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Parents > United States > Illinois > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1968 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1968 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1968 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1969 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH February 26, 2022 04:34pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1964
NameLyndon B. Johnson Votes2,796,833 (59.47%)
Term01/20/1965 - 01/20/1969 Margin890,887 (+18.94%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes2,788,179 (59.04%)
Term01/20/1973 - 01/20/1977 Margin874,707 (+18.52%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 11, 1968 IL US President - R Primary
Richard M. Nixon
R 22,403
Jun 11, 1968 IL US President - D Primary
Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy
D 12,038

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Name Vice President Richard M. Nixon Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Gov. George C. Wallace Henning A. Blomen (W) Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Socialist Labor Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 2,174,774 (47.08%) 2,039,814 (44.15%) 390,958 (8.46%) 13,878 (0.30%) 325 (0.01%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -134,960 (-2.92%) -1,783,816 (-38.61%) -2,160,896 (-46.78%) -2,174,449 (-47.07%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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