1968 United States presidential election
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547 members of the Electoral College Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 63.5% ▼ 0.3 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.