1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
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The 1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was an early and influential contest in the 1968 U.S. presidential election, notable for Senator Eugene McCarthy’s strong anti–Vietnam War challenge to incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party presidential primary
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United States presidential primary ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Johnson administration foreign policy
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ draft and conscription ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan | "Get clean for Gene" ⓘ |
| candidatePositionEugeneMcCarthy | advocated de-escalation and negotiated settlement in Vietnam ⓘ |
| candidatePositionLyndonBJohnson | defended continuation of existing Vietnam War policy ⓘ |
| challengerCandidate |
Eugene McCarthy
NERFINISHED
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Robert F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the earliest state contests in the 1968 Democratic primary season ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1968-03-12 ⓘ |
| electoralProcess | primary election ⓘ |
| electorate | Democratic voters in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| era | Vietnam War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1972 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a turning point in the 1968 presidential campaign
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symbolized growing intra-party revolt against an incumbent president ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | opposition to the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to Lyndon B. Johnson’s March 31, 1968 withdrawal from the race
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demonstrated significant Democratic opposition to Johnson’s Vietnam War policy ⓘ encouraged Robert F. Kennedy to enter the 1968 presidential race ⓘ |
| incumbentCandidate | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media attention due to antiwar challenge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision not to seek re-election
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strong showing by anti–Vietnam War candidate Eugene McCarthy ⓘ weak performance by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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1968 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1964 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Eugene McCarthy won a large share of the vote, exceeding expectations
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Lyndon B. Johnson won a narrow victory in the popular vote ⓘ |
| typeOfVote | popular vote to select delegates to the Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| voterMobilization | strong support from students and antiwar activists for Eugene McCarthy ⓘ |
| voteShareEugeneMcCarthy | approximately 42 percent of the vote ⓘ |
| voteShareLyndonBJohnson | slightly more than Eugene McCarthy’s vote share ⓘ |
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