Eugene J. McCarthy

Library of Congress

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-05-1968	Californians for an Alternative in November	President	20721	Loss
11-08-1988	Consumer	President	234	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Born: March 29, 1916 in Watkins, Minnesota
Married: Abigail Quigley
Children: Mary, Michael, Ellen, and Margaret
Died: December 10, 2005 in Washington, DC.

1949-1959: Member of Congress [Minnesota]
1959-1971: Member, United States Senate [Minnesota]
1968: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)*
1972: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)
1982: Primary Candidate for US Senate [Minnesota]
1992: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)

• According to Ballot Access News, the 58,412 votes that McCarthy received in California as a write-in candidate in 1976, was "the largest vote total in each state for a write-in presidential candidate in the general election" [Source: Ballot Access News, Volume 25, Number 8 (Jan. 2010)]
• In 1968, McCarthy lost the Presidential primary to Robert F. Kennedy by 150,000 votes. Minutes after announcing his victory in California, Kennedy was assassinated as he left his victory party in Los Angeles.