Hubert Humphrey Campaign Button, 1968

The Democratic Party chose Vice President Hubert Humphrey as its presidential nominee in August 1968. Beset by internal party divisions and apprehensive voter support after the televised chaos of the nominating convention, Humphrey and his running mate, Senator Edmund Muskie, trailed a unified Republican Party that promised the return of "law and order." The Democratic pairing fought back but fell short on Election Day losing to the Nixon-Agnew ticket.