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| popular_vote2 = 31,271,839
 
| popular_vote2 = 31,271,839
 
| 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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== Candidates ==
 
== Candidates ==
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== Democratic Party ==
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*Democratic candidates:
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**[[Hubert Humphrey]], U.S. vice president from [[Minnesota]]
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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]])
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**[[Eugene McCarthy]], U.S. senator from [[Minnesota]]
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**[[George McGovern]], U.S. senator from [[South Dakota]]
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== 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 (state)|New York]]
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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 (state)|New York]]
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File:George W. Romney official portrait.jpg|[[Governor of Michigan|Governor]] '''[[George Romney]]''' of [[Michigan]]
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File:Harold Stassen.jpg|Former [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] '''[[Harold Stassen]]''' of [[Minnesota]]
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</gallery>
   
== Republican Party ==
 
== Republican Party ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
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| colspan="30" style="background:#f1f1f1;" |[[File:Republican_Disc.svg|link=Republican_Party_(United_States)|center|65x65px|Republican Party (United States)]]<big>'''1968 Republican Party Ticket'''</big>
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|-
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! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#CE2029; width:200px;" |[[Richard Nixon|{{color|white|Richard Nixon}}]]
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! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#CE2029; width:200px;" |[[Spiro Agnew|{{color|white|Spiro Agnew}}]]
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|-
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| style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#FFD0D7; width:200px;" |'''''for President'''''
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| style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#FFD0D7; width:200px;" |'''''for Vice President'''''
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|-
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|[[File:Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg|center|203x203px]]
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|[[File:Spiro Agnew.jpg|center|203x203px]]
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|-
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|[[List of vice presidents of the United States|36th]]<br>[[Vice President of the United States]]<br><small>(1953-1961)</small>
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|[[List of governors of Maryland|55th]]<br>[[Governor of Maryland]]<br><small>(1967-1969)</small>
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|-
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| colspan="2" |[[:en:Richard_Nixon_1968_presidential_campaign|'''Campaign''']]
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|-
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Nixon Agnew 1968 campaign logo.svg|center|150x150px]]
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|-
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|}
 
*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 (state)|New York]]
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**[[Richard Nixon]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] <small>(1953-1961)</small> and 1960 presidential nominee from [[New York (state)|New York]]<small>''(Nominee)''</small>
 
** [[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]]
 
** [[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
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== Candidates gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="5">
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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 (state)|New York]]
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Image:EugeneMcCarthy.jpg|Senator '''[[Eugene McCarthy]]''' of Minnesota
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Image:GeorgeStanleyMcGovern.png|Senator '''[[George McGovern]]''' of [[South Dakota]]
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of [[Texas]]
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</gallery>
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== Democratic Party ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
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| colspan="29" style="background:#f1f1f1;" |[[File:US_Democratic_Party_Logo.svg|link=Democratic_Party_(United_States)|center|65x65px|Democratic Party (United States)]]<big>'''1968 Democratic Party Ticket'''</big>
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|-
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! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#34AAE0; width:200px;" |[[Hubert Humphrey|{{color|white|Hubert Humphrey}}]]
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! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#34AAE0; width:200px;" |[[Edmund Muskie|{{color|white|Edmund Muskie}}]]
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|-
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| style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;" |'''''for President'''''
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| style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;" |'''''for Vice President'''''
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|-
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|[[File:Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg|center|201x201px]]
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|[[File:Edmund Muskie (1).jpg|center|201x201px]]
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|-
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|[[List of vice presidents of the United States|38th]]<br>[[Vice President of the United States]]<br><small>(1965–1969)</small>
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|[[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]]<br>from [[Maine]]<br><small>(1959-1980)</small>
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|-
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| colspan="2" |[[:en:Hubert_Humphrey_1968_presidential_campaign|'''Campaign''']]
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|-
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Humphrey Muskie '68.svg|200x200px]]
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|}
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*Democratic candidates:
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**[[Hubert Humphrey]], U.S. vice president from [[Minnesota]] <small>(1965-1969) ''(Nominee)''</small>
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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]])
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**[[Eugene McCarthy]], U.S. senator from [[Minnesota]]
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**[[George McGovern]], U.S. senator from [[South Dakota]]
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== American Independent Party nomination ==
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{{See also|George Wallace 1968 presidential campaign}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
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|-
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| style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"|[[File:American Independent Party Logo.png|94x94px]]
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<big> '''1968 American Independent Party ticket'''</big>
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|-
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! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#ff7f00; width:200px;"| [[George Wallace|{{color|white|George Wallace}}]]
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! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#ff7f00; width:200px;"| [[:en:Curtis_LeMay|{{color|white|Curtis LeMay}}]]
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|- style="color:#000; font-size:100%; background:#faaf64;"
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| style="width:3em; width:200px;"|'''''for President'''''
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| style="width:3em; width:200px;"|'''''for Vice President'''''
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|-
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| [[File:George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg|center|220x220px]]
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| [[File:Curtis LeMay (USAF) (cropped closein 3x4).jpg|center|220x220px]]
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|-
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| [[List of Governors of Alabama|45th]]<br />[[Governor of Alabama]]<br /><small>(1963–1967)</small>
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| [[:en:Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force|Chief of Staff of the<br>United States Air Force]]<br /><small>(1961–1965)</small>
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|-
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| colspan=2 |[[George Wallace 1968 presidential campaign|'''Campaign''']]
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|-
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| colspan=2 |[[File:Wallace Lemay bumper sticker.svg|200x200px]]
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|-
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|}
    
== 1968 United States Presidential Election Media ==
 
== 1968 United States Presidential Election Media ==
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File:Nixon 30-0316a (cropped).jpg|Richard Nixon, Official Presidential Photograph
 
File:Nixon 30-0316a (cropped).jpg|Richard Nixon, Official Presidential Photograph
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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.
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File:Ronald Reagan, 14 May 1974 (cropped).jpg|14 May 1974: Governor of California Ronald W. Reagan at a press conference.
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File:Nixon Agnew 1968 campaign logo.svg|Vectorized version of Spartan7W's Nixon Agnew 1968 campaign poster
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File:Ronald-Reagan-governor-California.jpg|Portrait of Ronald Reagan as Governor of California, 1967-1971
      
File:Nelson Rockefeller Philadelphia 1968 Service-pnp-gtfy-03400-03415v (cropped2).jpg|Nelson Rockefeller, presidential candidate, in Philadelphia.
 
File:Nelson Rockefeller Philadelphia 1968 Service-pnp-gtfy-03400-03415v (cropped2).jpg|Nelson Rockefeller, presidential candidate, in Philadelphia.
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