1968 United States presidential election in California
The 1968 United States presidential election in California took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose 40 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon of New York, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. The American Independent Party candidate, former Alabama governor George Wallace, performed rather well for a third-party candidate in the Pacific states region, surpassing six percent in every Pacific state except Hawaii, despite being thousands of miles away from his base in the Deep South, a reflection of his strong national third-party campaign. Despite this, Wallace's 6.72% in California was well below the 13.53% the Wallace ticket managed nationally. Although Nixon was born and raised in California, he had moved to New York, following his failed...
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