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{{Infobox Election
 
{{Infobox Election
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| election_name = United States presidential election, 1968
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| election_name = 1968 United States presidential election
 
| country = United States
 
| country = United States
 
| type = presidential
 
| type = presidential
 
| ongoing = no
 
| ongoing = no
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| previous_election = United States presidential election, 1964
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| previous_election = 1964 United States presidential election
 
| previous_year = 1964
 
| previous_year = 1964
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| next_election = United States presidential election, 1972
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| next_election = 1972 United States presidential election
 
| next_year = 1972
 
| next_year = 1972
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| votes_for_election = 538 members of the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]]
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| needed_votes = 270 electoral
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| turnout = 60.9%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |website=uselectionatlas.org |access-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> {{decrease}} 1.0 [[percentage point|pp]]
 
| election_date = November 5, 1968
 
| election_date = November 5, 1968
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<!-- Richard Nixon -->| image1 = Richard Nixon presidential portrait.jpg
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| image1 = NixononCambodia.jpg
   
| image1_size = 134px
 
| image1_size = 134px
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| nominee1 = [[Richard Nixon]]
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| nominee1 = '''[[Richard Nixon]]'''
 
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
 
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
 
| home_state1 = [[California]]
 
| home_state1 = [[California]]
 
| running_mate1 = '''[[Spiro Agnew]]'''
 
| running_mate1 = '''[[Spiro Agnew]]'''
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| electoral_vote1 = 301
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| electoral_vote1 = '''301'''
 
| states_carried1 = '''32'''
 
| states_carried1 = '''32'''
 
| popular_vote1 = '''31,783,783'''
 
| popular_vote1 = '''31,783,783'''
 
| percentage1 = '''43.4%'''
 
| percentage1 = '''43.4%'''
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| image2 = Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg
   
| image2_size = 129px
 
| image2_size = 129px
 
| nominee2 = [[Hubert Humphrey]]
 
| nominee2 = [[Hubert Humphrey]]
 
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
 
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
 
| home_state2 = [[Minnesota]]
 
| home_state2 = [[Minnesota]]
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| running_mate2 = [[Edmund Muskie]]
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| running_mate2 = [[John Glenn]]
 
| electoral_vote2 = 191
 
| electoral_vote2 = 191
 
| states_carried2 = 13 + [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]]
 
| states_carried2 = 13 + [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]]
 
| popular_vote2 = 31,271,839
 
| popular_vote2 = 31,271,839
 
| percentage2 = 42.7%
 
| percentage2 = 42.7%
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| image3 = George C Wallace (Alabama Governor).png
   
| image3_size = 110px
 
| image3_size = 110px
 
| nominee3 = [[George Wallace]]
 
| nominee3 = [[George Wallace]]
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| map_image = ElectoralCollege1968.svg
 
| map_image = ElectoralCollege1968.svg
 
| map_size = 350px
 
| map_size = 350px
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| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <font color = "#CC2200">Red</font> denotes states won by Nixon/Agnew. <font color = "darkblue">Blue</font> denotes states won by Humphrey/Muskie. <font color = "#ff9955">Orange</font> denotes states won by Wallace/LeMay, as well as a faithless elector in [[North Carolina]] who casted his electoral vote for Wallace/LeMay instead of Nixon/Agnew. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
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| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#CC2200;">Red</span> denotes states won by Nixon/Agnew. <span style="color:darkblue;">Blue</span> denotes states won by Humphrey/Muskie. <span style="color:#ff9955;">Orange</span> denotes states won by Wallace/LeMay, as well as a faithless elector in [[North Carolina]] who casted his electoral vote for Wallace/LeMay instead of Nixon/Agnew. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
 
| title = President
 
| title = President
 
| before_election = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
 
| before_election = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
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| after_election = [[Richard Nixon]]
 
| after_election = [[Richard Nixon]]
 
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
 
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
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This election was between former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Richard Nixon]] and Vice President [[Hubert Humphrey]]. [[Governor of Alabama]] [[George Wallace]] also ran by the [[American Independent Party]].
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The '''1968 United States presidential election''' happened on November 5, 1968. [[Richard Nixon]], the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate and former [[Vice President of the United States]], won the election. He defeated the incumbent vice president, [[Hubert Humphrey]], who was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and [[George Wallace]], the [[Governor of Alabama]], who ran as a member of the [[American Independent Party]].
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Humphrey did not win the south because he was very liberal and favoured civil rights. The only southern state he won was Texas (which he won narrowly).
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[[Incumbent]] United States President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] was able to run, but decided against it. On March 31, 1968, Johnson withdrew his nomination and he said, "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President".  
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The incumbent Attorney General [[Robert F. Kennedy]], brother of former [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] was a serious presidential candidate before his assassination on [[June 5]], [[1968]] by [[Sirhan Sirhan]] in [[Los Angeles]] after winning the [[California]] and [[South Dakota]] primaries for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nomination for President of the United States.
    
