1968 United States presidential election in Florida
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1968 United States presidential election in Florida
| country = Florida
| flag_year = 1900
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1964 United States presidential election in Florida
| previous_year = 1964
| election_date = November 5, 1968
| next_election = 1972 United States presidential election in Florida
| next_year = 1972
| turnout = {{increase}}79%
| image_size = x160px
| image1 = Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = Richard Nixon
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = New York{{efn|Although he was born in California and he served as a U.S. Senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon's official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon's home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election.}}
| running_mate1 = Spiro Agnew
| electoral_vote1 = 14
| popular_vote1 = 886,804
| percentage1 = 40.53%
| map_image = File:Florida Presidential Election Results 1968.svg
| map_size = x400px
| map_caption = County Results
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
Nixon
{{legend|#ffccd0|30-40%}}
{{legend|#f2b3be|40-50%}}
{{legend|#e27f90|50-60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60-70%}}
{{col-3}}
Humphrey
{{legend|#d3e7ff|30-40%}}
{{legend|#b9d7ff|40-50%}}
{{col-3}}
Wallace
{{legend|#ffccaa|30-40%}}
{{legend|#ffb380|40-50%}}
{{legend|#ff9955|50-60%}}
{{legend|#ff7f2a|60-70%}}
{{legend|#ff6600|70-80%}}
{{legend|#d45500|80-90%}}
{{col-end}}
| title = President
| before_election = Lyndon B. Johnson
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Richard Nixon
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
| image2 = Hubert Humphrey in New York, 1968 (3x4 crop).jpg
| nominee2 = Hubert Humphrey
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| running_mate2 = Edmund Muskie
| home_state2 = Minnesota
| popular_vote2 = 676,794
| percentage2 = 30.93%
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| nominee3 = George Wallace
| image3 = File: George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg
| party3 = American Independent Party
| colour3 = ff9955
| home_state3 = Alabama
| running_mate3 = Curtis LeMay
| electoral_vote3 = 0
| popular_vote3 = 624,207
| percentage3 = 28.53%
}}
{{ElectionsFL}}
The 1968 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 5, 1968. Florida voters chose fourteen electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nixon obtained his support in Central Florida, Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey got his support from Southern Florida, and third-party candidate George Wallace got his support from the Florida Panhandle, or Northern Florida. This was one of the better states for George Wallace, due to the Northern part of the state being against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which Lyndon Johnson had signed into law. This led to Democratic party gains in support from black voters. The party simultaneously lost the great majority of white voters. One exception to this abandonment by white voters came in the Jewish sections of Miami.Phillips, Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 281-282 {{ISBN|1400852293}}
45% of white voters supported Nixon, 32% supported Wallace, and 23% supported Humphrey.{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=147}}{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=295}}{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=335}} The Republican Party held their convention in Miami Beach that year.{{Cite book |last=Mailer |first=Norman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ll-LeLqzd9YC&q=1968+republican+convention+miami+beach |title=Miami and the Siege of Chicago |publisher=New York Review Books |year=2012 |isbn=9781590175538}}
Primary elections
[[File:1968_Florida_Democratic_Presidential_Primary_by_county.svg|thumb|Democratic Primary results by county{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#8db8e2|Smathers}}|{{legend|#deedfb|30–40%}}|{{legend|#b4d0ec|40–50%}}|{{legend|#8db8e2|50–60%}}|{{legend|#679fd7|60–70%}}
}}{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#7bc7ae|McCarthy}}|{{legend|#a8dccb|40–50%}}
}}{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#a9a9a9|No Preference}}|{{legend|#e7e7e7|30–40%}}|{{legend|#c6c6c6|40–50%}}
}}]]
= Democratic primary =
Florida held its Democratic presidential primary on May 28, 1968. George Smathers won the Florida Democratic primary.{{Cite book |last=Adams |first=Tom |url=https://archive.org/details/TabulationofofficialvoteFloridaprimaryelections1968/page/n29/mode/2up |title=Tabulation of official vote. Florida primary elections : Democratic and Republican (1968) |publisher=Florida Secretary of State |year=1968 |pages=25–29 |via=Internet Archive}} Scott Kelly lead the unpledged delegation.{{Cite web |title=FL US President - D Primary |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36005 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=ourcampaigns.com}}
| class="wikitable"
!Number of votes |
| George Smathers
|236,242 |46.11% |
| Eugene McCarthy
|147,216 |28.73% |
| (no preference)
|128,899 |25.16% |
| Total
!512,357 !100% |
|---|
= Republican primary =
Florida held its Republican primary on May 28, 1968. The only option on the ballot was "no preference".{{Cite book |last=Adams |first=Tom |url=https://archive.org/details/TabulationofofficialvoteFloridaprimaryelections1968/page/n35/mode/2up |title=Tabulation of official vote. Florida primary elections : Democratic and Republican (1968) |publisher=Florida Secretary of State |year=1968 |pages=31 |via=Internet Archive}}
| class="wikitable"
!Number of votes !% |
| No preference
|51,509 !100% |
| Total
!51,509 !100% |
|---|
Results
{{start U.S. presidential ticket box}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row|name=Richard Nixon|party=Republican|pv=886,804|state=New York|pv_pct=40.53%|ev=14|vp_name=Spiro Agnew|vp_state=Maryland}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row|name=Hubert Humphrey|party=Democratic|pv=676,794|state=Minnesota|pv_pct=30.93%|ev=0|vp_name=Edmund Muskie|vp_state=Maine}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row|name=George Wallace|party=American Independent|pv=624,207|state=Alabama|pv_pct=28.53%|ev=0|vp_name=Curtis LeMay|vp_state=California}}
{{end U.S. presidential ticket box|pv=2,187,805|pv_pct=100.00%|ev=14|to_win=270}}
=Results by county=
| width="60%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County{{Cite book |last=Adams |first=Tom |url=https://archive.org/details/Tabulationofofficialvotescastinthegeneralelection1968/mode/2up |title=TABULATION OF OFFICIAL VOTES CAST IN THE GENERAL ELECTION: November 5, 1968 |publisher=Florida Secretary of State |year=1968 |type=Report |via=Internet Archive}}
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Richard Nixon ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Hubert Humphrey ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| George Wallace ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Alachua | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,670 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,060 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.39% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,696 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 30.59% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -390 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1.37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28,426 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Baker | {{party shading/Republican}}| 294 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.72% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 487 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 17.75% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,962 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 71.53% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,475{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"|In this county where Nixon ran third behind Wallace, margin given is Humphrey vote minus Wallace vote and percentage margin Humphrey percentage minus Wallace percentage.}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -53.78% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,743 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Bay | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,121 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,020 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16.54% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 15,161 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 62.39% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -10,040{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"|In this county where Humphrey ran third behind Wallace, margin given is Nixon vote minus Wallace vote and percentage margin Nixon percentage minus Wallace percentage.}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -41.32% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 24,302 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Bradford | {{party shading/Republican}}| 718 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.18% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,173 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.79% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,840 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 60.03% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,667{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -35.24% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,731 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Brevard | {{party shading/Republican}}| 37,124 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18,281 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.65% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 21,909 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 28.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,215{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 77,314 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Broward | {{party shading/Republican}}| 106,122 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.50% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56,613 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.07% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 31,992 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 16.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49,509 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 25.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 194,727 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Calhoun | {{party shading/Republican}}| 356 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.38% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 398 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12.72% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,375 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 75.90% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,977{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -63.18% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,129 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Charlotte | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,056 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.58% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,647 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.46% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,270 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 18.96% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,409 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.12% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,973 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Citrus | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,767 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 38.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,775 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.83% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,606 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 36.