1968 California Democratic presidential primary

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United States presidential primary election

The 1968 California Democratic presidential primary was a pivotal and hard-fought contest that effectively decided the Democratic nomination’s direction before being tragically overshadowed by Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination on the night of his victory.

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Label	Occurrences
1968 California Democratic presidential primary canonical	3

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential primary election ⓘ
associatedEvent	assassination of Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
associatedPlace	Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles, California
ballotType	secret ballot ⓘ
campaignIssue	Vietnam War ⓘ civil rights ⓘ poverty ⓘ
campaignSloganUsedBy	Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign ⓘ surface form: Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign, 1968
campaignStrategy	heavy emphasis on urban and minority voters by Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ strong appeal to anti-war and student voters by Eugene McCarthy ⓘ
category	1968 elections in California ⓘ 1968 in American politics ⓘ California Democratic primaries ⓘ Eugene McCarthy ⓘ surface form: Eugene McCarthy (politician) Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1968-06-04 ⓘ
electoralProcess	winner-take-all ⓘ
electoralSystem	statewide popular vote to select delegates ⓘ
electorate	Democratic voters in California ⓘ
followedBy	1972 California Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
historicalContext	occurred during a period of major social unrest in the United States ⓘ took place after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
impact	deepened divisions within the Democratic Party over the Vietnam War ⓘ strengthened Robert F. Kennedy’s position as a leading contender for the Democratic nomination ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
mainCandidate	Eugene McCarthy ⓘ Hubert H. Humphrey ⓘ surface form: Hubert Humphrey Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national television coverage ⓘ
notableFor	close contest between Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy ⓘ influence on direction of 1968 Democratic presidential nomination race ⓘ occurring shortly before Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination ⓘ
opponent	Eugene McCarthy ⓘ
partOf	1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ 1968 United States presidential election ⓘ
party	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
politicalPartyLeader	California Democratic Party ⓘ
precededBy	1964 California Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
relatedEvent	Democratic National Convention ⓘ surface form: 1968 Democratic National Convention 1968 Oregon Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
resultType	popular vote primary ⓘ
timePeriod	1960s in California politics ⓘ Cold War ⓘ
voterTurnout	high ⓘ
winner	Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ

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Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign → notablePrimary → 1968 California Democratic presidential primary ⓘ

1972 California Democratic presidential primary → precededBy → 1968 California Democratic presidential primary ⓘ

1964 California Democratic presidential primary → followedBy → 1968 California Democratic presidential primary ⓘ