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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1968 - 12:00pm
Polls Open March 12, 1968 - 06:00am
Polls Close June 11, 1968 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1969 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedPoliticoomer November 29, 2020 04:02pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1964
NameLyndon B. Johnson Votes43,129,566 (61.05%)
Term01/20/1965 - 01/20/1969 Margin15,951,378 (+22.58%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

02/01/1966 07/23/1968

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Sen. Stephen M. Young (I) Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson Attorney General Thomas C. Lynch Gov. Roger D. Branigin Sen. George A. Smathers
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes2,914,933 (38.73%) 2,305,148 (30.63%) 549,140 (7.30%) 383,590 (5.10%) 380,286 (5.05%) 238,700 (3.17%) 236,242 (3.14%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -609,785 (-8.10%) -2,365,793 (-31.43%) -2,531,343 (-33.63%) -2,534,647 (-33.67%) -2,676,233 (-35.56%) -2,678,691 (-35.59%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$11,000,000.00 $9,000,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
07/23-07/23		 39.00% (+20.0) 0.00% (-31.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
05/07-05/07		 19.00% (-14.0) 31.00% (+3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/23-04/23		 33.00% (+10.0) 28.00% (-7.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/09-04/09		 23.00% (+0.0) 35.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-37.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times - CBS News 
04/04-04/04		 79.00% (+38.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (-38.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
U S News & World Report 
03/24-03/24		 52.00% (+22.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 39.00% (-26.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
S Pete Seeger [L]
S Tax Suchart
D Thomas R. Carper [L]
LBU Peter I. Diamondstone [L]
D Jason
D NCdem
D Pokemon
D Pokemon
MFL The Oncoming Storm
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name V.P. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Unpledged Scott Kelly Gov. George C. Wallace V.P. Richard M. Nixon Gov. Ronald Reagan Others
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes166,463 (2.21%) 161,143 (2.14%) 128,899 (1.71%) 34,489 (0.46%) 13,610 (0.18%) 5,309 (0.07%) 4,078 (0.05%)
Margin-2,748,470 (-36.51%) -2,753,790 (-36.59%) -2,786,034 (-37.01%) -2,880,444 (-38.27%) -2,901,323 (-38.55%) -2,909,624 (-38.66%) -2,910,855 (-38.67%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 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 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
07/23-07/23		 53.00% (+13.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
05/07-05/07		 40.00% (+15.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/23-04/23		 25.00% (-6.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/09-04/09		 31.00% (+25.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times - CBS News 
04/04-04/04		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
U S News & World Report 
03/24-03/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
D Dodge Landesman
D Ashley
LBR Old LW
R ...
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy Paul C. Fisher John G. Crommelin Richard E. Lee Jacob J. Gordon Gov. Raymond P. Shafer Americus "Mike" Liberator
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes4,052 (0.05%) 506 (0.01%) 186 (0.00%) 107 (0.00%) 77 (0.00%) 19 (0.00%) 12 (0.00%)
Margin-2,910,881 (-38.67%) -2,914,427 (-38.72%) -2,914,747 (-38.72%) -2,914,826 (-38.72%) -2,914,856 (-38.73%) -2,914,914 (-38.73%) -2,914,921 (-38.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 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 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
07/23-07/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
05/07-05/07		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/23-04/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/09-04/09		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times - CBS News 
04/04-04/04		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
U S News & World Report 
03/24-03/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name University President Harold E. Stassen UN Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes3 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-2,914,930 (-38.73%) -2,914,933 (-38.73%) -2,914,933 (-38.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
07/23-07/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
05/07-05/07		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/23-04/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/09-04/09		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-8.0) 0.00% (-5.0)
New York Times - CBS News 
04/04-04/04		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
U S News & World Report 
03/24-03/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 27, 1968 07:00am Speech Hubert Humphrey Announces for President  Article Chronicler 

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