the 28 delegates 3 were pledged to Kennedy and 1 to McCarthy. CandidateNumber of votes% of the voteRobert F. Kennedy84,10251.72%Eugene McCarthy50,65531.15%Hubert Humphrey (Write-in)12,0877.43%Lyndon B. Johnson9,1875.65%Richard M. Nixon (Write-in)2,7311.68%Ronald Reagan (Write-in)1,9051.17%George Wallace (Write-in)1,2980.80%Nelson Rockefeller (Write-in)5090.31%Other candidates1250.08%Americus "Mike" Liberator (Write-in)120.01%Total162,611100%

Republican primary results Despite the fact the primary was nonbinding, 1 of the 16 delegates was uncommitted "but known to favor Nixon" while the rest were pledged to Nixon. CandidateNumber of votes% of the voteRichard Nixon140,336 69.92%Ronald Reagan42,70321.28%Nelson Rockefeller (Write-in)10,2255.09%Harold Stassen2,6381.31%Eugene McCarthy (Write-in)1,5440.77%Americus "Mike" Liberator1,3020.65%Robert F. Kennedy (Write-in)8850.44%George Wallace (Write-in)533 0.27%Other candidates2320.12%Hubert Humphrey (Write-in)2190.11%George W. Romney (Write-in)400.11%John Lindsay (Write-in)320.02%Lyndon B. Johnson (Write-in)190.01%Total198,069100%

American Independent primary results CandidateNumber of votes% of the voteGeorge Wallace49397.8%Other candidates (Write-ins)112.2%Total504100%

