Election Name: | 1968 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1964 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1972 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1972 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1968 |
Nominee1: | Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 801,955 |
Percentage1: | 55.36% |
Nominee2: | Don H. Garren |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 646,643 |
Percentage2: | 44.64% |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | Robert W. Scott |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Flag Year: | 1885 |
The 1968 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. defeated Republican nominee Don H. Garren with 55.36% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on May 4, 1968.[1]