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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]]

| 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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| nominee1 = '''[[Richard Nixon]]'''

| nominee1 = '''[[Richard Nixon]]'''

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| percentage1 = '''43.4%'''

| percentage1 = '''43.4%'''

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| nominee2 = [[Hubert Humphrey]]

| nominee2 = [[Hubert Humphrey]]

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = [[Minnesota]]

| home_state2 = [[Minnesota]]

| running_mate2 = [[John Glenn]]

| running_mate2 = [[Edmund Muskie]]

| electoral_vote2 = 191

| electoral_vote2 = 191

| states_carried2 = 13 + [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]]

| states_carried2 = 13 + [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]]

| percentage2 = 42.7%

| percentage2 = 42.7%

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| nominee3 = [[George Wallace]]

| nominee3 = [[George Wallace]]

| party3 = American Independent Party

| party3 = 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]].

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|vice president of the United States]], won the election. He defeated the incumbent vice president, [[Hubert Humphrey]], the Incumbent Vice President and a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and [[George Wallace]], the [[Governor of Alabama]], who ran as a member of the [[American Independent Party]]

[[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".  

[[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".  

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).

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).

== Democratic Party ==

===Democratic Party===

*Democratic candidates:

*Democratic candidates:

**[[Hubert Humphrey]], U.S. vice president from [[Minnesota]]

**[[Hubert Humphrey]], U.S. vice president from [[Minnesota]]

**[[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]]

====Candidates gallery====

== Candidates gallery ==

<gallery perrow="5">

<gallery perrow="5">

Image:Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg|[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Hubert Humphrey]]''' of [[Minnesota]]

File:RichardNixon.png|Former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' of [[New York (state)|New York]]

Image:Robert F Kennedy crop.jpg|Senator '''[[Robert F. Kennedy]]''' of [[New York (state)|New York]]

File:Ronald Reagan 1969.jpg|[[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of [[California]]

Image:EugeneMcCarthy.jpg|Senator '''[[Eugene McCarthy]]''' of Minnesota

File:NelsonRockefeller.png|[[Governor of New York|Governor]] '''[[Nelson Rockefeller]]''' of [[New York (state)|New York]]

Image:GeorgeStanleyMcGovern.png|Senator '''[[George McGovern]]''' of [[South Dakota]]

File:George W. Romney official portrait.jpg|[[Governor of Michigan|Governor]] '''[[George Romney]]''' of [[Michigan]]

of [[Texas]]

File:Harold Stassen.jpg|Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]''' of [[Minnesota]]

</gallery>

</gallery>

 

== Republican Party ==

===Republican Party===

*Republican candidates:

*Republican candidates:

**[[Richard Nixon]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and 1960 presidential nominee from [[New York (state)|New York]]

**[[Richard Nixon]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and 1960 presidential nominee from [[New York (state)|New York]]

** [[George Romney]], [[Governor of Michigan]] and candidate 1964 nomination:: '''Romney was also the father of Gov. Mitt Romney, who ran for president in 2012'''

** [[George Romney]], [[Governor of Michigan]] and candidate 1964 nomination:: '''Romney was also the father of Gov. Mitt Romney, who ran for president in 2012'''

** [[Harold Stassen]], former [[Governor of Minnesota]] and candidate for the 1948, 1952 and 1964 nominations

** [[Harold Stassen]], former [[Governor of Minnesota]] and candidate for the 1948, 1952 and 1964 nominations

====Candidates gallery====

 

== 1968 United States Presidential Election Media ==

File:RichardNixon.png|Former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' of [[New York (state)|New York]]

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File:Ronald Reagan 1969.jpg|[[Governor of California|Governor]] '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' of [[California]]

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:Republican Disc.svg|Republican Party (United States)

File:Harold Stassen.jpg|Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]''' of [[Minnesota]]

 

File:Richard Nixon presidential portrait.jpg|Richard Nixon presidential portrait

 

File:Spiro Agnew.jpg|Spiro Agnew, 39th Vice President of the United States and the 55th Governor of Maryland. Image taken in Washington, D.C.

 

File:Nixon Agnew 1968 campaign logo.svg|Vectorized version of Spartan7W's Nixon Agnew 1968 campaign poster

 

File:Ronald_Reagan_1966_(cropped).jpg|"(Original Caption) Los Angeles, Calif.: Closeups of Ronald Reagan, Republican candidate for Governor of California." [sic]

 

File:Nelson Rockefeller Philadelphia 1968 Service-pnp-gtfy-03400-03415v (cropped2).jpg|Nelson Rockefeller, presidential candidate, in Philadelphia.

 

File:NIXONcampaigns.jpg|Richard Nixon campaign rally, July 1968

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== References ==

== 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]