National Runoffs - A Mini-Timeline

[LLR]

In 1959, America's politicians decided to change their election system. Now, elections for president would be held every 2 years instead of 4, but primaries and conventions would be abolished. Instead, a national primary with all candidates would be held in late June, followed by a two-person runoff election in November. Political parties, thus, played a small role in presidential elections.



1960 Presidential Primary

Candidates:

Republicans
VP Richard M. Nixon (CA)
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (NY)
Sen. Barry Goldwater (AZ)

Democrats
Sen. John F. Kennedy (MA)
Sen. Stuart Symington (MO)
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (TX)
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (MN)
Gov. Adlai Stevenson (IL)

States' Rights Party
Sen. Harry Byrd (VA)

Results
Democrats 49%
Republicans 43%
Byrd 8%

Nixon 18%
Kennedy 17%
Goldwater 13%
Stevenson 13%
Rockefeller 12%
Byrd 8%
Johnson 8%
Humphrey 6%
Symington 5%

1960 Primary Map

John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Adlai Stevenson
Nelson Rockefeller
Harry Byrd
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey


VP Selection

Kennedy, needing to appeal to the south, chooses Johnson.
Nixon, to counter, picks Thurston Morton of Kentucky.


1960 General Election

John Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson 50.65%
Richard Nixon/Thurston Morton 47.77%
Other 1.58%

35th President of the United States
John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts

37th Vice President of the United States
Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas


Thanks for reading! All comments welcome.

[LLR]

1962 Presidential Election

Candidates: (First Round)

Democrats
President John F. Kennedy (MA)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (SC)

Republicans
Sen. Barry Goldwater (AZ)
Gov. George W. Romney (MI)
Sen. Thurston Morton (KY)
Sen. Everett Dirksen (IL)
Rep. John Byrnes (WI)

Socialists
Socialist Leader Ed Shaw (MI)

Results
Republicans 49%
Democrats 48%
Socialists 3%

Kennedy 33%
Dirksen 17%
Thurmond 16%
Goldwater 12%
Romney 10%
Morton 6%
Byrnes 4%
Shaw 3%

1962 Primary Map

John Kennedy
Everett Dirksen
Strom Thurmond
Barry Goldwater
Thurston Morton


VP Selection
President Kennedy remains with VP Johnson
Dirksen selects Gordon Allott, Colorado senator, who is similar ideologically but brings geographical balance.


1962 General Election

John Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson 51.86%
Everett Dirksen/Gordon Allott 48.06%
Others 0.08%

Kennedy and Johnson are re-elected


Thanks for reading! All comments welcome! Primary maps upcoming.

[Trans Rights Are Human Rights]

Actually, barring any butterflies not mentioned, the 23rd Amendment, having been ratified in 1961, would've allowed DC to vote in 1962.
Also, looking good so far!

[LLR]

Actually, barring any butterflies not mentioned, the 23rd Amendment, having been ratified in 1961, would've allowed DC to vote in 1962.
Also, looking good so far!

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Ummm..... all "mistakes" are due to butterflies, of course. The amendment, obviously, was written to come into action after the 1962 election, of course!

*laughs nervously*

[LLR]

1964 Presidential Election

Following the death of Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson has ascended to the presidency. His approval rating was high enough that few republicans ran against him.

Candidates (First Round)

Democrats:
President Lyndon Johnson (TX)

Republicans:
Sen. Hiram Fong (HI)
Gov. George Romney (MI)
Ambass. Henry Cabot Lodge (MA)
Sen. Gordon Allott (CO)

Results
Democrats 54%
Republicans 46%

Johnson 54%
Romney 22%
Allott 11%
Lodge 9%
Fong 4%


1962 Primary Map

Lyndon Johnson
George Romney
Henry Cabot Lodge

JOHNSON PASSES 50% - NO SECOND ROUND NECESSARY


36th President of the United States
Lyndon Baines Johnson of Texas

38th Vice President of the United States
Hubert Horatio Humphrey of Minnesota

[Pericles]

Oooh this is wonderful, I myself have wondered what a runoff system would look like. Give me MOAR!!!

[DKrol]

Great idea, done well.

[LLR]

1966 Presidential Election

The appeal of Johnson begins to wear off, and he's challenged by anti-war Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy.

Candidates (First Round)

Democrats:
President Lyndon Johnson (TX)
Sen. Eugene McCarthy (MN)
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (NY)

Republicans:
Sen. Gordon Allott (CO)
Sen. Barry Goldwater (AZ)
Gov. William Scranton (PA)
Gov. Richard Nixon (CA)
Sen. Clifford Case (NJ)
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller (AR)

Results
Democrats 53%
Republicans 47%

Johnson 25%
Kennedy 17%
Goldwater 14%
Nixon 12%
McCarthy 11%
Allott 9%
Case 5%
Rockefeller 4%
Scranton 3%

1966 Primary Map

Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Robert Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Eugene McCarthy
Gordon Allott


VP Selection

Johnson sticks with Humphrey
Kennedy chooses George McGovern


1966 General Election

Lyndon Johnson/Hubert Humphrey (Democratic) 56.55%
Robert Kennedy/George McGovern (Peace) 42.08%
Others 1.37%

Johnson and Humphrey are re-elected


Thanks for reading! All comments welcome! Note: the general election map wasn't supposed to be that similar to Clinton-Sanders

[LLR]

1968 Presidential Election
With his approval rating sinking, LBJ agrees to step down.

Candidates (First Round)

VP Hubert Humphrey (MN)
Sen. George McGovern (SD)
Gov. George Wallace (AL)

Gov. George Romney (MI)
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (NY)
Gov. Dan Evans (WA)
Sen. Clifford Case (NJ)
Gov. Ronald Reagan (CA)

Results
Republicans 51%
Democrats 49%

Rockefeller 28%
Humphrey 27%
Wallace 17%
Romney 10%
McGovern 7%
Reagan 6%
Case 4%
Evans 3%

1968 Primary Map

Hubert Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
George Wallace
George Romney
George McGovern
Dan Evans


VP Selection
Humphrey selects Ed Muskie
Rockefeller selects Dan Evans


1968 General Election

Nelson Rockefeller/Dan Evans 49.86%
Hubert Humphrey/Ed Muskie 49.65%
Others 0.49%

37th President of the United States

Nelson Rockefeller of New York

39th Vice President of the United States

Dan Evans of Washington

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