Richard Nixon (NY)
Republican
Occupation: Politics
Running Mate: Spiro Agnew
Carried Home State (New York): No
Incumbent Status: No
Favorability Index: 267.2
301
Electoral Votes (270 needed to win)
32 of 50 states carried (64%)
31,783,783
Popular Vote (50.4%)
15.8% of the U.S. population supported this candidate.
191
Electoral Votes (270 needed to win)
13 of 50 states carried (26%)
31,271,839
Popular Vote (49.6%)
15.6% of the U.S. population supported this candidate.
Hubert Humphrey (MN)
Democrat
Occupation: Politics
Running Mate: Edmund Muskie
Carried Home State (Minnesota): Yes
Incumbent Status: No
Favorability Index: 87.9