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 161{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,148 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Clay | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,251 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 35.14% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,954 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.12% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,046 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 43.74% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -795{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -8.60% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,251 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Collier | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,362 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.85% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,230 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.15% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,952 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 28.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,410{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,544 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Columbia | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,553 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,750 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.81% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,046 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 55.06% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,296{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -31.25% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,349 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Dade | {{party shading/Republican}}| 135,222 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 37.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 176,689 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.37% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 53,391 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 14.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -41,467 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -11.35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 365,302 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| DeSoto | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,103 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 26.94% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 937 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.89% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,054 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 50.17% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -951{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -23.23% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,094 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Dixie | {{party shading/Republican}}| 217 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.39% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 325 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.57% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,546 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 74.04% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,221{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -58.47% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,088 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Duval | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51,585 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.89% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54,834 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.84% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 60,559 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 36.27% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -5,725{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -3.43% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 166,978 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Escambia | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,089 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,281 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.81% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 37,000 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 54.12% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -20,719{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -30.31% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 68,370 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Flagler | {{party shading/Republican}}| 360 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.25% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 601 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.80% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 817 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 45.95% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -216{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -12.15% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,778 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Franklin | {{party shading/Republican}}| 529 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16.86% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 699 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.28% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,909 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 60.85% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,210{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -38.57% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,137 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Gadsden | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,337 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.76% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,274 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.15% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,446 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.09% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,172{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -12.94% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,057 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Gilchrist | {{party shading/Republican}}| 183 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 208 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.77% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,119 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 74.11% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -911{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -60.34% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,510 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Glades | {{party shading/Republican}}| 261 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.92% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 230 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.08% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 600 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 55.00% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -339{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -31.08% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,091 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Gulf | {{party shading/Republican}}| 364 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.58% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 711 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.71% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,725 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 71.71% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,014{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -53.00% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,800 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Hamilton | {{party shading/Republican}}| 337 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12.34% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 820 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.03% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,574 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 57.63% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -754{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -27.60% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,731 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Hardee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,278 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28.34% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 703 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.59% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,529 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 56.08% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,251{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -27.74% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,510 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Hendry | {{party shading/Republican}}| 900 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 791 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.76% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,638 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.20% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -738{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -22.16% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,329 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Hernando | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,053 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,524 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.55% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,387 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 40.02% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -334{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -5.60% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,964 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Highlands | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,560 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.95% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,582 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.32% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,475 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32.73% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,085{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.22% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,617 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Hillsborough | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49,441 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.77% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45,848 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.24% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 46,913 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32.99% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,528{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 142,202 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Holmes | {{party shading/Republican}}| 377 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 312 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5.79% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,700 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 87.21% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -4,323{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -80.21% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,389 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Indian River | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,518 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.25% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,179 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.99% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,022 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 23.76% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,339 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 26.