Results

Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanHubert HumphreyDemocraticGeorge WallaceAmericanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams7,19163.29%3,52431.02%6475.69%3,66732.27%11,362Antelope2,80568.13%95223.12%3608.74%1,85345.01%4,117Arthur21877.86%4716.79%155.36%17161.07%280Banner35071.28%7214.66%6914.05%27856.62%491Blaine34479.45%6414.78%255.77%28064.67%433Boone2,17964.01%93427.44%2918.55%1,24536.57%3,404Box Butte2,72867.47%1,05226.02%2636.51%1,67641.45%4,043Boyd1,25064.63%43722.60%24712.77%81342.03%1,934Brown1,34071.62%36919.72%1628.66%97151.90%1,871Buffalo6,78665.29%2,87527.66%7337.05%3,91137.63%10,394Burt2,61568.55%93724.56%2636.89%1,67843.99%3,815Butler1,64646.84%1,54443.94%3249.22%1022.90%3,514Cass3,18557.61%1,73931.45%60510.94%1,44626.16%5,529Cedar2,85361.53%1,44431.14%3407.33%1,40930.39%4,637Chase1,17167.81%36321.02%19311.18%80846.79%1,727Cherry2,19973.23%58219.38%2227.39%1,61753.85%3,003Cheyenne2,72565.95%99324.03%41410.02%1,73241.92%4,132Clay2,27366.58%93527.39%2066.03%1,33839.19%3,414Colfax2,26464.48%93226.55%3158.97%1,33237.93%3,511Cuming3,25472.55%93520.85%2966.60%2,31951.70%4,485Custer4,32570.52%1,40722.94%4016.54%2,91847.58%6,133Dakota2,38356.60%1,54136.60%2866.79%84220.00%4,210Dawes2,60071.94%74120.50%2737.55%1,85951.44%3,614Dawson5,22171.97%1,61422.25%4195.78%3,60749.72%7,254Deuel99775.25%25018.87%785.89%74756.38%1,325Dixon2,05165.65%89028.49%1835.86%1,16137.16%3,124Dodge8,05963.78%3,75529.72%8226.51%4,30434.06%12,636Douglas69,80850.89%51,61737.63%15,73911.47%18,19113.26%137,164Dundy1,00172.01%26118.78%1289.21%74053.23%1,390Fillmore2,21359.60%1,29734.93%2035.47%91624.67%3,713Franklin1,44765.03%62628.13%1526.83%82136.90%2,225Frontier1,18370.21%34520.47%1579.32%83849.74%1,685Furnas2,13769.81%70122.90%2237.29%1,43646.91%3,061Gage5,46555.73%3,70437.77%6376.50%1,76117.96%9,806Garden1,12078.60%20614.46%996.95%91464.14%1,425Garfield79776.41%18317.55%636.04%61458.86%1,043Gosper70171.02%22923.20%575.78%47247.82%987Grant31174.94%8420.24%204.82%22754.70%415Greeley88250.03%73941.92%1428.05%1438.11%1,763Hall8,45761.01%4,57132.98%8336.01%3,88628.03%13,861Hamilton2,59270.94%91825.12%1443.94%1,67445.82%3,654Harlan1,39264.03%57926.63%2039.34%81337.40%2,174Hayes49671.26%12718.25%7310.49%36953.01%696Hitchcock1,17366.91%38722.08%19311.01%78644.83%1,753Holt3,31966.02%1,27825.42%4308.55%2,04140.60%5,027Hooker35087.94%369.05%123.02%31478.89%398Howard1,25651.37%1,00341.02%1867.61%25310.35%2,445Jefferson2,79360.23%1,57233.90%2725.87%1,22126.33%4,637Johnson1,50860.76%75930.58%2158.66%74930.18%2,482Kearney1,80664.00%82529.23%1916.77%98134.77%2,822Keith2,12670.91%69423.15%1785.94%1,43247.76%2,998Keya Paha53176.96%10915.80%507.25%42261.16%690Kimball1,42368.61%41419.96%23711.43%1,00948.65%2,074Knox3,12968.20%1,13124.65%3287.15%1,99843.55%4,588Lancaster33,05155.52%23,53939.54%2,9404.94%9,51215.98%59,530Lincoln5,99658.39%3,49134.00%7827.62%2,50524.39%10,269Logan36366.36%13023.77%549.87%23342.59%547Loup33176.44%6414.78%388.78%26761.66%433Madison7,06670.35%2,36423.54%6146.11%4,70246.81%10,044McPherson23676.13%4012.90%3410.97%19663.23%310Merrick2,03165.88%84027.25%2126.88%1,19138.63%3,083Morrill1,51668.66%48021.74%2129.60%1,03646.92%2,208Nance1,31660.79%67731.27%1727.94%63929.52%2,165Nemaha2,29063.47%1,02328.35%2958.18%1,26735.12%3,608Nuckolls1,89459.32%1,12735.30%1725.39%76724.02%3,193Otoe3,84065.96%1,50825.90%4748.14%2,33240.06%5,822Pawnee1,20960.30%58329.08%21310.62%62631.22%2,005Perkins1,16570.52%36021.79%1277.69%80548.73%1,652Phelps2,97673.39%82520.35%2546.26%2,15153.04%4,055Pierce2,40873.44%67420.56%1976.01%1,73452.88%3,279Platte5,81760.69%2,99931.29%7688.01%2,81829.40%9,584Polk1,79566.83%69025.69%2017.48%1,10541.14%2,686Red Willow3,06667.02%1,14525.03%3647.96%1,92141.99%4,575Richardson3,13359.66%1,59130.30%52710.04%1,54229.36%5,251Rock79176.72%14614.16%949.12%64562.56%1,031Saline2,34144.73%2,54348.59%3506.69%-202-3.86%5,234Sarpy6,01952.48%3,50630.57%1,94516.96%2,51321.91%11,470Saunders3,42957.39%1,99033.31%5569.31%1,43924.08%5,975Scotts Bluff7,35667.17%2,64924.19%9468.64%4,70742.98%10,951Seward2,93960.59%1,65834.18%2545.24%1,28126.41%4,851Sheridan2,23676.29%45415.49%2418.22%1,78260.80%2,931Sherman95548.09%85142.85%1809.06%1045.24%1,986Sioux56571.43%15719.85%698.72%40851.58%791Stanton1,40871.36%41120.83%1547.81%99750.53%1,973Thayer2,33165.31%1,06129.73%1774.96%1,27035.58%3,569Thomas35476.79%7616.49%316.72%27860.30%461Thurston1,34156.99%80234.08%2108.92%53922.91%2,353Valley1,75964.41%79329.04%1796.55%96635.37%2,731Washington3,06363.36%1,27926.46%49210.18%1,78436.90%4,834Wayne2,58272.53%78622.08%1925.39%1,79650.45%3,560Webster1,52161.13%78131.39%1867.48%74029.74%2,488Wheeler32364.21%13126.04%499.74%19238.17%503York3,92372.39%1,23722.83%2594.78%2,68649.56%5,419Totals321,16359.82%170,78431.81%44,9048.36%150,37928.01%536,851

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also United States presidential elections in Nebraska

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