1968 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

none June 2023 1968 Democratic vice presidential nomination primary 1964 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1964 1972 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1972 1968 08 29 Muskie.jpg Edmund Muskie 1E90FF Maine Vice Presidential nominee Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1968 election. After winning the Democratic presidential nomination at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey asked the convention to nominate Maine Senator Edmund Muskie as his running mate. The convention overwhelmingly voted to ratify the choice of Muskie, though Julian Bond picked up a scattering of votes.Wainstock Dennis Election Year 1968: The Turning Point 18 October 2013 Enigman Books 149 9781936274413 https://books.google.com/books?id=mj70AgAAQBAJ October 6, 2015 Muskie was surprised by the selection, as he was from a Northeastern state with few electoral votes.Richarson Darcy A Nation Divided: The 1968 Presidential Campaign 2002 iUniverse 166 9780595236992 https://books.google.com/books?id=YxRp_fwoKp0C&q=humphrey+rockefeller+muskie 6 October 2015 Humphrey almost chose Oklahoma Senator Fred R. Harris, but Humphrey decided that Muskie's age, governmental experience, and quiet temperament made him the better candidate. Humphrey also strongly considered South Carolina Governor Robert McNair, his name being "the last name marked off the list"Webb Ed August 31, 1968 McNair Back Home After Close Miss https://www.newspapers.com/image/749802640/?match=1&terms=McNair The State Columbia, South Carolina June 27, 2025 for Humphrey's running mate. McNair was informed that had the Vice President opted for a southerner as a running mate, it would've been him.Crespino Joeseph September 4, 2012 Strom Thurmond's America D&M Publishers Inc 239 0809094800 The Humphrey–Muskie ticket ultimately lost to the Nixon–Agnew ticket in the 1968 election. Muskie's place on the national ticket helped make him an early front-runner for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, though Muskie ultimately dropped out of the contest.Apple R. W. Edmund S. Muskie, 81, Dies; Maine Senator and a Power on the National Scene https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/27/us/edmund-s-muskie-81-dies-maine-senator-and-a-power-on-the-national-scene.html?pagewanted=all October 6, 2015 New York Times March 27, 1996 Potential running mates thumb|Poster featuring Muskie. Finalists Declined Others Results 1968 Democratic vice presidential ballotingContender: ballot Final tallySenator Edmund Muskie 1942.5Not voting604.25Activist Julian Bond48.5David Hoeh4Senator Ted Kennedy3.5Senator Eugene McCarthy3Don Edwards2Senator Abraham Ribicoff2Senator George McGovern2Mayor Richard J. Daley1.5Governor Robert Evander McNair1.5Philadelphia Mayor James Tate1.5Representative Allard K. Lowenstein1Senate nominee Paul O'Dwyer1Representative Henry S. Reuss1Former Governor Terry Sanford1Ambassador Sargent Shriver1William Fitts Ryan1Former Governor George Wallace0.5 Source: Keating Holland, "All the Votes... Really," CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/conventions/san.diego/facts/weird.facts/votes.shtml.orig CNN AllPolitics – 1996 GOP NRC – All The Votes...Really See also 1968 Democratic National Convention Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968 References Category:Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:1968 Democratic National Convention Category:George McGovern Category:Ted Kennedy Category:Nelson Rockefeller