1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Results
Table:
1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

Democratic

Hubert Humphrey

374,091

49.60%

Republican

Richard Nixon

307,555

40.78%

American Independent

George Wallace

72,560

9.62%

Total votes

754,206

100.00%

According to the following table labelled "Results" section of 1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia, answer the following question with a short sentence: Who were the candidates in the 1968 U.S. presidential election in West Virginia, and by what percentage of the popular vote did the leader win? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: West Virginia was won by the Democratic candidate, Hubert Humphrey, with 49.60% of the popular vote, against the Republican candidate, Richard Nixon, with 40.78% of the popular vote.