Humphrey won the election in New York with a strong 5 percentage point margin . The election results in New York represent a trend in the national mentality towards progressive politics , resulting from nationwide emergence of the hippie counterculture , the riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. , numerous demonstrations in opposition to the Vietnam War , and the violent confrontation between police and protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago . Humphrey was seen by many as promising to continue the reformist legacy of President Johnson , and this garnered him much support by liberal voters across America
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 United States presidential election in New York