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OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline August 05, 1968 - 12:00pm
Polls Open August 05, 1968 - 06:00am
Polls Close August 08, 1968 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1969 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last Modified411 Name Removed May 15, 2009 02:49pm
Data Sources[Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
Description
Presidential Balloting, RNC 1968
Contender: Ballot1st Before Shifts1st After Shifts
Richard M. Nixon CA6921,238
Nelson A. Rockefeller NY27793
Ronald W. Reagan CA1822
James A. Rhodes OH550
George W. Romney MI500
Scattering770
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won12/14/1964
NameLyndon B. Johnson Votes486 (90.33%)
Term01/20/1965 - 01/20/1969 Margin434 (+80.67%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name V.P. Richard M. Nixon Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller Gov. Ronald Reagan Gov. James A. Rhodes Gov. George W. Romney Sen. Clifford Case Sen. Frank Carlson
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes1,238 (65.89%) 277 (14.74%) 182 (9.69%) 55 (2.93%) 50 (2.66%) 22 (1.17%) 20 (1.06%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -961 (-51.14%) -1,056 (-56.20%) -1,183 (-62.96%) -1,188 (-63.23%) -1,216 (-64.72%) -1,218 (-64.82%)
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
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Walter J. "Wally" Hickel
R J. Strom Thurmond
LBR Old LW
I McCord 2014
R Charles H. Percy [L]
R Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. [L]
I ThatAlabamaGuy
AENM Angry Russian
D Palm Beach Democrat
R Morton C. Blackwell [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller Sen. Hiram L. Fong University President Harold E. Stassen Mayor John V. Lindsay
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican
Votes18 (0.96%) 14 (0.75%) 2 (0.11%) 1 (0.05%)
Margin-1,220 (-64.93%) -1,224 (-65.14%) -1,236 (-65.78%) -1,237 (-65.83%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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