1968 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election

The 1968 United States presidential election was a tumultuous contest marked by the Vietnam War, civil unrest, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, ultimately resulting in Republican Richard Nixon’s victory over Democrat Hubert Humphrey and independent George Wallace.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
United States presidential election, 1968 0 2
Richard Nixon presidential campaign 1968 0 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election →
campaignSlogan Nixon's the One →
campaignTheme law and order →
peace with honor in Vietnam →
carriedStatesRunnerUp 13 →
carriedStatesThird 5 →
carriedStatesWinner 32 →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
DemocraticNominee Hubert H. Humphrey →
surface form: Hubert Humphrey
DemocraticRunningMate Edmund Muskie →
electoralSystem Electoral College →
electoralVotesRunnerUp 191 →
electoralVotesThird 46 →
electoralVotesWinner 301 →
electoralVoteWinner Richard Nixon →
followedBy United States presidential election, 1972 →
surface form: 1972 United States presidential election
follows United States presidential election, 1964 →
surface form: 1964 United States presidential election
hasEndDate 1968-11-05 →
hasStartDate 1968-11-05 →
incumbentParty Democratic Party →
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
incumbentPresident Lyndon B. Johnson →
independentOrThirdPartyNominee George Wallace →
loser George Wallace →
Hubert H. Humphrey →
surface form: Hubert Humphrey
mainIssue Vietnam War →
civil rights →
law and order →
urban unrest →
majorPartyCandidate Hubert H. Humphrey →
surface form: Hubert Humphrey

Richard Nixon →
notableEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests →
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. →
assassination of Robert F. Kennedy →
officeContested President of the United States →
partOf 1968 United States elections →
popularVoteShareRunnerUp 42.7% →
popularVoteShareThird 13.5% →
popularVoteShareWinner 43.4% →
popularVoteTotal ~73100000 →
popularVoteWinner Richard Nixon →
RepublicanNominee Richard Nixon →
RepublicanRunningMate Spiro Agnew →
resultedIn Nixon administration →
surface form: Presidency of Richard Nixon
thirdParty American Independent Party →
thirdPartyCandidate George Wallace →
thirdPartyRunningMate Curtis LeMay →
tookPlaceDuring American civil rights movement →
surface form: Civil Rights Movement

Vietnam War →
vicePresidentialOfficeContested Vice President of the United States →
voterTurnoutRate ~60.9% →
winnerParty Republican Party →
surface form: Republican Party (United States)

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edmund Muskie → candidateIn → 1968 United States presidential election →
Hubert H. Humphrey → candidateIn → 1968 United States presidential election →
RN → chroniclesEvent → 1968 United States presidential election →
subject surface form: RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew → electedIn → 1968 United States presidential election →
Miami and the Siege of Chicago → historicalContext → 1968 United States presidential election →
United States presidential election, 1964 → nextElection → 1968 United States presidential election →
this entity surface form: United States presidential election, 1968
1968 California Democratic presidential primary → partOf → 1968 United States presidential election →
1968 Indiana Democratic presidential primary → partOf → 1968 United States presidential election →
Curtis LeMay → participatedIn → 1968 United States presidential election →
Eugene McCarthy → participatedIn → 1968 United States presidential election →
United States presidential election, 1972 → previousElection → 1968 United States presidential election →
this entity surface form: United States presidential election, 1968
Southern Strategy → usedInElection → 1968 United States presidential election →
Roger Ailes → workedOn → 1968 United States presidential election →
this entity surface form: Richard Nixon presidential campaign 1968