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1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi

| country = Mississippi

| flag_image = Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1964 United States presidential election in Mississippi

| previous_year = 1964

| next_election = 1972 United States presidential election in Mississippi

| next_year = 1972

| election_date = November 5, 1968

| image_size = 160x160px

| image1 = George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg

| nominee1 = George Wallace

| color1 = ff9955

| alliance1 = American Independent Party

| party1 = Independent politician

| home_state1 = Alabama

| running_mate1 = Curtis LeMay{{efn|The Independent electors were originally pledged to Vice Presidential candidate S. Marvin Griffin, but they cast their Vice-Presidential ballots for national nominee Curtis LeMay."General Election November 5, 1968," Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 1968-1972 (Jackson, 1969)}}

| electoral_vote1 = 7

| popular_vote1 = 415,349

| percentage1 = 63.46%

| image2 = Hubert Humphrey in New York, 1968 (3x4 crop).jpg

| nominee2 = Hubert Humphrey

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Minnesota

| running_mate2 = Edmund Muskie

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 150,644

| percentage2 = 23.02%

| image3 = Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg

| nominee3 = Richard Nixon

| party3 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state3 = 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_mate3 = Spiro Agnew

| electoral_vote3 = 0

| popular_vote3 = 88,516

| percentage3 = 13.52%

| title = President

| before_election = Lyndon B. Johnson

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Richard Nixon

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

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Wallace

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Humphrey

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The 1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1968. Mississippi voters chose seven electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President. During the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement dictated Mississippi's politics, with effectively the entire white population vehemently opposed to federal policies of racial desegregation and black voting rights.Crespino, Joseph; In Search of Another Country: Mississippi and the Conservative Counterrevolution, p. 206 {{ISBN|0691122091}}Mitchell, Dennis J.; A New History of Mississippi; p. 453 {{ISBN|1617039764}} In 1960, the state had been narrowly captured by a slate of unpledged Democratic electors,{{efn|These unpledged electors supported Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd for President and South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond for Vice-President.}} but in 1964 universal white opposition to the Civil Rights Act and negligible black voter registration{{efn|Over the whole of Mississippi it is estimated that at the time of the 1964 presidential election between six and seven percent of the black population was registered to vote, and that about three-quarters of these – totalling twenty-one thousand blacks – actually voted in the 1964 presidential election, giving Lyndon Johnson about 40 percent of his fifty-two thousand statewide votes. However, in most rural counties, black registration was zero before the Voting Rights Act and had been since the Constitution of 1890.}} meant that white Mississippians turned almost unanimously to Republican Barry Goldwater (apart from a small number in the northeast of the state opposed to Goldwater's strong fiscal conservatism).Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 208, 210 {{ISBN|9780691163246}} Goldwater's support for "constitutional government and local self-rule"Katagiri, Yasuhiro; The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights, p. 203 {{ISBN|1604730080}} meant that the absence from the ballot of "states' rights" parties or unpledged electors was unimportant. The Arizona Senator was one of only six Republicans to vote against the Civil Rights Act,Thernstrom, Stephan and Thernstrom, Abigail; America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible, p. 151 {{ISBN|1439129096}} and so the small electorate of Mississippi supported him almost unanimously.

Following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, federal examiners registered Mississippi blacks as voters in large numbers: African American registration rose from under seven percent to over fifty-nine percent between mid-1965 and 1968.Mickey, Robert; Paths Out of Dixie: The Democratization of Authoritarian Enclaves in America's Deep South, 1944-1972, pp. 289-290 {{ISBN|1400838789}} Extreme anger ensued among white Mississippians, because black voting in significant numbers would threaten the entire social fabric of the Black BeltPhillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 253 and was even feared by the few upcountry whites who had stayed loyal to Johnson.Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 264 The anger of Mississippi's whites was seen in the 1967 Democratic gubernatorial primary, when both Black Belt whites and their traditional foes in the upcountry supported conservative John Bell Williams against William Winter, whom it was believed was favored by the newly registered black voters, although no politician in the state would yet openly court black support.Dittmer, John; Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi, p. 417 {{ISBN|0252065077}}

