1968 Presidential Election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:context gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 5, 1968
gptkbp:election 301
31,785,766
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:1968
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Counterculture_Movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Anti-war Movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1968 Presidential Election
gptkbp:humphrey's_campaign_strategy Grassroots Mobilization
gptkbp:humphrey's_campaign_theme gptkb:Great_Society
gptkbp:humphrey's_economic_policy_focus gptkb:Great_Society_Programs
gptkbp:humphrey's_electoral_vote_percentage 36.2%
gptkbp:humphrey's_legacy Civil Rights Advocacy
gptkbp:humphrey's_popular_vote_percentage 42.7%
gptkbp:humphrey's_post_election_role gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:humphrey's_running_mate gptkb:Edmund_Muskie
gptkbp:is_debated_in Nixon vs. Humphrey
gptkbp:major_issues gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Law_and_Order
Civil Rights
gptkbp:nixon's_campaign_strategy Television Advertising
gptkbp:nixon's_campaign_theme gptkb:Peace_with_Honor
gptkbp:nixon's_domestic_policy_focus gptkb:Law_and_Order
gptkbp:nixon's_economic_policy_focus Wage and Price Controls
gptkbp:nixon's_electoral_vote_percentage 55.5%
gptkbp:nixon's_foreign_policy_focus gptkb:Vietnamization
gptkbp:nixon's_inauguration_date January 20, 1969
gptkbp:nixon's_legacy End of the Vietnam War
gptkbp:nixon's_popular_vote_percentage 43.4%
gptkbp:nixon's_post_election_role gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:nixon's_running_mate gptkb:Spiro_Agnew
gptkbp:nixon's_victory_margin 0.7%
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:George_Wallace
gptkbp:political_impact Realignment of political parties
gptkbp:runner_up gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey
gptkbp:significance Divisive political climate
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Assassination_of_Robert_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Chicago_Democratic_National_Convention
Vietnam War protests
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Southern_Strategy
gptkbp:voter_turnout approximately 60%
60.7%
gptkbp:wallace's_campaign_strategy Populist Rhetoric
gptkbp:wallace's_campaign_theme Segregation
gptkbp:wallace's_economic_policy_focus Populist Economic Policies
gptkbp:wallace's_electoral_vote_percentage 6.2%
gptkbp:wallace's_legacy Segregationist Politics
gptkbp:wallace's_popular_vote_percentage 13.5%
gptkbp:wallace's_post_election_role gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:wallace's_running_mate gptkb:Curtis_Le_May
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3