Turnout Turnout in the preference vote of the
primaries was 0.67%, with a total of 34,241 votes cast. Turnout in the general election was 81.39%, with a total of 4,619,749 votes cast. Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on June 11. All candidates were
write-ins.
Democratic The
1968 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on June 11, 1968 in the U.S. state of
Illinois as one of the
Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1968 presidential election. The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. While he received 33.66% of the vote,
Ted Kennedy was not an active candidate for the nomination. The primary occurred the week after his brother
Robert F. Kennedy (who had been running for president)
was assassinated. Additionally, while he still received some votes, incumbent president
Lyndon B. Johnson had already ruled himself out for the nomination.
Republican The
1968 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on June 11, 1968 in the U.S. state of
Illinois as one of the
Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1968 presidential election. In this election, all candidates were write-ins. The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. ==Results==