In addition, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment and resultant abolition of Mississippi's poll tax had allowed large increases in both white and black voter registration,Mickey, Paths out of Dixie, p. 290 with some of these drives run by white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. Consequently, when segregationist former and future Alabama Governor George Wallace announced in early 1968 that he would mount a third-party candidacy for the Presidency, he had a powerful base in the Deep South. Meanwhile, the Republican Party, under new RNC Chairman Ray C. Bliss, had of necessity moved away from the strident conservatism of Goldwater.Polsky, Andrew J.; The Eisenhower Presidency: Lessons for the Twenty-First Century, p. 34 {{ISBN|1498522211}}

Given Wallace's reputation on racial issues, it was inevitable that he would be endorsed by Mississippi's established Democratic Party leadership, and this happened in September.Nash, Jere and Taggart, Andy; Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2008, p. 29 {{ISBN|1604733578}} William Winter, the losing candidate for Governor the previous year, did support Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey, but knew that it would be too risky to actively campaign for him.Bolton, Charles C.; William F. Winter and the New Mississippi: A Biography, p. 150 {{ISBN|1617037877}} By August, it was widely accepted that Wallace would carry Mississippi by a large margin,Crespino, In Search of Another Country, p. 221 as apart from a small number of wealthy urban communities he had captured a virtual monopoly of the state's white electorate. Wallace was the only candidate to campaign in the state. Nixon only received 13% of the vote, making Mississippi his worst state in the election.[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&f=0&off=0&elect=0&fips=28&submit=Retrieve 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Mississippi] US Election Atlas 83% of white voters supported Wallace, 17% supported Nixon, and 0% supported Humphrey.{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=147}}{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=295}}{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=335}}

Predictions

The following newspapers gave these predictions about how Mississippi would vote in the 1968 presidential election:

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align="left"|Fort Worth Star-Telegram{{cite news|last=Broder|first=David S.|title=As Campaign Heats Up, Electoral Vote Pattern Favors GOP|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|agency=The Washington Post|date=September 14, 1968|page=6-A}}

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|September 14, 1968

align="left"|Pensacola News Journal{{cite news|title=Who's on Top? Humphrey? Nixon? Wallace? — Here's a Capsule Version of election Outlook Across Nation|work=Pensacola News Journal|date=September 23, 1968|page=8B}}

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|September 23, 1968

align="left"|Daily Press{{cite news|last=Murray|first=David|title=Wallace Might Take 6 Southern States|page=51|work=Daily Press|location=Newport News, Virginia}}

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|October 11, 1968

align="left"|The Charlotte News{{cite news|title=In South It's Nixon vs. Wallace|work=The Charlotte News|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|date=October 12, 1968|pages=1, 3}}

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|October 12, 1968

align="left"|The Record{{cite news|date=October 21, 1968|title=Nixon Leads in 26 States: Wallace Will Run Strong: AP|page=3|work=The Record|agency=Associated Press|location=Hackensack, New Jersey}}

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|October 21, 1968

align="left"|Shreveport Times{{cite news|last=Broder|first=David S.|title=After Hoopla Finished, Nixon Still Winning, Survey Shows|work=Shreveport Times|date=November 3, 1968|page=4-B}}

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|November 3, 1968

align="left"|The Selma Times-Journal{{cite news|title=Summary of 50 States on Coming Election|work=The Selma Times-Journal|location=Selma, Alabama|date=November 3, 1968|page=5}}

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|November 3, 1968

align="left"|Fort Lauderdale News{{cite news|last1=Lawrence|first1=David|title=As Editors' Forecast Returns: Nixon 37, Humphrey 7, Wallace 7|work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=November 4, 1968|page=11A}}

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|November 4, 1968

Results

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colspan="6" | 1968 United States presidential election in Mississippi
colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party

