| Country: | Lebanon |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1964 Lebanese general election |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1972 Lebanese general election |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| Seats For Election: | All 128 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon |
| Majority Seats: | 65 |
| Election Date: | 24 March–7 April 1968 |
| Turnout: | 49.57% (3.42pp) |
| Party1: | Kataeb Party |
| Image1: | Pierre-Gemayel.jpg |
| Leader1: | Pierre Gemayel |
| Leaders Seat1: | Beirut I |
| Last Election1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Leader2: | Camille Chamoun |
| Party2: | National Liberal Party (Lebanon) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Chouf |
| Last Election2: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Image3: | Raymond_Eddé - 1988.jpg |
| Leader3: | Raymond Eddé |
| Party3: | National Bloc (Lebanon) |
| Last Election3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Byblos |
General elections were held in Lebanon between 24 March and 7 April 1968.[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although many of them were considered to be members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 49.6%.[2] Politically the election was a confrontation between the mainly christian Tripartite Alliance and Chehabists candidates.
According to the 1960 constitution, the 99 seats were divided amongst ethnic and religious groups:[3]
| Group | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Maronite Christians | 30 | |
| Sunni Muslims | 20 | |
| Shi'ite Muslims | 19 | |
| Greek Orthodox | 11 | |
| Druze | 6 | |
| Greek Catholics | 6 | |
| Armenian Orthodox | 4 | |
| Protestants | 1 | |
| Armenian Catholics | 1 | |
| Other | 1 |
The district has 4 seats allocated to 2 Shiites, 1 Sunni and 1 Greek Orthodox Christian. There were eleven candidates in the fray, with ten candidates contesting on three different tickets. The eleventh candidate contested on his own.[4] The fight stood primarily between two tickets, each headed by a candidate from the al-As'ad family (a powerful Shiite family in the area).[5]