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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline August 01, 1968 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 26, 1968 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 29, 1968 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1969 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH February 10, 2018 01:34am
Data SourcesConvention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
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35th Democratic National Convention, 1968

Temporary Chairman
& Keynote Speaker
Permanent Chairman
Presidential Nominee
Vice Presidential Nominee
U.S. Senator
Daniel K. Inouye HI
U.S. Rep.
Carl B. Albert OK
Vice President
Hubert H. Humphrey MN
U.S. Senator
Edmund S. Muskie ME

Recap of the Primary season

At the end of the Democratic primary season in 1968, the party was well along

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/14/1964
NameLyndon B. Johnson Votes486 (90.33%)
Term01/20/1965 - 01/20/1969 Margin434 (+80.67%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/16/1968
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes301 (55.95%)
Term01/20/1969 - 01/20/1973 Margin110 (+20.45%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President 12/16/1968

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Name Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy Sen. George S. McGovern Channing E. Phillips Gov. Daniel K. Moore Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy James H. Gray
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 1,760 (67.43%) 601 (23.03%) 147 (5.63%) 68 (2.61%) 18 (0.69%) 13 (0.50%) 1 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,159 (-44.41%) -1,613 (-61.80%) -1,692 (-64.83%) -1,742 (-66.74%) -1,747 (-66.93%) -1,759 (-67.39%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
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Name Gov. George C. Wallace Paul "Bear" Bryant  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 1 (0.04%) 1 (0.04%)  
Margin-1,759 (-67.39%) -1,759 (-67.39%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website  
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