1968 Gubernatorial Election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns Television advertising
Grassroots campaigning
Rallies and speeches
gptkbp:context Post-1960s America
gptkbp:demographics Young voters
Urban voters
Minority voters
Suburban voters
gptkbp:election Impact on future elections
Emergence of third parties
Long-term political implications
Shift in voter alignment
gptkbp:followed_by 1970 Gubernatorial Election
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:held_on November 5, 1968
gptkbp:historical_significance Transition in political power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1968 Gubernatorial Election
gptkbp:impact Political landscape in the US
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_debated_in Televised debates
gptkbp:key_issues Law and order
Economic issues
Anti-war sentiment
Race relations
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive coverage
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Nelson_Rockefeller
gptkb:Spiro_Agnew
gptkb:George_Wallace
gptkbp:notable_work Agnew's election as governor
Rockefeller's continued governorship in New York
Wallace's influence in the South
gptkbp:number_of_states_involved 50
gptkbp:outcome Republican victories
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:American_Independent_Party
gptkbp:preceded_by 1966 Gubernatorial Election
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:1968_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:1968_Presidential_Election
gptkb:1968_Republican_National_Convention
gptkbp:resulted_in Change in governorships
gptkbp:significant_event Election of governors
gptkbp:type gptkb:election
gptkbp:voter_turnout gptkb:High
gptkbp:year gptkb:1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1969_Gubernatorial_Election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6