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,719 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Jackson | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,236 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,472 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.05% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,622 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 69.93% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -6,150{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -49.88% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 12,330 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Jefferson | {{party shading/Republican}}| 459 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.84% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,066 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.48% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,567 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 50.68% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -501{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -16.20% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,092 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lafayette | {{party shading/Republican}}| 137 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 215 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.56% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,125 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 76.17% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -910{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -61.61% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,477 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lake | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,763 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,599 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.54% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,442 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 34.03% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,321{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.39% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 24,804 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,376 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.23% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,978 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.66% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,741 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 28.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,635{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.12% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 31,095 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Leon | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,288 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28.49% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,440 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.02% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 12,878 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 39.50% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,438{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -7.48% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32,606 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Levy | {{party shading/Republican}}| 745 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.81% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 767 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19.36% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,449 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.83% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,682{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -42.47% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,961 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Liberty | {{party shading/Republican}}| 154 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.96% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 242 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.09% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,322 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 76.95% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,080{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -62.86% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,718 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Madison | {{party shading/Republican}}| 654 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.81% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,378 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.10% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,703 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 57.09% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,325{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -27.99% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,735 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Manatee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,247 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,286 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.85% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,214 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 23.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,961 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34,747 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Marion | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,468 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 32.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,798 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.36% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,600 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 41.98% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,132{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -9.32% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 22,866 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Martin | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,179 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.63% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,580 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.22% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,471 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 24.15% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,599 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 25.41% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,230 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Monroe | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,094 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.19% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,534 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.14% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,271 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 28.67% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -440 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| -2.95% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14,899 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Nassau | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,301 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.91% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,598 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.46% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,634 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 55.63% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,036{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -31.17% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,533 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Okaloosa | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,525 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 26.54% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,059 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.69% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 12,237 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 58.77% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -6,712{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -32.23% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 20,821 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Okeechobee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 862 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 542 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.02% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,604 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 53.32% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -742{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -24.66% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,008 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Orange | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50,874 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.54% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22,548 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.40% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 27,247 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 27.07% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,627{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 100,669 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Osceola | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,172 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.90% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,870 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19.68% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,462 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 36.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 710{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,504 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Palm Beach | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62,191 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.19% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32,837 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.08% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 21,894 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 18.73% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 29,354 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 25.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 116,922 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Pasco | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,743 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.36% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,292 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27.36% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,966 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 30.29% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,777{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12.07% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,001 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Pinellas | {{party shading/Republican}}| 109,235 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 68,209 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.29% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 33,814 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 16.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 41,026 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 211,258 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Polk | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27,839 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 36.98% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,898 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.12% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 31,540 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 41.90% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -3,701{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -4.92% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 75,277 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Putnam | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,955 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 26.80% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,920 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.49% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,150 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 46.71% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,195{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -19.91% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11,025 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| St. Johns | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,880 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,748 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.30% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,682 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 41.40% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -802{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -7.09% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11,310 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| St. Lucie | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,281 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,232 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.92% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,410 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 26.