US 1968 Presidential Election
United States presidential election held November 1968. Richard Nixon narrowly defeated Hubert Humphrey amid Vietnam War turmoil, assassinations, and the third-party candidacy of George Wallace.
US 1968 Presidential Election is one of the tracked elections shaping power in United States.
- Year
- 1968
- Country
- United States
- Contested
- President of the United States
- Winner
- Richard Nixon
- Candidates
- 2
Nixon narrowly won amid unprecedented turmoil: LBJ's withdrawal, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, anti-war protests, and George Wallace's segregationist third-party campaign.
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- Candidate fieldFollow the 2 linked candidates and compare who contested this race.
Nixon narrowly won amid unprecedented turmoil: LBJ's withdrawal, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, anti-war protests, and George Wallace's segregationist third-party campaign.