! style="width: 17em" |Candidate

! style="width: 5em" |Votes

! style="width: 7em" |Percentage

! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes

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| style="width: 130px" | American Independent

| George C. Wallace

| align="right" | 415,349

| align="right" | 63.46%

| align="right" | 7

style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Democratic

| Hubert Humphrey

| align="right" | 150,644

| align="right" | 23.02%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Republican

| Richard Nixon

| align="right" | 88,516

| align="right" | 13.52%

| align="right" | 0

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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals

| align="right" | 654,509

| align="right" | 100.00%

| align="right" | 7

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| colspan="3" align="right" | Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered voters)

| colspan="2" align="right" |

| align="right" | 53%/84%

=Results by county=

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style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| George Wallace
American Independent

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Hubert Humphrey
Democratic

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Richard Nixon
Republican

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin

! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" data-sort-type="number"| Total votes cast

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! 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"| %

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Adams

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,812

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 50.46%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,214

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,475

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.93%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,598

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11.84%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 13,501

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Alcorn

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,304

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 68.63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,122

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,760

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19.16%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,544{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"|In this county where Nixon ran second ahead of Humphrey, margin given is Wallace vote minus Nixon vote and percentage margin is Wallace percentage minus Nixon percentage.}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.47%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,186

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Amite

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,206

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 62.47%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,533

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 393

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.66%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,673

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32.60%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,132

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Attala

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,776

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 68.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,588

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 599

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.60%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,188

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 45.78%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,963

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Benton

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,630

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.16%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 850

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 185

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.94%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 780

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 29.27%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,665

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Bolivar

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,018

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 43.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,696

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,790

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.56%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 322

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2.80%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11,504

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Calhoun

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,823

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 87.80%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 276

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5.02%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 394

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.17%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,429{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 80.63%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,493

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Carroll

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,131

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 66.72%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 925

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.96%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 138

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.32%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,206

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 37.76%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,194

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Chickasaw

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,062

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 78.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 720

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 381

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.38%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,342

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 64.73%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,163

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Choctaw

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,543

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 80.20%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 417

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 211

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.65%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,126

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 67.05%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,171

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Claiborne

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,143

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,129

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 60.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 230

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.57%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -986

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -28.15%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,502

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Clarke

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,214

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 78.18%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 878

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 298

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5.53%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,336

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.89%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,390

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Clay

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,505

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 63.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,510

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 494

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.97%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,995

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 36.21%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,509

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Coahoma

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,671

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 33.69%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,352

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,875

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.20%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1,681

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -15.42%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,898

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Copiah

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,951

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 59.09%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,724

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.51%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 704

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.40%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,227

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 26.58%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,379

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Covington

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,668

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 76.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 691

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 445

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.26%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,977

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.97%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,804

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| DeSoto

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,346

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 64.13%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,898

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,092

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.10%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,448

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 41.36%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,336

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Forrest

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,975

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.48%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,957

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.22%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,294

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.30%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,681{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 41.18%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 16,226

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Franklin

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,429

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 70.57%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 782

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 231

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.71%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,647

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 47.85%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,442

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| George

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,992

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 91.20%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 214

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 171

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.91%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,778

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 86.31%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,377

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Greene

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,744

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 82.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 449

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 132

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.97%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,295

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 69.03%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,325

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Grenada

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,335

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.03%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,050

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 718

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.11%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,285

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32.17%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,103

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Hancock

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,072

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 67.41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 904

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.96%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,065

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.63%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,007{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.78%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,041

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Harrison

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 18,157

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 62.08%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,549

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,542

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.37%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11,615{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 39.71%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 29,248

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Hinds

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32,366

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 53.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14,880

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,488

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.21%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 17,486

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 28.79%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 60,734

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Holmes

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,008

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 40.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,881

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 520

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -873

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -11.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,409

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Humphreys

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,151

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 59.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,219

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 258

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.11%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 932

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 25.69%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,628

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Issaquena

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 534

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 48.33%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 527

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.98%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 0.64%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,105

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Itawamba

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,204

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 84.07%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 417

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 569

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.19%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,635{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 74.88%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,190

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Jackson

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 15,261

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 74.67%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,236

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,942

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.39%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 12,319{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 60.28%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 20,439

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Jasper

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,100

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 69.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 987

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 373

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.36%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,113

