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  IL US President - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Illinois > President
Parent RaceUS President - D Primaries
OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1968 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 11, 1968 - 12:00am
Polls Close June 11, 1968 - 12:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1969 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia November 02, 2010 11:48am
Data SourcesIllinois Blue Book, 1967-1968, p. 884
Description
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%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (W)Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy (W)Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy (W)V.P. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. (W)Gov. George C. Wallace (W) Others (I) (W)Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes4,646 (38.59%) 4,052 (33.66%) 2,059 (17.10%) 768 (6.38%) 351 (2.92%) 162 (1.35%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -594 (-4.93%) -2,587 (-21.49%) -3,878 (-32.21%) -4,295 (-35.68%) -4,484 (-37.25%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D William Cousins, Jr.
D George W. Collins

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