#TBT - Butler County Votes 1968

With the election just around the corner – just 19 days until November 3rd – let us take a look at when Richard Nixon came to Middletown in 1968.

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Nixon Campaign Visit, October 22, 1968

1968 Election

Richard Nixon (Republican) vs Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) vs George Wallace (American Independent Party)

Butler County Vote: Nixon - 35,962, Humphrey - 23,649, Wallace - 14,118

Butler County Vote Share: Nixon - 48.73%, Humphrey - 32.04%, Wallace - 19.22%

Wallace’s 14118 votes and 19.22% vote share in Butler County were his 8th highest vote total in a single Ohio county and 4th highest vote share in a single Ohio county.

Middletown Journal, 1968-10-22

Middletown Journal, 1968-10-22

Ohio Popular Vote: Nixon - 1,791,014, Humphrey - 1,700,586, Wallace - 467,495

Ohio Vote Share: Nixon - 45.23%, Humphrey - 42.95%, Wallace - 11.81%

National Popular Vote: Nixon - 31,783,783, Humphrey - 31,271,839, Wallace - 9,901,118

National Vote Share: Nixon - 43.4%, Humphrey - 42.7%, Wallace - 13.5%

Electoral College: 301 (Nixon) to 191 (Humphrey) to 46 (Wallace)

George Wallace ran on a staunch segregationist platform in 1968. Prior to his third party run for president, Wallace was associated with the Democratic Party, having won the Governorship of Alabama in 1964 as a Democrat.