<page_title> 1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Democratic <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Hubert Humphrey <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 49.60% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Richard Nixon <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 40.78% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
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.