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The 1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on March 12, 1968, in New Hampshire as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1968 United States presidential election. Although President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Senator Eugene McCarthy in the non-binding presidential preference primary with 49 ...
The 1968 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary was held on March 12, 1968, in New Hampshire as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1968 United States presidential election.
Kennedy began to plan for a nationwide campaign, [3] and in the informal New Hampshire vice-presidential primary, Kennedy defeated Hubert H. Humphrey in a landslide. [ 4 ] In July 1964, Johnson issued an official statement ruling out any cabinet member for the vice presidency. [ 5 ]
A vice-presidential preference primary was also formerly held at the New Hampshire primary. New Hampshire State Senator Jack Barnes, who won the 2008 Republican contest, co-sponsored a bill in 2009 to eliminate the vice-presidential preference ballot. The bill passed both houses of the state legislature, and took effect in 2012.
Running as an anti-war candidate in the New Hampshire primary, McCarthy hoped to pressure the Democrats into publicly opposing the Vietnam War. Since New Hampshire was the first presidential primary of 1968, McCarthy poured most of his limited resources into the state.
New Hampshire’s long reign as the nation’s premier presidential primary may be coming to an end. Rooks: New Hampshire's primary has seen better days. Here are the reasons.
Pages in category "1968 New Hampshire elections" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... 1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary;
NBC News spoke to hundreds of New Hampshire voters to understand how the state was thinking about 2024. Here are six big takeaways before Tuesday's primary.