President Lyndon Johnson, who had not officially entered the race for president, won the primary as a write-in, but finished with a shockingly low total of less than 50%.[1][2] Eugene McCarthy, then a little-known senator from Minnesota, won 42% of the primary vote. McCarthy's extremely strong showing gave his campaign legitimacy and momentum.[3] In addition, McCarthy's superior coordination led to a near sweep of the state's twenty-four pledged delegates; since Johnson had no formal campaign organization in the state, a number of competing pro-Johnson delegate candidates split his vote, allowing McCarthy to take twenty delegates.
Just 19 days later, President Johnson announced he would not seek a second bid for re-election, opening up the Democratic field to other candidates including Robert F. Kennedy (who was assassinated after winning the California primary)[4] and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the eventual nominee.[5]
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^"JOHNSON MARGIN CUT TO 230 VOTES; Narrow Victory in Combined New Hampshire Totals". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1969). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State.
^Glass, Andrew (2016-03-12). "McCarthy nearly upsets LBJ in New Hampshire primary: March 12, 1968". POLITICO. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^"Behind the Picture: RFK's Assassination, Los Angeles, 1968". LIFE. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^Christian, George (1988-04-01). "The Night Lyndon Quit". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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