1968 United States presidential election

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1968 United States presidential election

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547 members of the Electoral College
Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win
Turnout63.5% 0.3 pp
 
Nominee George McGovern
(replacing Martin Luther King Jr.)
Henry M. Jackson Nelson Rockefeller
Party Progressive Democratic Republican
Home state South Dakota Washington New York
Running mate Abraham Ribicoff John Connally William Scranton
Electoral vote 235 196 116
Popular vote 31,659,199 23,913,200 18,491,199
Percentage 42.1% 31.8% 24.6%

President before election

Barry Goldwater
Republican

Elected President

George McGovern
Progressive

The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Progressive nominee, senator George McGovern defeated the Democratic nominee, senator Henry M. Jackson and the Republican nominee, governor Nelson Rockefeller.