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,049 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,923 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Santa Rosa | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,567 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.19% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,600 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12.58% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,549 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 67.23% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -5,982{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -47.04% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 12,716 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sarasota | {{party shading/Republican}}| 30,160 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,127 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.40% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,041 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 14.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20,033 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.33% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47,328 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Seminole | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,821 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.69% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,120 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.27% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,275 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 30.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,546{{efn|name="WallacedHumphrey"}} | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.65% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 24,216 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Sumter | {{party shading/Republican}}| 910 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.96% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,277 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.21% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,879 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 56.83% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,602{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -31.62% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,066 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Suwannee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 845 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,182 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19.76% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,955 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 66.12% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,773{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -46.36% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,982 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Taylor | {{party shading/Republican}}| 794 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 941 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.62% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,318 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 65.66% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,377{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -47.04% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,053 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Union | {{party shading/Republican}}| 179 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.78% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 290 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 17.46% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,192 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 71.76% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -902{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -54.30% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,661 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Volusia | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28,024 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.91% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24,987 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.58% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 17,209 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 24.51% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,037 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.33% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 70,220 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Wakulla | {{party shading/Republican}}| 247 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.49% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 440 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.68% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,668 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 70.83% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -1,228{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -52.15% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,355 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Walton | {{party shading/Republican}}| 963 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,064 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.86% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,135 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 71.70% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -4,071{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -56.84% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,162 |
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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Washington | {{party shading/Republican}}| 528 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 722 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.64% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,682 | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 74.66% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -2,960{{efn|name="WallacedNixon"}} | {{party shading/American Independent}}| -60.02% | {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,932 |
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!Totals!!886,804!!40.53%!!676,794!!30.93%!!624,207!!28.53%!!210,010!!9.60%!!2,187,805 |
==Counties that flipped from Democratic to American Independent==
==Counties that flipped from Republican to American Independent==
==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==
= Results by congressional district =
Nixon won 8 congressional districts (including five held by Democrats), while Wallace won 3 (all held by Democrats), and Humphrey won a single district.{{Cite web |title=1968 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District |url=https://elecmapco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=b9b65438b2844f3383af457a0f068d4f |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=Western Washington University}}
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!Nixon !Humphrey !Wallace |
| {{party shading/American Independent}}|1st
| {{party shading/Republican}}|19.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|18.9% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|61.2% |
| {{party shading/American Independent}}|2nd
| {{party shading/Republican}}|23.5% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|27.6% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|48.9% |
| {{party shading/American Independent}}|3rd
| {{party shading/Republican}}|28.2% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.6% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|37.2% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|4th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|39.7% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|27.7% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|32.6% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|5th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.5% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|23.1% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|27.5% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|6th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|34.7% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.3% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|34% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|7th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|47.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|23.1% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|29% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|8th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|50.8% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.8% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|17.4% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|9th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.0% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|26.2% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|20.8% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|10th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|45.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.7% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|17.4% |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|11th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|28.5% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|58.4% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|13.1% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|12th
| {{party shading/Republican}}|44.8% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.6% | {{party shading/American Independent}}|16.6% |
Analysis
Between the imposition of a poll tax in 1889 and the migration of numerous northerners seeking a hotter climate in the 1940s,Silbey, Joel H. and Bogue, Allan G.; The History of American Electoral Behavior, p. 210 {{ISBN|140087114X}} Florida had been a one-party Democratic state, lacking any traditional white Republicanism due to the absence of mountains or German "Forty-Eighter" settlements. So late as the landmark court case of Smith v. Allwright (1944), half of Florida's registered Republicans were still black,See Price, Hugh Douglas; "The Negro and Florida Politics, 1944-1954", in The Journal of Politics, Vol. 17, No. 2 (May, 1955), pp. 198-220 although very few blacks in Florida had ever voted within the previous fifty-five years. When new migrants from traditionally Republican northern states took up residence in Central Florida and brought with them their Republican voting habits at the presidential level,Seagull, Louis M.; Southern Republicanism, p. 73 {{ISBN|0470768762}}
1964 saw a complete reversal of the 1950s voting pattern of a largely Republican south and central Florida and continuing Democratic loyalty in the North, with almost zero correlation between 1960 and 1964 county returns.Lamis, Alexander P.; The Two-Party South, p. 180 {{ISBN|0195065794}} Following his landslide sweep of the northern states, Lyndon Johnson's Great Society at first appeared to be helping him in Florida;Grantham, Dewey W.; The Life and Death of the Solid South: A Political History, pp. 172-173 {{ISBN|0813148723}} however, the relationship soured quickly as the Democratic Party factionalized. In 1966, via a campaign portraying his opponent as a dangerous liberal, Claude R. Kirk defeated Miami Mayor Robert King Hugh to become (alongside Winthrop Rockefeller) the first GOP Governor of any Confederate State since Alfred A. Taylor in 1922.Grantham; The Life and Death of the Solid South, p. 165
{{As of|2020|11|alt=As of the 2020 presidential election}}, this is the last election in which Escambia County, Clay County, Okaloosa County, and Santa Rosa County did not support the Republican candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
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- {{cite book|last1=Black |first1=Earl |author-link1=Earl Black (political scientist) |last2=Black |first2=Merle |author-link2=Merle Black |title=The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected |publisher=Harvard University Press |date=1992 |url=https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac |isbn=0674941306}}
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