Richard Nixon won the election by 301 electoral votes. Hubert Humphrey got 191 electoral votes. George Wallace received 46 electoral votes and a faithless elector in [[North Carolina]] voted Wallace and running mate Curtis LeMay.
 
Richard Nixon won the election by 301 electoral votes. Hubert Humphrey got 191 electoral votes. George Wallace received 46 electoral votes and a faithless elector in [[North Carolina]] voted Wallace and running mate Curtis LeMay.
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[[Incumbent]] United States President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] was able to run, but decided against it. On March 31, 1968, Johnson withdrewed his nomination and Johnson said, "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President".
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Humphrey did not win the south because he was very liberal and favored civil rights. The only southern state he won was Texas (which he won narrowly).
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Incumbent Attorney General [[Robert F. Kennedy]], brother of former [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] was a serious presidential candidate before his assassination on [[June 5]], [[1968]] by [[Sirhan Sirhan]] in [[Los Angeles]] after winning the [[California]] and [[South Dakota]] primaries for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nomination for President of the United States.
      
==Candidates==
 
==Candidates==
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*Democratic candidates:
 
*Democratic candidates:
 
**[[Hubert Humphrey]], U.S. vice president from [[Minnesota]]
 
**[[Hubert Humphrey]], U.S. vice president from [[Minnesota]]
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**[[Robert F. Kennedy]], U.S. senator from [[New York]], brother of former President [[John F. Kennedy]], and former [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] ([[Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy|assassinated]])
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**[[Robert F. Kennedy]], U.S. senator from [[New York (state)|New York]], brother of former President [[John F. Kennedy]], and former [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] ([[Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy|assassinated]])
 
**[[Eugene McCarthy]], U.S. senator from [[Minnesota]]
 
**[[Eugene McCarthy]], U.S. senator from [[Minnesota]]
 
**[[George McGovern]], U.S. senator from [[South Dakota]]
 
**[[George McGovern]], U.S. senator from [[South Dakota]]
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<gallery perrow="5">
 
<gallery perrow="5">
 
Image:Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg|[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Hubert Humphrey]]''' of [[Minnesota]]
 
Image:Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg|[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Hubert Humphrey]]''' of [[Minnesota]]
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Image:Robert F Kennedy crop.jpg|Senator '''[[Robert F. Kennedy]]''' of [[New York]]
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Image:Robert F Kennedy crop.jpg|Senator '''[[Robert F. Kennedy]]''' of [[New York (state)|New York]]
 
Image:EugeneMcCarthy.jpg|Senator '''[[Eugene McCarthy]]''' of Minnesota
 
Image:EugeneMcCarthy.jpg|Senator '''[[Eugene McCarthy]]''' of Minnesota
 
Image:GeorgeStanleyMcGovern.png|Senator '''[[George McGovern]]''' of [[South Dakota]]
 
Image:GeorgeStanleyMcGovern.png|Senator '''[[George McGovern]]''' of [[South Dakota]]
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===Republican Party===
 
===Republican Party===
 
*Republican candidates:
 
*Republican candidates:
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**[[Richard Nixon]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and 1960 presidential nominee from [[New York]]
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**[[Richard Nixon]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and 1960 presidential nominee from [[New York (state)|New York]]
 
** [[Nelson Rockefeller]], [[Governor of New York]] and candidate for the 1960 and 1964 nominations
 
** [[Nelson Rockefeller]], [[Governor of New York]] and candidate for the 1960 and 1964 nominations
 
** [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Governor of California]]
 
** [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Governor of California]]
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====Candidates gallery====
 
====Candidates gallery====
 
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<gallery perrow="5">
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File:RichardNixon.png|Former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' of [[New York]]
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File:RichardNixon.png|Former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' of [[New York (state)|New York]]
 
File:Ronald Reagan 1969.jpg|[[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of [[California]]
 
File:Ronald Reagan 1969.jpg|[[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of [[California]]
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File:NelsonRockefeller.png|[[Governor of New York|Governor]] '''[[Nelson Rockefeller]]''' of [[New York]]
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File:NelsonRockefeller.png|[[Governor of New York|Governor]] '''[[Nelson Rockefeller]]''' of [[New York (state)|New York]]
 
File:George W. Romney official portrait.jpg|[[Governor of Michigan|Governor]] '''[[George Romney]]''' of [[Michigan]]
 
File:George W. Romney official portrait.jpg|[[Governor of Michigan|Governor]] '''[[George Romney]]''' of [[Michigan]]
 
File:Harold Stassen.jpg|Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]''' of [[Minnesota]]
 
File:Harold Stassen.jpg|Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]''' of [[Minnesota]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}
    
==Other websites==
 
==Other websites==
 
* [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1968 1968 Presidential General Election Results]
 
* [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1968 1968 Presidential General Election Results]
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[[Category:United States presidential elections|1968]]
 
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[[Category:Ronald Reagan]]
 
[[Category:Ronald Reagan]]
 
[[Category:Richard Nixon]]
 
[[Category:Richard Nixon]]
 
[[Category:1968 in the United States]]
 
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