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 47.38%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,460

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jefferson

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,112

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 32.90%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,121

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 62.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 147

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1,009

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -29.85%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,380

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Jefferson Davis

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,614

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 59.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,465

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.48%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 297

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.79%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,149

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 26.25%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,376

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Jones

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 12,276

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 68.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,476

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.76%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,242

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.02%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,034{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 50.20%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 17,994

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Kemper

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,530

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 75.48%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 655

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 167

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.98%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,875

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 55.94%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,352

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lafayette

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,329

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 54.20%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,578

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,235

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.11%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,751

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 28.51%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,142

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lamar

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,422

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 83.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 351

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 546

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.27%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,876{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 72.87%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,319

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lauderdale

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 14,842

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 72.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,195

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,328

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.43%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11,647

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 57.19%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 20,365

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lawrence

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,825

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 72.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 740

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 329

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.45%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,085

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 53.55%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,894

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Leake

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,568

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 72.32%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,295

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 453

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.17%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,273

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 51.82%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,316

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lee

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,232

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 67.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,912

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,522

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.45%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,710{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.10%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 13,666

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Leflore

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,732

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.28%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,386

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,514

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.02%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,346

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11.57%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11,632

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lincoln

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,276

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 73.36%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,585

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.98%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,057

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.66%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,691

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 57.38%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,918

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Lowndes

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,829

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,229

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.22%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,968

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.85%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,600

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 41.72%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 11,026

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Madison

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,071

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 43.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,515

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 876

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.26%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -444

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -4.70%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,462

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Marion

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,848

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 70.18%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,722

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 763

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.16%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,126

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.52%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,333

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Marshall

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,794

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 44.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,907

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 577

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.19%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -113

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1.80%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,278

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Monroe

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,856

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 74.61%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,506

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,167

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.08%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,350

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 60.31%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 10,529

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Montgomery

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,988

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 68.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 896

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 475

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.90%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,092

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 47.99%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,359

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Neshoba

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,417

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 82.11%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 867

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 531

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.79%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,550

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 71.02%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,815

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Newton

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,561

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 80.57%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 799

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 542

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.85%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,762

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 68.99%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,902

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Noxubee

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,040

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 55.75%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,387

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 232

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.34%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 653

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 17.84%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,659

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Oktibbeha

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,127

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 57.09%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,826

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,276

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.65%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,301

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 31.83%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,229

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Panola

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,133

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 51.83%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,743

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,098

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.77%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,390

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 17.43%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,974

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Pearl River

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,050

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 73.12%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 926

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.19%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,298

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.69%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,752{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 57.43%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,274

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Perry

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,541

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 79.23%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 439

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 227

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.08%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,102

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 65.54%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,207

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Pike

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,846

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 57.57%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,848

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,460

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.38%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,998

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 29.52%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 10,154

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Pontotoc

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,798

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 78.27%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 599

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 733

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.96%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,065{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 66.31%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,130

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Prentiss

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,055

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 81.30%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 440

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 723

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.63%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,332{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 69.67%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,218

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Quitman

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,443

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 55.79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,502

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 434

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.91%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 941

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 21.49%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,379

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Rankin

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 9,224

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 74.85%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,975

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,124

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.12%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,249

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 58.82%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 12,323

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Scott

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,093

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 75.30%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,067

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 604

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.93%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,026

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 59.53%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,764

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Sharkey

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,188

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 49.32%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 972

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 249

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.34%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 216

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8.97%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,409

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Simpson

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,064

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 72.16%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,079

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 875

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12.47%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,985

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 56.79%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,018

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Smith

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,367

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 84.70%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 352

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 437

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.48%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,930{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 76.22%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,156

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Stone

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,140

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 78.91%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 314

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 258

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.51%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,826

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 67.33%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,712

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Sunflower

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,932

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 51.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,602

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,036

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.69%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,330

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 17.57%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,570

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Tallahatchie

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,076

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 59.96%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,477

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 577

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.25%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,599

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 31.17%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,130

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Tate

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,810

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.39%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,162

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.39%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 605

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.22%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,648

