Humphrey's last-minute surge fell just a bit short in the Keystone State. Nixon carried its potent package of 3 electoral votes by a 45 to 43 per cent margin, with Wallace picking up the remaining 12 per cent.

DISTRICT of COLUMBIA (3)

As expected, Humphrey carried the nation's capitol by a comfortable margin, 78 per cent to 22.

FLORIDA (14)

A surprisingly strong Nixon state, Florida gave the Republicans 14 electoral votes that had been rated as a toss-up. Riding the conservative state-wide trend, Republican Edward J. Gurney easily defeated former Gov. LeRoy Collins, widely-known as a liberal on race. Democrats picked up one seat in the House, however.

GEORGIA (12)

Strongly for Wallace, Georgia proved staunchly conservative again this year, even denying liberal Rep. Charles L. Weltner in his bid to regain his Atlanta congressional seat. Herman E. Talmadge, son of the Georgia demagogue, easily won election for a third term.

HAWAII (4)

One of the states that has always been regarded as leaning to Humphrey, Hawaii delivered its four electoral votes late in the evening, re-elected Democratic Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, and returned both of the state's incumbent Democratic Congressmen.

IDAHO (4)

Nixon won this state handily with 65 per cent to overwhelm Humphrey's 24 and Wallace's 11. Incumbent dove Frank Church won his Senate seat over his challenger, Fred Handel.

ILLINOIS (26)

Illinois was a real cliff-hanger. Humphrey took a strong lead with the Chicago-Cook County Democratic vote, but Nixon came on later with the downstate returns. When just over half the vote was in, Nixon moved into the lead to stay.

Everett Dirksen ignored the Cook County vote to embrace downstate Republicanism and victory over challenger William Clark, a man who committed political suicide when he broke with Mayor Daley over the conduct of the Democratic Convention in Chicago.

Richard Ogilvie, as expected, took the governorship from incumbent Democrat Sam Shapiro.