1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

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Candidate Lyndon Johnson Eugene McCarthy Home state Texas Minnesota Delegate count 4 20 Popular vote 27,520 23,263 Percentage 49.6% 41.9%

Results by county Johnson:      40-50%      50-60% McCarthy:      40-50%      50-60%

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% of the vote, McCarthy's superior organization allowed him to win twenty of the state's twenty-four pledged delegates; Johnson's poor performance in New Hampshire precipitated his decision not to run for re-election, which he announced on March 31.