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 36.00%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,577

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Tippah

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,627

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 78.70%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 663

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 589

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.02%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,964

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 67.42%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,879

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Tishomingo

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,569

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 82.41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 358

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6.46%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 617

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.13%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,952{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 71.28%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,544

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Tunica

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 783

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 33.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,133

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 413

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -350

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -15.03%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,329

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Union

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,198

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 76.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 624

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9.22%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 948

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.00%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,250{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 62.78%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,770

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Walthall

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,186

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 66.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,233

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 387

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.05%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,953

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 40.63%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,806

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Warren

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 7,217

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 51.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,503

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,392

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 16.95%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,714

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 19.23%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 14,112

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Washington

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,300

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 41.12%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,520

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,500

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.85%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 780

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5.09%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 15,320

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Wayne

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,089

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 80.57%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 739

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 247

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.87%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,350

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 66.01%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 5,075

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Webster

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,398

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 84.46%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 295

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 330

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.20%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,068{{efn|name="NixondHumphrey"}}

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 76.26%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,023

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Wilkinson

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,503

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 38.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,144

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 272

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -641

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -16.36%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,919

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Winston

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,635

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 76.56%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 911

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 508

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.39%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 3,724

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.51%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 6,054

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Yalobusha

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,725

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 65.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 873

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 562

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.51%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 1,852

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 44.51%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,160

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| Yazoo

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 4,939

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 61.28%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,163

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 958

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.89%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 2,776

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 34.44%

| {{party shading/American Independent}}| 8,060

Totals415,34963.46%150,64423.02%88,51613.52%264,70540.44%654,509

==Counties that flipped from Republican to American Independent==

==Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==

=By congressional district=

Wallace won all 5 congressional districts, all of which were held by Democrats.1972 Almanac of American Politics (1972) by Michael Barone, Grant Ujifusa and Douglas Matthews Wallace would win every congressional district in Mississippi which also happened in Alabama.{{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 9, 2024 |website=Western Washington University}}

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! District

! Wallace

! Humphrey

! Nixon

! Representative

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! {{party shading/American Independent}}|{{ushr|Mississippi|1|1st}}

| 60.4%

| 26.1%

| 13.6%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Thomas Abernethy

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! {{party shading/American Independent}}|{{ushr|Mississippi|2|2nd}}

| 63.3%

| 22.9%

| 13.8%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jamie Whitten

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! {{party shading/American Independent}}|{{ushr|Mississippi|3|3rd}}

| 54.7%

| 29.6%

| 15.8%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Charles H. Griffin

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! {{party shading/American Independent}}|{{ushr|Mississippi|4|4th}}

| 68.6%

| 22.5%

| 8.9%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sonny Montgomery

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| {{party shading/American Independent}}|

{{ushr|Mississippi|5|5th}}

| 70.1%

| 14.7%

| 15.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|William M. Colmer

Analysis

This was the second presidential election in which Richard Nixon came in third place in Mississippi. Humphrey improved upon the support gained by Johnson, but this was entirely due to the huge increases in black voter registration – exit polls and later analysis suggest the national Democratic nominee received less than 3 percent of the white vote.{{cite book|last=Black|first=Earl|chapter=Competing Responses to the New Southern Politics: Republican and Democratic Southern Strategies, 1964-76|title=Perspectives on the American South: An Annual Review of Society, Politics, and Culture|editor-last1=Reed|editor-first1=John Shelton|editor-last2=Black|editor-first2=Merle|year=2021|publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781136764882}} In fact, so marked was the reversal of voting patterns from the previous five presidential elections that Humphrey did worst in the counties where Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson II and Harry S. Truman had run best.Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 245, 266

With 63.46 percent of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Wallace's second strongest state in the 1968 election after neighboring Alabama.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1968&f=0&off=0&elect=0|title=1968 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}

{{As of|2024|11|alt=As of the 2024 presidential election}}, this is the last election in which the following counties did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate: Forrest, Lowndes, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Harrison, Jackson, Choctaw, Jones, and Smith.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

Notes

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Works cited

  • {{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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