Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Richard Nixon Republican The 1968 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1968.

[2] American Independent Party candidate George Wallace, former and future governor of Alabama, received 10% of the vote.

American involvement in the Vietnam War and rioting throughout the country (including in Detroit) brought about unpopularity for the incumbent president and disenchantment towards his political agenda.

Vice President Humphrey vowed to continue the policies of Johnson's Great Society and support civil rights for African Americans, while former vice president Nixon ran on a law and order platform focused on fighting crime and opposing the Johnson administration's handling of the war in Vietnam.

Although Wallace did not poll as well in the Midwest as he did in the South, he was able to appeal to blue-collar working-class voters who traditionally voted Democratic but had become disillusioned with crime and the civil-rights movement.