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

Oregon was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–New York), with 49.83% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 43.78% of the popular vote. Independent candidate George Wallace finished with 6.06% of Oregon's popular vote, with Oregon showing Wallace’s worst performance in the continental Western states. As of 2024, this is the fifth and final time Oregon and neighboring Washington did not vote for the same presidential candidate.

Wallace did best in Eastern Oregon, along with Douglas and Josephine counties, primarily settled by people from the Ohio Valley/Border States. Wallace had little appeal in the primarily Yankee and German-settled Willamette Valley.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 511

Nixon's victory was the first of five consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Oregon would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Michael Dukakis in 1988, after which it has always gone Democratic.

Results

Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican Hubert HumphreyDemocratic George WallaceIndependent Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Baker 3,311 52.93% 2,464 39.39% 480 7.67% 847 13.54% 6,255 Benton 11,654 61.29% 6,538 34.38% 749 3.94% 75 0.39% 5,116 26.91% 19,016 Clackamas 32,363 50.60% 27,939 43.68% 3,659 5.72% 4,424 6.92% 63,961 Clatsop 5,810 45.61% 6,243 49.01% 651 5.11% 34 0.27% -433 -3.40% 12,738 Columbia 4,208 38.09% 6,064 54.89% 728 6.59% 47 0.43% -1,856 -16.80% 11,047 Coos 8,230 39.40% 10,884 52.10% 1,767 8.46% 9 0.04% -2,654 -12.70% 20,890 Crook 1,727 47.88% 1,611 44.66% 256 7.10% 13 0.36% 116 3.22% 3,607 Curry 2,323 49.12% 1,934 40.90% 436 9.22% 36 0.76% 389 8.22% 4,729 Deschutes 5,599 49.86% 4,859 43.27% 738 6.57% 34 0.30% 740 6.59% 11,230 Douglas 13,410 51.40% 9,186 35.21% 3,433 13.16% 63 0.24% 4,224 16.19% 26,092 Gilliam 619 55.27% 436 38.93% 65 5.80% 183 16.34% 1,120 Grant 1,632 58.00% 934 33.19% 239 8.49% 9 0.32% 698 24.81% 2,814 Harney 1,617 56.58% 1,036 36.25% 197 6.89% 8 0.28% 581 20.33% 2,858 Hood River 2,597 48.84% 2,385 44.86% 323 6.07% 12 0.23% 212 3.98% 5,317 Jackson 19,577 56.19% 12,714 36.49% 2,446 7.02% 105 0.30% 6,863 19.70% 34,842 Jefferson 1,669 55.26% 1,160 38.41% 180 5.96% 11 0.36% 509 16.85% 3,020 Josephine 8,456 57.64% 4,351 29.66% 1,800 12.27% 64 0.44% 4,105 27.98% 14,671 Klamath 9,604 56.44% 5,629 33.08% 1,735 10.20% 49 0.29% 3,975 23.36% 17,017 Lake 1,538 61.40% 730 29.14% 229 9.14% 8 0.32% 808 32.26% 2,505 Lane 39,563 49.12% 34,521 42.86% 5,830 7.24% 635 0.79% 5,042 6.26% 80,549 Lincoln 5,031 47.02% 5,009 46.82% 659 6.16% 22 0.20% 10,699 Linn 12,604 51.90% 10,032 41.31% 1,648 6.79% 2,572 10.59% 24,284 Malheur 5,447 65.16% 2,021 24.17% 892 10.67% 3,426 40.99% 8,360 Marion 30,417 54.80% 22,327 40.23% 2,756 4.97% 2 0.00% 8,090 14.57% 55,502 Morrow 1,068 54.30% 797 40.52% 102 5.19% 271 13.78% 1,967 Multnomah 106,831 43.87% 124,651 51.19% 11,054 4.54% 982 0.40% -17,820 -7.32% 243,518 Polk 6,997 55.66% 4,961 39.46% 581 4.62% 32 0.25% 2,036 16.20% 12,571 Sherman 646 59.32% 384 35.26% 59 5.42% 262 24.06% 1,089 Tillamook 3,261 44.73% 3,609 49.50% 394 5.40% 27 0.37% -348 -4.77% 7,291 Umatilla 8,975 54.80% 6,402 39.09% 956 5.84% 46 0.28% 2,573 15.71% 16,379 Union 3,796 49.00% 3,409 44.00% 521 6.73% 21 0.27% 387 5.00% 7,747 Wallowa 1,527 55.69% 1,006 36.69% 194 7.08% 15 0.55% 521 19.00% 2,742 Wasco 3,842 46.26% 3,918 47.17% 514 6.19% 32 0.39% -76 -0.91% 8,306 Washington 34,105 56.99% 22,943 38.34% 2,566 4.29% 228 0.38% 11,162 18.65% 59,842 Wheeler 443 58.14% 292 38.32% 27 3.54% 151 19.82% 762 Yamhill 7,936 55.55% 5,487 38.41% 819 5.73% 43 0.30% 2,449 17.14% 14,285Totals408,43349.83%358,86643.78%49,6836.06%2,6400.32%49,5676.05%819,622

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Baker Benton Clackamas Crook Curry Deschutes Douglas Gilliam Grant Harney Hood River Jackson Jefferson Klamath Lake Lane Lincoln Linn Marion Morrow Polk Sherman Umatilla Union Wallowa Washington Wheeler Yamhill

See also United States presidential elections in Oregon

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