Humphrey carried Connecticut by a fair margin of 5.16%. This marked the first time since 1888 that Connecticut would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election, and remained the last such occasion until 2000. This was also the last presidential election until Bill Clinton in 1992 that a Democratic candidate would win the state. Nixon became the first Republican to ever win without Windham, Tolland, and New London counties. The first to win without Middlesex and Hartford Counties since 1888. As of 2023, this was the most recent presidential election in which the Democratic nominee carried the towns of Prospect and Watertown.
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