United States presidential election, 1968
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President Lyndon B. Johnson was highly unpopular because of the Vietnam War. Nevertheless, most people thought that he would run for another term. However, with the growing opposition of Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, he decided to not run for another term. Kennedy won the important California Primary on June 5, 1968, but later that evening he was shot by an Arab called Sirhan Sirhan. Senator Eugene McCarthy lost the nomination to Vice President Hubert Humphrey while riots were occurring in the Chicago Streets. Meanwhile, the Republicans nominated former Vice President Richard Nixon as their candidate. [1] The race was very close.
| candidates | popular vote | electoral vote |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon | 31, 770, 237 | 301 |
| Hubert Humphrey | 31, 270, 533 | 191 |
| George C. Wallace | 9, 906, 141 | 46 |
| Henning Blomen | 52, 588 | 0 |
| Dick Gregory | 47, 097 | 0 |
| Fred Halstead | 41, 300 | 0 |
| Eldridge Cleaver | 36, 385 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents, Lyndon B. Johnson, by Jim Hargrove, Children's Press, 1987, pp. 77-80.
- ↑ A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 126.
