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| 2 | 1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia - Results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 4 | - | Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 374,091 | 49.60% |
| 5 | - | Republican | Richard Nixon | 307,555 | 40.78% |
| 6 | - | American Independent | George Wallace | 72,560 | 9.62% |
| 7 | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 754,206 | 100.00% |

Question: 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?
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.