Rhode Island was won by the Democratic candidate, Vice PresidentHubert Humphrey, with 64.03% of the popular vote, against the Republican candidate, former Senator and Vice President Richard Nixon, with 31.78% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace also appeared on the ballot, finishing with 4.07% of the popular vote.[3][4] Despite the state trending 30 points Republican after setting a record in 1964, the state continued to overwhelmingly vote for the Democratic candidate.
Nixon was the first Republican to win the presidency without gaining the majority vote in Washington, Kent, and Newport counties.
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