HUMPHREY AND VOLKEMA OHIO CROSS-PARTY COATTAIL BUTTON.
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$29.70 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Monday, May 15, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, May 15, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
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Session I May 2023 Political
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Item Description
1/75" w/ union bug at 6 o'clock. While Humphrey was running for president in 1968 as the Democratic nominee, Russell Volkema was a Republican running against GOP incumbent Chalmers P. Wylie for the 15th Congressional District in Ohio. Volkema received only 27% of the vote. Humphrey ultimately lost the state of Ohio, but it was much more contested, w/ 43% of the vote compared to Nixon's 45%. Only minor surface wear. Glossy. NM.
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