Democratic Party Nomination
Democratic candidates
- Hubert Humphrey, U.S. Vice President from Minnesota
- Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. senator from New York, brother of former President John F. Kennedy, and former Attorney General (assassinated)
- Eugene McCarthy, U.S. senator from Minnesota
- George McGovern, U.S. senator from South Dakota
Read more about this topic: List Of 1968 Swing States, Nominations
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